Fannie Almara Quain, MD — general medicine (family)
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Dr. Fannie Almara Dunn Quain (1874–1950), the first woman born in North Dakota to earn a doctor of medicine degree, is best remembered for championing a state campaign to eradicate tuberculosis, and helping to establish baby clinics and a state sanitarium. Dr. Quain also was a founder and president of the North Dakota Tuberculosis Association, and helped improve standards for nurses’ training in the state.
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