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May, Ruth
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Dates of existence
1928-2014
History
Ruth May established Dalhousie School of Nursing's Outpost Nursing Program, designed to train nurses to work in remote areas, particularly in Canada’s North. Born in 1928 in Auburn, New York, she was educated at Wellesley College and practised as a nurse midwife for many years in St. Mary’s, Labrador, as part of the Grenfell Mission to bring health care to remote parts of the country. She was hired at Dalhousie in 1966 to teach graduate nursing courses and pilot the Outpost Nursing Program. She retired in 1994 and later moved back to the United States. In 1999 she was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from Dalhousie. She died in 2014.
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Dalhousie University. Faculty of Health. School of Nursing (1949-)
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Dates of relationship
1968 - 1994
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Ruth May taught in the School of Nursing from 1968-1994 and developed the Outpost Nursing Program.