Fannie Almara Quain | |
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 Graduation photograph of Quain from the University of Michigan Medical School | |
| Born | Fannie Almara Dunn February 13, 1874 Bismark, Dakota Territory, U.S. |
| Died | February 2, 1950 (aged 75) Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S. |
| Alma mater | St. Cloud Normal School University of Michigan Medical School |
| Known for | First female physician from North Dakota |
| Children | 2 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Family medicine, tuberculosis |
Fannie Almara Dunn Quain (née Dunn; February 13, 1874 – February 2, 1950) was an American family physician and public health advocate who was the first woman born in North Dakota to earn a doctor of medicine degree. She led a state campaign to eradicate tuberculosis and helping to establish baby clinics and the North Dakota State Tuberculosis Sanitarium. Quain also was a founder and president of the North Dakota Tuberculosis Association, and helped improve standards for nurses' training in the state.