A century on, selfless pandemic doctor a towering figure in South Canterbury

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A century on, selfless pandemic doctor a towering figure in South Canterbury

Martin
Johnston
Waimate medical teams with Margaret Cruickshank statue
New Zealand’s first female GP Margaret Cruickshank, who served and died in the 1918 influenza pandemic, remains an inspiration for general practice staff in Waimate where she is memorialised in stone and marble

Martin Johnston reports on the Christchurch Memorial Oration given by University of Otago rural health leader Branko Sijnja at the recent virtual South GP CME

Margaret Cruickshank, who was New Zealand’s first female GP, can hardly avoid being an inspiration to the people, and particularly the doctors, of Wai
References

1. Wilson N, Ferguson C, Rice G et al. Remembering the 1918 influenza pandemic: national survey of memorials and scope for enhancing educational value around pandemic preparedness. NZ Med J 2017;130,1465:53–70.