Mary Hearn began to study medicine in UCC, however she left in 1911 to get married.
11 Facts About Mary Hearn
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Mary Hearn went on to gain her MD in 1922, when she was awarded first place and a special distinction in the examination.
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Mary Hearn was running a private gynaecological practice near Shandon, Cork during this time as well as working with the Lapp's Charity, Cork.
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In 1922 Mary Hearn got membership of the RCPI, and on 18 October 1924 became the first woman to become a fellow of the college.
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Mary Hearn maintained her qualification through postgraduate courses held in London every year until 1968.
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Mary Hearn gave dedicated service to the Victoria, serving on the board from 1938 and actively involved in the running of the hospital.
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Mary Hearn showed great ability to attract donations to the hospital organising fund-raising events, both for the hospital and for her community.
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Mary Hearn held appointments as the medical officer to the Rochelle School, Cork, and Midleton College, as well as that of honorary visiting physician to Lapps Charity in Cork.
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Outside of her medical career, Mary Hearn was a keen hockey player and represented Ireland from 1908 to 1912.
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Mary Hearn's husband was Robert Thomas Mary Hearn, the Church of Ireland bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross.
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Mary Hearn lived on St Patrick's Hill in the centre of Cork and died 3 June 1969 after a brief illness, at the Victoria Hospital.