Ignite IGL Foundation scholar honours grandmother’s rich legacy in nursing

As a young girl, Britney Hay felt the magnetic pull towards a career of caring and healing and she knew she wanted to be a nurse. Growing up, Britney, who was valedictorian of the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the recent University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona, graduation was surrounded by a family dedicated to the nursing profession. She was particularly captivated by the stories of her grandmother, Myrtle Hay, a registered midwife and psychiatric nurse who was awarded the Order of Distinctio...