Christine Egan (20 June 1946 – 11 September 2001) ^{[1] [2]} was an English-Canadian nurse.

Born in Kingston upon Hull, England, ^{[1] [2]} she graduated from the Hull School of Nursing in 1967. ^[1] Egan immigrated to Canada to work as a nurse in Iqaluit and other Nunavut communities. ^{[1] [3]} In 1999, she earned her Ph.D. in Community Health Services from the University of Manitoba. ^{[4] [1] [5]} She became the Program Director of Research and Education for the Health Board of Kivalliq Region. ^[1]

In 2001, she was living in Winnipeg, Manitoba, ^[2] where she taught at the university and worked for Health Canada. ^{[3] [5]} She was killed in the September 11 attacks when visiting the office of Aon Corporation, where her younger brother Michael Egan worked in the South Tower of World Trade Center, ^{[4] [1] [2] [5]} on the 105th floor. ^[5] Michael also died in the attacks. ^{[2] [3]}

A memorial scholarship was created in her name to support Nunavut Inuit to pursue a nursing education. ^{[3] [6] [7] [8]}

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