▁board ▁member . ▁ ▁Life ▁Ran ey ▁attended ▁the ▁Ke ck ▁School ▁of ▁Medicine ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Southern ▁California ▁where ▁she ▁qualified ▁as ▁a ▁doctor . ▁She ▁pract ised ▁emer gency ▁medicine ▁before ▁she ▁attended ▁Stan ford ▁University ▁to ▁study ▁an est h esi ology . ▁ ▁Ran ey ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁over ▁winter ▁at ▁an ▁in land ▁station ▁in ▁Ant arct ica ▁as ▁the ▁phys ician ▁at ▁the ▁Am und sen – Sc ott ▁South ▁P ole ▁Station ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁first ▁American ▁women ▁to ▁over ▁winter ▁in ▁Ant arct ica ▁were ▁Mary ▁Od ile ▁C ah oon ▁and ▁Mary ▁Alice ▁Mc Wh inn ie ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁although ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁winter ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁▁ ▁Ran ey ▁was ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁Oklahoma ▁Medical ▁Research ▁Foundation ▁whilst ▁she ▁studied ▁the ▁effect ▁of ▁isol ation ▁on ▁the ▁imm une ▁system ▁over ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁years . ▁Ran ey ▁was ▁involved ▁for ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁consult ant ▁and ▁in ▁training ▁staff ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁polar ▁stations . ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 , 0 5 0 ▁met re ▁high ▁Ran ey ▁Pe ak ▁in ▁Victoria ▁Land ▁in ▁Ant arct ica ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Ad vis ory ▁Committee ▁on ▁Ant ar ctic ▁Names ▁( US - AC AN ) ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁after ▁Ran ey . ▁Ran ey ▁was ▁a ▁board ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁Society ▁of ▁An est