Born 8-30-1916 in Kenora Saskatchewan Canada and grew up in and near Winnipeg Manitoba. Graduated from the University of Manitoba Medical School at age 22 as one of the first female graduates. Received the Gordon Bell Award in Medical School for outstanding accomplishment. Trained in Pathology at the University of Toronto and worked at the Banting Institute there. She then trained in Internal Medicine before studying Psychiatry at Toronto Psychiatric Institute. Dr Dubo joined the Canadian Army during WWII and served as a Psychiatrist for the Women’s Army with a rank of Captain. There she met her husband, Ralph Rabinovitch MD. Together they trained in Child Psychiatry at Bellevue Hospital in New York under Child Psychiatry pioneer Lauretta Bender. They moved to Michigan in1949 to co-found Children’s Psychiatric Hospital at the University of Michigan—this was the first free-standing children’s psychiatric facility in the U.S.
They moved to the Detroit area in 1956 to co-found Hawthorn Center for the State of Michigan in Northville. This was the first comprehensive facility in the country with Outpatient, Inpatient, Day School, Research and Training programs for disturbed children. Dr Dubo was Associate Director and ran the Inpatient program and supervised residents until 1981. Together Drs Rabinovitch and Dubo built Hawthorn into an innovative and nationally renowned institution. She researched and wrote a number of seminal research papers on childhood tuberculosis, childhood asthma and anorexia nervosa. She wrote the annual chapter on child psychiatry for Progress in Psychiatry for many years. She supervised countless Child Psychiatry Residents many of whom have gone on to distinguished careers around the country. Her down to earth practical approach was helpful to thousands of children and their parents.
She co-founded with her husband the Michigan Association for Emotionally Disturbed Children (now called MACED) -- a public advocacy group and support organization for the families of disturbed children. She received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Michigan Psychiatric Society.
Throughout her career she seamlessly combined her professional life with wonderful child-rearing and home-making.
Dr Dubo ended her career with several years in outpatient private practice.
She remained in the family home in Livonia with her husband until her death. She devoted her retirement years to her children , grandchildren and great grandchild, her gardens, reading, liberal political and charitable causes.
