UMaine students completed medical mission trip with Partners for World Health in May

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

July 19, 2022 Outreach, Student Life

In May, four members of the University of Maine’s Partners for World Health (PWH) Chapter traveled to Africa to volunteer on a Medical Mission Trip in Senegal. The work was funded through a Projects for Peace grant awarded by Middlebury College and offered by UMaine’s Cohen Institute.

Over nearly two weeks, the team — which included Michael Delorge ’24, Meredith Mitchell ’24, Jette Fox ’22 and Eric Desbois ’23 — provided primary care, health education and medical supplies to citizens all around Senegal as part of “Project 10,000,” a PWH initiative to educate 10,000 pregnant women around the world about the complications of childbirth while providing them with their own birthing kit to aid in the successful birth of their expected baby.

The students, who plan to pursue careers in nursing, medicine and public health, were able to broaden their perspectives on healthcare and practice through many real-world medical challenges in Senegal.