News Center Maine, Mainebiz and the Associated Press reported on WellNurse, a new initiative to increase resiliency and reduce burnout among students at the University of Maine School of Nursing. WellNurse, made possible by a $1.5 million award from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration, will be a research and interprofessional program in collaboration […]
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Increasing resiliency and reducing burnout among University of Maine School of Nursing students, faculty and staff will be the focus of WellNurse, a new initiative made possible by a $1.5 million award from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration to support and advance health and public safety workforce resiliency training. WellNurse will be a […]
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Benjamin King, University of Maine assistant professor of bioinformatics, testified Jan. 10 to the Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee on behalf of the University of Maine in support of LD 1771 to establish an advisory panel to better understand and make recommendations regarding the implications of genome-editing technology for Maine. A copy of his […]
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The first annual Statewide Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering is planned for Oct. 13–14, sponsored by the University of Maine, University of New England, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Jackson Laboratory, Roux Institute, Northern Light Health and MaineHealth. The symposium, to be held at the University of New England Innovation Hall in Portland, […]
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The Bangor Daily News promoted the first annual Statewide Research Symposium on Biomedical Science and Engineering planned for Oct. 13–14. The event is sponsored by the University of Maine, University of New England, Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory, Jackson Laboratory, Roux Institute, Northern Light Health and MaineHealth. Registration materials, abstract deadlines and other details will […]
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Mainebiz reported that Mohsen Shahinpoor, Richard C. Hill Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Maine, is working with MaineHealth neurosurgeons Robert Ecker and Jeffrey Florm to develop a robotic clot retriever.
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The University of Maine is launching a Nursing Pathway program at its regional campus, the University of Maine at Machias, in fall 2022. The Machias Nursing Pathway will help more students pursue bachelor’s degrees in nursing and will build nursing workforce capacity in response to a critical statewide shortage. The pathway is the first step […]
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Training to become a nurse has always been rigorous. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the stress and workload for nursing students and the medical professionals under whom they train, but it also provided a new opportunity for experiential learning. The School of Nursing at the University of Maine decided early in the pandemic to lend a […]
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University of Maine School of Nursing students are working to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to elementary school students aged 5–11 who are now eligible to be vaccinated. The UMaine nursing students will be participating in as many as 13 clinics scheduled through Nov. 19 in Bangor-region schools delivered in partnership with Penobscot Community Health Care. Approximately […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Kelley Strout, director of the School of Nursing at the University of Maine, and nursing student Lauren Young at a celebration intended to thank current and past nursing students and staff for their work during the pandemic. WVII also interviewed Strout and third-year student Breanne Oakes at the event. Sixty […]
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