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Flowers at the Nonantum Inn in Kennebunkport, Maine. Photo by Jeani Regan, Web-CT Specialist.
“Daddy, what happened to the Piggy?”
When I was asked to write about one of my experiences as a Student Doctor, many things came to mind. But being an SGA Rep, I thought I would use that title to tackle a “touchy-topic” amongst many students, especially current third-years. That topic is making the most out of that required “C-word,” Colloquium. Every summer, post-third year UNECOM-ers gather in reunion during the beautiful month of July. 
Summers in Maine are the “way life should be,” right? Hardly. Most students I spoke to returned a wee-bit bitter because of either the timing, their difficulty in finding affordable housing, the time away from residency showcase rotations, family vacations, boards studying… should I keep going? All of this drama for a two-week course that was, well, surprisingly rewarding for me.
As a third-year student at Samaritan Medical Center I learned a lot about clinical medicine, but the critical care, disaster medicine, and trauma courses at Colloquium were a helpful addendum to my training since I was an incoming fourth-year looking to match in Emergency Medicine. During one of the trauma lectures, the topic of penetrating chest trauma was addressed and a number of techniques were proposed to help control cardiac bleeds: Stapling the myocardium, using a folly-catheter bulb, or even suturing could assist in temporarily stabilizing a life-threatening bleed. Then, of course, you could always give it the (index) finger as you walk (intimately attached to the patient) to the OR suite.
So I know what you’re thinking, “Did Student Doctor Coombs get to do this on a patient?” I wish. As a med student I am thrilled to just do an LP, suture a complex lac, or maybe get a chest tube. Although I was able to assist on an emergency thoracotomy in Texas, it was in Ohio that I was able to use my “Colloquium skills,” and I never thought I would say that.
Keep in mind that as a fourth-year med student you have bipolar semesters. The first is one of “showcasing” yourself to the residency of your dreams, working your tail off for that amazing letter of recommendation or two, preparing to interview… well, I’m sure you get the point. The second semester (so I hear) is a waiting game of stress and hopeful cheers as we await our fate in the match process and prepare for graduation! I am currently in the first semester, and I was in my first ER showcase rotation in Ohio when I did my first “animal procedure lab.” There, I was able to perform a venous cut-down, DPL, chest tube, assist on a cric, and even assist on a thoracotomy. I read-up on all the procedures, but when the attending asked who wanted to assist on the thoracotomy, I was the only student to 
volunteer; of course, I didn’t let too much time pass on the invite, either!
The doc was a second-year ER resident, and the initial cut went well. The (properly anesthetized and intubated) pig’s heart was pumping before my eyes. It was an amazing experience. As done in an occasional trauma setting, we cross-clamped the descending aorta, opened the pericardial sac, and (quite suddenly) the attending punctured the heart with a scalpel and said, “You better fix that.” I was surprised, but not as much as the resident. Apparently this is a routine part of the training. However, she didn’t know what to do because a surgical stapler wasn’t available.
The pig’s HR was increasing, its BP dropping, and with blood gushing out I stuck two fingers in the cardiac lac. The resident finally asked for suture, but I wasn’t about to let her throw that needle around my fingers (sorry, not that devoted). She handed me the suture, and I threw a couple above and below, leaving the threads to pull back on. Then I replaced the finger plug with folly bulb, placed it in the ventricle, pulled back, and I was able to suture around the catheter. The pig’s vitals stabilized, the attending was impressed, and I was grateful for two things: that trauma lecture in Maine, and the pig. Yes, the pig. I don’t believe you have to be a vegetarian to value the life of an animal, and I am grateful this pig gave its life so we could learn life-saving techniques. As a side note, the pigs come from a “pig farm” where they will be either taken to a butcher or to this animal lab, and we received a briefing on proper respect and safety for the animal prior to entering.
Notably: The thing I wasn’t grateful for was the phone call from my 4-year-old daughter Miaja asking me, “What happened to the piggy?” “Excuse me?” I rebutted. She continued, “Daddy, I heard Mommy tell grandma that you helped hurt a piggy.” Of course I told her that I got to save the pig, because its “heart had a big cut.” Now that’s thinking on your toes! Never lie to your kids - after all, it was the load of potassium that ended the pig’s life, although iatrogenic.
So for me, Colloquium turned out to be rewarding, although the next time I spend July in Maine it will be in a cottage close to the beach. The way life should be!
- Jaron B. Coombs, MSIV
COMments from Rotations
Watertown has been great so far. We've got a great group of doctors who we work with, and most of the time it is directly one-on-one with the attending. I've done peds and surgery so far, and did numerous newborn exams, and have been first-assist on many surgeries, 
including running the scope for lap choles and hernia repairs. The hospital is big enough that you're going to get a decent variety, but not so big that you get lost in the shuffle. You get to know many of the nurses and auxiliary staff, many by name. The DME's office is incredibly supportive to our education and our life here in Watertown. Dr. Towle and Mrs. Kinsey are always there going up to bat for us, for anything that we might need, or in whatever situation that might arise. We have lunch lecture almost every day (with food provided), and have student-taught afternoon didactic lectures once a week (you actually give a 45-60 minute lecture about once a month, which is an awesome thing).
As far as outside-the-hospital stuff goes: The housing is great. Especially if you're here with a significant other and/or family, the housing is two blocks from the hospital, is a real apartment, and is subsidized by tuition. Watertown itself is about the size of Biddeford/Saco together. It's big enough to have "stuff" (Wal-Mart, Hannaford, a small mall), but small enough that it doesn't take you forever to get around, plus Canada and The Thousand Islands are 30 minutes away, Syracuse is 90 minutes away, and the Adirondacks are about 2 1/2 hours away. If you're military, there's a lot of opportunity for some training at Fort Drum and with the military docs. Overall, Watertown is a great site, and I would definitely choose this site again. Feel free to contact me at jbausman@mail.une.edu with any questions!
- Jon Bausman, MSIII
As a medical student, there are many rites of passage. Some of these include receiving your white coat; the first time you sign your name on a patient’s chart; the first child you deliver into the world; and the first patient you let go. As a third year medical student, I still have many milestones to pass, many more tests to take and much more to learn, but I feel that these first three months of clinical rotations have given me the chance to begin my “practice” of medicine. Starting with internal medicine in Augusta, Maine, has been everything I had imagined it would be, and more. I have cared for well over a hundred patients, gotten over my fear of answering questions incorrectly, and I have performed more procedures than I thought I would have been allowed to.
The fun in my day comes from talking with patients and also from doing procedures (bone marrow biopsy, lumbar puncture, central line placement, circumcisions), but the memories I have kept with me over the past 12 weeks have come from the patients who were critically ill. Having spent some time in the CCU I have come to realize that medicine isn’t only about history taking and recording, patient contact and procedures; medicine is also about the patient’s family. It is also about the wife who stands at her husband’s side day after day as his 
chest x-rays worsen and his WBC increases.
Medicine is also about the small children who have to say good-bye to grandpa and about the doctor who sits at the bedside and holds his patient’s hand as they talk about what they have learned from each other over the years. As eager young medical students we seem to jump into our first clinical rotations yearning to see or even diagnose the “zebra” cases, and though slightly hesitant, we are also yearning to make it through our first night on-call or have a good story to bring home in the evening about the cool case we saw that day. While those times do occur, it is the less discussed, the more emotionally-driven times that seem to be remembered more clearly in our minds.
One evening on call we were paged to the ER to see an elderly woman short of breath with an x-ray revealing a right-sided pleural effusion. To my surprise, I was allowed to perform the thoracentisis under a great deal of supervision. Watching and waiting as a liter of pleural fluid emptied into the vacuum bottle I noticed myself feeling overheated. After completing the procedure and standing by my attending, he commented, “Maida, is that sweat on your brow?” Being slightly embarrassed, I smiled and lowered my head. He then said, “Sweating is a good sign because it means you care.” After that, I didn’t feel so bad for not being able to perform the procedure without allowing emotions such as fear of making a mistake and fear of hurting the patient to pop into my mind. Fear is ok, emotion is ok, you don’t have to be strong as steel, and maybe shouldn’t be, if a large part of being a physician is “caring” for patients.
It is the science of medicine that is drilled into our brains in the first two years of medical school, and it is the humanity of medicine that fills our hearts during the clinical years. Learning to keep track of emotion may be harder for some than for others; certainly I have tried very hard to keep my emotions in check during family meetings with the loved ones of critically ill patients. I have found that there is a balancing act in play as a new physician: care too much and you will feel overwhelmed, but care too little and you will feel unfulfilled.
- Natalie Maida, MSIII
I've found clinical rotations to be an enjoyable, engaging and educational experience. Daily, I'm challenged to think on my feet, concentrating on the multiple pathophysiologic processes occurring on a case-to-case basis, meanwhile honing my interpersonal skills and developing patient-physician relationships. I now understand what the classes ahead of me meant when they said that “rotations are what you make of them,” as I've gotten to observe and participate in many interesting procedures by simply asking my preceptors and pursuing things that are of interest to me. I also feel like I have more freedom to spend more time on topics I have difficulty understanding; that I can go at my own pace.
Regarding my free time, I spend most of it being active with family and friends, and my goal is to create and practice habits that will keep me balanced mentally, physically and spiritually. For example, when I finish a long day on an Internal Medicine shift, to balance that I go home and run around the house and be silly with my kid for a few hours. I figure if I can get these habits down now as a student when I have the time during rotations, the habits will carry through my future career and serve to benefit me, my family and friends, and my patients.
- Don Tower, MSIII
Having worked in health care for many years prior to starting school, I was itching to get out of the classroom and to start rotations. In no uncertain terms, my experience so far has more than lived up to my expectations. In a manner of speaking, the beginning of 3rd year is possibly the most rewarding time in school. It is the time when one has the opportunity to start connecting the dots from 1st and 2nd years. Most importantly, you learn by seeing things rather than memorizing from a textbook. Also, in some respects, it is probably the only period during the clinical phase where one can get away with "I don't know." That is simply because there is so much that is new, both in regards to exposure and to ways of thinking and problem-solving. This does not imply that your teaching physicians are OK with minimal effort, because there certainly is an understanding that if you don't know something, you need to look it up and learn about it.
Finally, at least in my experience so far, hospital administrations don't always run like a well-oiled machine. So when you start a new rotation, you may be left totally in the dark as to where to go and what to do. This is where it's good to speak up, but to do so in a positive and good-humored way. Regardless of which site you choose, it is invaluable to lean on your fellow classmates and friends and to help each other out if you've already done a particular rotation. I'd be happy to talk with anyone who has any questions or thoughts. Best of luck!
- Philip Messer, MSIII
With 39,000 people over 9.3 square miles, Watertown, New York, is a small town located 70 miles north of Syracuse and 30 miles south of the Canadian border. Growing up in Watertown, I have had the unique opportunity to come home for my third year, and I couldn’t be 
happier with this decision.
Samaritan Medical Center is a 287-bed community hospital. The hospital provides a full array of medical, surgical and emergency care, including medical/surgical beds, critical care services, pediatrics, maternity, and emergency medicine. The hospital also provides inpatient mental health services. Samaritan Medical Center offers a variety of specialized services. Specialty services available locally include comprehensive cancer treatment, physical medicine and rehabilitation, high risk maternity and level II neonatal intensive care, neurosurgery, cardiac rehabilitation, trauma care, cardiac and pulmonary care, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, and ambulatory surgery.
Beyond the statistics and straight facts is where Samaritan shines. Students doing their clinical rotations in Watertown will work side-by-side with attendings in every rotation. Since there are only five residents currently at Samaritan, medical students have hands-on participation in every aspect of patient care. Thus far, I have completed my Inpatient/Outpatient Psychiatry rotation and am 5+ weeks into my Obstetrics and Gynecology rotation.
The Ob-Gyn rotation in Watertown provides a tremendous amount of exposure. The surgical aspect thus far has included things such as abdominal hysterectomies, vaginal hysterectomies, urinary incontinence procedures, and operative laparoscopic procedures. As a medical student, you scrub into every surgery. You will help position patients, insert foley catheters, intubate, and help with anesthesia. During my short time at Samaritan, I have closed several cesarean sections by myself, delivered babies, and have been first assist on 
numerous operations, most recently the removal of a 10 cm mature teratoma, laparoscopically.
We operate 1-2 days per week, and spend the remaining time in the office. Office days are a mix of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The Gynecology aspect includes annual check ups, blood draws, colonoscopies, PAP smears, LEEP procedures, urodynamics, endometrial sampling, hormone replacement therapy, and much more. When we are not bouncing between the office and the OR, we can be found in Labor & Delivery. While in L&D, the nurses will teach you a tremendous amount about labor and the birthing process. You will learn how to deliver a baby, both vaginally and via caesarean section.
As I reach the end of my rotation in Ob-Gyn, I feel as though I have received the best possible education. I have learned both surgical skills and clinical skills from phenomenal physicians. I am sad to be leaving, but am excited to have found a field that I am enthusiastic about. I cannot wait to return to OB-Gyn in a future rotation where I can use the skills that my Attendings have taught me. Next, it is on to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for two weeks, followed by four weeks of inpatient/outpatient Pediatrics.
Watertown is a fantastic rotation site, and I am proud to call it home.
- Michelle Auerbach, MSIII
New Residency at Detroit Medical Center
It is with great pleasure that the Detroit Medical Center in Michigan has openings for a brand new residency in Otolaryngology Head & 
Neck Surgery – Facial Plastics. The Detroit Medical Center is located in the city of Detroit and is a combination of seven hospitals which includes Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Receiving Hospital, Harper University Hospital, Huron Valley Hospital, Hutzel Hospital, the Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan and Sinai-Grace Hospital.
This is a brand new program that has the opportunity to train as many as 15 residents in Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery – Facial Plastics. A faculty has been developed that will provide an outstanding academic and didactic experience in otolaryngology and facial plastic surgery. Our program will begin in July of 2008. We expect this to be an outstanding academic program that will provide all aspects of specialty training, which should include general otolaryngology, otology, neuro-otology, facial plastics, laryngology, pediatric otolaryngology and head & neck surgery.
At this time any candidates who may have an interest in visiting with us for the possibility of entering our residency in the future are welcome to join us. Please feel free to contact Gene Seiter, medical secretary, or myself, David N. Madgy, D.O., and we would be happy to share more of the specifics of our program.
For further information please feel free to contact us at 313-745-5402.
Alumna at Umass Fitchburg Residency willing to talk to current students
I am a 2007 alumna currently doing my intern year at UMass/ Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency. I am extremely happy with the program. I would like to contact any 4th year students who may be interested in family medicine to tell them about my positive experience with both the program and family medicine in general. Thank you!
- Sarah Leonard, D.O., ’07, sleonard@mail.une.edu
Scholarships and Fellowships
Former President George Bush and former First Lady Barbara Bush smile to the crowd at the Bush Center Groundbreaking at UNE in October. COM students can be excited about the Center, which will give them (and other UNE students) a 24-hour study space, coffee, sandwiches, and frosties, among other amenities. Photo by Jeani Reagan, Web-CT Specialist.
Osler Medal Essay Contest, 2008
The William Osler Medal is awarded annually for the best-unpublished essay on a medical historical topic written by a student enrolled in a school of medicine or osteopathy in the United States or Canada. The writer of the winning essay will be invited to attend the 2008 meeting of the American Association for the History of Medicine, 10-13 April, in Rochester, New York where the medal will be conferred. Reasonable travel expenses will be provided.
All students who are candidates for the degree of Doctor of Medicine or Doctor of Osteopathy, or are graduates of the class of 2007, are eligible.
Essays may pertain to the historical development of a contemporary medical problem, or to a topic within the health sciences related to a discrete period of the past. The essay (maximum 9,000 words, including endnotes) must be entirely the work of one contestant.
Complete contest information may be viewed on the AAHM website www.histmed.org/Awards or obtained from the Osler Medal Committee chair:
William C. Summers, MD, PhD
450 Saint Ronan Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Email: william.summers@yale.edu
Entries must be postmarked or submitted electronically no later than January 15, 2008
The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship
Are you a medical student looking for something different to do next year?
*Are you curious about how public health works?
*Would you be interested in investigating outbreaks of tuberculosis among the homeless, or in a prison population?
*Or investigating an outbreak of leptospirosis among Adventure racers in a Florida swamp?
*What about assessing risk factors for reproductive-health visits to Emergency Departments?
*Or perhaps you would like to be at the forefront of cardiovascular health policy development?
Do you want an experience that offers an opportunity to enhance your research skills, build leadership potential, and improve your clinical acumen via a population health perspective, all by working on real-life problems? Then consider applying to The CDC Experience!
The CDC Experience Applied Epidemiology Fellowship is a one-year fellowship tailored for rising 3rd and 4th year medical students, designed to increase the pool of physicians with a population health perspective. Eight competitively selected fellows spend 10-12 months at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offices in Atlanta, GA where they carry out epidemiologic analyses in areas of public health that interest them. Examples of previous and current areas of concentration include viral diseases, cardiovascular health, birth defects, STDs, foodborne diseases, and air pollution and respiratory health.
To learn more about the CDC Experience visit us online at www.cdcfoundation.org/thecdcexperience
Applications for next year's fellowship class must be postmarked by Monday December 3, 2007. Questions? Ask us at cdcexperience@cdcfoundation.org
Scholarship Opportunities via Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation
There are scholarship opportunities through the Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation. The deadline is Feb.1, 2008 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd year students who are residents of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.
For more info, contact Kathryn Blair-Enman, Associate Director of the UNE Financial Aid Office at Kblair@une.edu
Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship
"The Ed and Melissa Loniewski Medically Underserved Scholarship" is designated for 3rd and 4th year SOMA members who choose to spend an ELECTIVE rotation in an area that is deemed medically underserved. The scholarship is a maximum of $1,000 and a minimum of $250, depending on expenses incurred on the rotation.
Deadline for this scholarship for all rotations completed by the end of the Spring 2008 Semester is NOVEMBER 15, 2007! Please go to the National SOMA website to read more information on how to apply for this wonderful scholarship: http://www.studentdo.com/medical-underserved.htm
If you have any questions regarding this scholarship, please email merkezama@pcom.edu Scholarship winners will be informed in 4-6 weeks.
Sincerely,
Merkeza Mamo, OMS III
Director of Programs for the Medically Underserved
SOMA Fellowship and Research
$2000 for research in Osteopathy for Summer session
Deadline – January 4, 2008
http://www.studentdo.com/
American Osteopathic Foundation
$2000 research scholarships, with grants for travel.
http://www.aof-foundation.org/ or see SGA rep
American Medical Association (AMA) offers opportunities to medical students
National and Regional Student Research Forums
These annual forums offer young investigators the opportunity to present their research, receive meaningful feedback, and participate in scholarly discussions with peers and established scientists. Three regional forums are held prior to the national forum every year.
Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum
Abstract deadline: Dec. 7, 2007
Forum date: Feb. 29-March 1, 2008 in Omaha, Nebraska
Eastern-Atlantic Student Research Forum
Abstract deadline: Dec. 31, 2007
Early registration deadline: Nov. 30, 2007
Forum date: Feb. 27-March 1, 2008 in Miami, Florida
National Student Research Forum
Abstract deadline: TBD
Forum date: April 24-25, 2008 in Galveston, Texas
Seed Grant Research Program
This program provides $2,500 grants to medical students, physician residents and fellows in a variety of research areas, such as cardiovascular/pulmonary diseases, HIV/AIDS, leukemia, neoplastic diseases, and secondhand smoke.
Applications must be received before or on December 3, 2007 to be considered. Grant recipients will be announced in March 2008.
AMA Foundation Minority Scholars Award
In collaboration with the Minority Affairs Consortium (MAC), with support from the Pfizer Medical Humanities Initiative, the AMA Foundation offers the Minority Scholars Award. Ten Minority Scholars Awards are awarded annually, each in the amount of a $10,000 scholarship. You must be a current first or second-year student and a permanent resident or citizen of the U.S. Eligible students of minority background 
include African American/Black, American Indian, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native and Hispanic/Latino. Each medical school is invited to submit up to two nominees.
Applications available: February 2008
Nominations due: April 15, 2008
Recipients announced: June 2008
AMA Foundation Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship
These $10,000 scholarships reward current third-year medical students, who are entering their fourth-year of study. The selection of the recipients will be based on academic achievement and financial need. Multiple scholarships, funded by the AMA Foundation, the Audio-Digest Foundation, Johnson F. Hammond, MD Fund, and the Rock Sleyster, MD Fund will be awarded in 2008. Partial funding for this program is provided by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals.
• There will be eight Physicians of Tomorrow scholarships funded by the AMA Foundation.
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Audio-Digest Foundation should have an interest in "the communication of science." Activities such as mentoring and/or teaching are examples of "communication of science."
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Johnson F. Hammond, MD Fund should have an interest in and commitment to a career in medical journalism.
• The recipient of the one Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship funded by the Rock Sleyster, MD, Fund should have an interest in and commitment to a career in psychiatry.
Each medical school may submit one nomination for each of these scholarship opportunities. Thus, each school may submit up to four nominations in total.
Applications available: February 2008
Nominations due: May 31, 2008
Recipients announced: August 2008
AMA Foundation Scholars Fund
The AMA Alliance - the largest volunteer arm of the AMA raises money each year for medical schools to distribute to deserving students of their choice. The AMA Foundation tracks these donations for medical schools independently in separate accounts. Medical schools receive notification of funds available in March 2008. Each dean or dean's designate chooses scholarship recipients based on the funds available. Each Scholars Fund award must be at least $1,000. If a school does not have $1,000 in their account, the AMA Foundation will let funds accumulate until one full scholarship can be fulfilled.
Medical School submits recipients to Foundation: July 1, 2008
International Fellowship Program Seeks Applicants
The FIC/Ellison Overseas Fellowship Program is an exciting clinical research training experience for graduate level U.S. students in the health professions, sponsored by the NIH's Fogarty International Center (FIC) in partnership with The Ellison Medical Foundation, the NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the NIH National Institute on Drug Abuse. The Association of American Medical Colleges and the Association of Schools of Public Health are managing the program, which is beginning its fifth year. The deadline for the program is December 14, 2007.
The program offers a one-year clinical research training experience to qualified students. This is an opportunity for highly motivated individuals to experience mentored research training at top-ranked NIH funded research centers in a diverse group of countries, including Bangladesh, Botswana, Brazil, China, Haiti, India, Kenya, Mali, Peru, Russia, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda, and Zambia.
To learn more and to obtain an application, please visit http://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/overseasfellowship/ 
AANS Medical Student Summer Fellowship Program
The American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) is offering ten $2,500 fellowships to medical students who have completed one or two years of medical school and wish to spend a summer working in a neurosurgical laboratory, mentored by a neurosurgical investigator who is a member of the AANS.
Interested students should submit applications by February 1, 2008 to AANS Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship, c/o AANS, 5550 Meadowbrook Drive, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008-3852, or e-mail application and all supporting documents to nref@aans.org.
For more information, call AANS at (toll free (888) 566-2267) or visit their website at http://www.aans.org/otheresearch/med_student_research.asp
The Harrison F. Aldrich, D.O./N.E.O.A. Student Loan
The New England Osteopathic Association (housed in the UNECOM Continuing Medical Education Office) makes funds available for UNECOM students (MS II, III and IV) in the form of low- or no-interest loans. Since its inception in 1982, the N.E.O.A. Student Loan Fund has awarded almost $175,000 to UNECOM students. As loans are repaid, new loans are awarded to current students in need. The loan recipient does not need to repay until completion of all post-graduate training, including residencies and fellowships, a time frame of approximately 6 years after graduation. Recipients who remain in New England to practice pay lower interest. The deadline to submit an application for the loan, which can be used for whatever purpose the student desires, whether that be books, groceries, emergencies, etc., is generally in the late summer to early fall. Students are eligible for a loan for each of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th years at UNECOM, which is included in the student’s overall financial aid package. Approval is usually completed within a few weeks of receipt of the application.
For more information, or to complete an application, see the UNE Financial Aid office, or contact Leslie Ingraham, CME Director, in the Office of Continuing Medical Education, Room 203, Stella Maris Building, by phone at 207-602-2125, or by email at lingraham@une.edu.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Graduate Science Education and Medical Research Training Program
Through its Graduate Science Education and Medical Research Training Program, HHMI seeks to expand the nation's pool of medically trained researchers; promote interdisciplinary, graduate-level research training; and integrate medicine into biomedical research training. 
The program also seeks to provide graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and newly independent scientists with courses and other resources that will help them succeed in their research careers.
Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students (Medical Fellows Program)
Medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools receive support for a year of full-time biomedical research training at an academic or nonprofit research institution in the United States or abroad if the mentor is affiliated with a U.S. institution. Fellowships are awarded through an annual competition.
HHMI-NIH Research Scholars (Cloister) Program
Medical, dental, and veterinary students from U.S. schools receive support for a year of full-time biomedical research training at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Students are selected through an annual competition. Selection of a mentor and project is made after arrival at the NIH. Scholars receive annual compensation, health insurance, moving expense reimbursement and many other benefits. A second year of research training is also possible.
Physician-Scientist Early Career Award
In this new, competitive grant initiative, selected alumni of the HHMI-NIH Research Scholars Program and the HHMI Research Training Fellowships for Medical Students Program receive three-years of support as they begin their careers as independent physician-scientists.
To learn more about these lucrative and highly-competitive grants, check out the following site:
http://www.hhmi.org/grants/office/graduate//
New England Science Symposium:
Date: Sunday, April 6th, 2008
Establishes in 2002, the New England Science Symposium promotoes careers in Biomedical sciences. The aim of the symposium is to encourage postdoctoral fellows involed in biomedical or health-related research to present their research projects though oral or poster presentations to exchange ideas to develop their career.
Silen Awards: The Ruth and William Silen, M.D. Awards recognize students who deliver outstanding oral presentations and who create exceptional posters.
Oral Presentations: $300 first prize, $200 second prize, $100 third prize
Poster Session: $300 first prize, $200 second prize, $100 third prize
Abstract submission and registration forms are online at:
www.mfdp.med.harvard.edu/med_grad/ness
Biomedical Science Careers Student Conference:
Dates: Friday & Saturday April 4th-5th, 2008
The conference targets postdoctoral fellows; medical, dental, graduate students and/or high school seniors or juniors interested in studying in biomedical fields. There are two objectives to the conference; the primary objective is to provide approximately 700 participants with an opportunity to network with advisors from basic sciences, medicine, public health, academic administration, and the private sector. These advisors will encourage the participants to complete advanced studies and provide information on available resources and career paths in biomedical science fields. The second objective is to enable participants to network and inspire one another.
Alumni Section
Several members of the Class of '82 pose for a photo at their 25th reunion at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. L-R John Peterson, D.O., John Padavano, D.O., and Dennis Meighan, D.O. Photo by Dean Patricia Kelley.
Insightful column written by Erik Steele, D.O., '87
Erik Steele, D.O., ’87, is the Chief Medical Officer of the Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS).
According to his convenient bio on the EMHS website: “Dr. Steele completed his residency at EMMC's Family Practice Residency Program in 1991 and stayed on as a full-time faculty member from 1991 – 1992. Since then, Dr. Steele has served as a part-time faculty member in the residency program while gaining responsibilities in many other areas. Dr. Steele spent the next three years in the Emergency Department at Reddington Fairview General Hospital in Skowhegan, returning to EMMC in 1995 to run the EMMC Emergency Department’s Walk In Clinic. By late 1995, Dr. Steele began to take on administrative responsibilities, first in the EMMC Emergency Department and then steadily gaining other areas of responsibility throughout the hospital. In the intervening years, Dr. Steele's administrative responsibilities have included Trauma Services, Intensive Care and Critical Care Transport, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Respiratory Therapy, Surgical Services, Imaging, The Heart Center, and Pediatric Intensive Care. In addition, calling on his early years as a journalist prior to medical school, Dr. Steele writes a bimonthly health column for the Bangor Daily News and hosts Healthy Living, a special health segment, aired on WABI TV-5.”
His guiding principle is: "Before anything else, take care of the patient. And be honest, no matter what it costs."
Dr. Steele wrote a recent column in the Bangor Daily News entitled: “Advice for an aspiring physician.” Directed to his daughter, Dr. Steele’s comments are honest, incisive, and warmly human. We encourage all UNECOM students to check out the article at the following link: http://bangornews.com/news/t/viewpoints.aspx?articleid=155127&zoneid=57
Reunion/CME weekend hosts first 25th Reunion and recognizes the 2s and 7s
On October 5 and 6, the UNECOM Alumni Association, along with the New England Osteopathic Association, hosted the Primary Care Update at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. The weekend was a combination of CME lectures and social activities. Alumni who presented sessions includes:
- Mark Andreozzi, D.O. ‘87 – ENT Emergencies
- Arthur Dingley, D.O. ‘93 – Addressing Psychiatric Issues in the Medical Setting, and Anxiety/Mood Disorders: Difficult Cases from the Audience
- Stephen Gorman, D.O. ‘00 – Update on COPD and Asthma
- Mark Henschke, D.O. ’88 – Diabetes Update
- Margaret Hunt, D.O. ‘91 – Multidisciplinary Complex Wound Management (with Kim Peters, R.N.)
- Audrey Okun-Langlais, D.O. ‘86 – Domestic Violence Response Initiative (with Jane Morse, Maine Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Sherry Lane, Caring Unlimited)
- John Padavano, D.O. ‘82 – Rotating Platform Total Knee Replacement Arthroplasty
- Duane Siberski, D.O. ‘92 – EMS and Acute Coronary Syndrome: The New Trauma
- David Weed, D.O. ‘82 – Insomnia: What’s Next?
On Friday evening Dr. John Padavano, ’82, offered a retrospective of the Class of ’82 as well as a tribute to Larry Newth, D.O., one of the founding Associate Deans of the College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Padavano read a message from the second COM Academic Dean, J. Jerry Rodos, D.O., who shared memories of the Class of ’82 as well as a tribute to Dr. Newth. Dr. Rodos is approaching his 50th class reunion and shared via letter, “Know that UNE/COM and presiding at your graduation is among the highlights of accomplishments in my life.”
- Patricia Kelley, Associate Dean of Students
Alumni continue to present at New England conferences
UNECOM alumni continue to present lectures and workshops at continuing medical education conferences throughout New England. The 
Vermont State Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons held their Annual Fall Family Practice Conference in mid-September, and more than half the presenters were alumni of the College. Presenters and their topics included:
- Mark Andreozzi, D.O. ’87 – Diagnosis and treatment for Rhinitis
- Frank Hubbell, D.O. ’91 – Travel medicine: Unusual but no longer rare presentations and North American bites and stings
- Mike McNamara, D.O. ’88 – Insomnia: A progression to sleep disorder
- John Pelletier, D.O. ’92 – Musculoskeletal Medicine 101: OMT lecture and workshop and Fundamentals of Vitamin D metabolism
- Ken Schroeter, D.O. ’93 – Saving babies: Challenges for preemies!
Four UNECOM alumni served as officers this past year: John Johansson, D.O. ’82 – vice president and program chair; John Peterson, D.O. ’82 – executive director, secretary/treasurer; Mike McNamara, D.O. ’88 – past president; and Bill Cove, D.O. ’82 – trustee. Dr. Johansson will serve as president for 2007-2009 and Drs. Cove and Peterson are remaining on the board as well.
- Patricia Kelley, Associate Dean of Students
Faculty and Staff
Hank Wheat, Diener, receives a thank-you card and gift certificate from a grateful MSI class after Gross Anatomy. David Saquet, MSI, is trying to escape the camera's unblinking eye. Photo by Marc Bouchard, MSI.
Holly Korda, Ph.D., UNECOM associate dean of Community Programs and associate professor of Public Health, facilitated technical assistance sessions for university research and transplant program teams at the 3rd Annual National Learning Congress for grantees of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Division of Transplantation (DOT), in Nashville, TN, on October 9 and 10, 2007. As a guest researcher for technical assistance, Dr. Korda led sessions addressing community research methods and techniques to evaluate interventions and registry development campaigns to increase organ donor registration, family consent to transplant, and live donation. Participants included national grantees from DOT’s Social and Behavioral Model Interventions to Increase Organ and Tissue Donation, State Donor Registry Support, and Public Education Efforts to Increase Solid Organ and Tissue Donation programs. The workshops were held concurrently with sessions for HRSA’s Organ Donation & Transplantation Breakthrough Collaborative and the Transplant Growth & Management Collaborative, which address hospital-based performance improvement and benchmarking of organ procurement and transplantation nationwide.
In October 2007, Dr. Korda conducted pre-implementation workshops for HRSA’s newly-funded grantees from universities and transplant organizations in Washington, DC. She has participated with DOT as a research and technical advisor and reviewer specializing in community-based research partnerships since 2000, as part of the agency’s efforts to build research capacity and an evidence base for organ donation and transplant in the U.S.
India Broyles, Ed.D.,College of Osteopathic Medicine, presented an issues and ideas session on “Formative Evaluation: Stages of Concern during Curriculum Change” at the annual meeting of the American Association of Teaching and Curriculum in Cleveland Ohio, on October 4, 2007. Dr. Broyles also served as facilitator of a panel that engaged in critical discussion of Dr. Carl Glickman’s keynote speech on “The Pedagogy of Democracy: Toggling between Education and Community” that was presented to the session for "Professors of Curriculum," an invited group of professors limited nationally to 125 members. In addition, Dr. Broyles participated in the Executive Council meetings as part of her 2nd year term of office.
Clubs and Organizations
Some members of the UNECOM teams at MedWARS. Back row L-R Cathy Chamberlin, MSI, Joel Wickre, Shaun Opperman, MSI, Marc Bouchard, MSI; Front row L-R Puthiery Va, MSI, Cindy Norton, MSIII, and Michelle Stone, MSII. Not pictured are Erica Kovach, MSI, and Sophie Mazuroski, MS I. Photo courtesy Michelle Stone.
Wilderness Medicine Club Participates in MedWARs, teams earn 2nd and 9th
The UNECOM Wilderness Medicine Club members were enthusiastic about competing in this year’s northeast region MedWARs tournament. “MedWAR” is a Medical Wilderness Adventure Race, and is a day-long competition combining physically demanding activities including hiking, mountain biking, orienteering and canoeing, along with mentally challenging real-life scenarios where each team must utilize their wilderness medicine and wilderness first aid knowledge and skill sets to advance. The race is not only a race of time and of who crosses the finish line first, but more importantly, points are tabulated for every medical decision made at each station throughout the day.
The Northeast MedWAR we participated in was on October 13, 2007, at Grafton Lakes State Park, located in northeast New York. The state park is on the forested mountain ridge between the Taconic and Hudson River Valleys, and includes five ponds and over 2,000 acres. The thirty registered teams were made up of a mixture of people from emergency medicine residents, to undergrads, to med students, to army men and women, to locals.
Weeks prior to the competition, Cathy Chamberlin, VP of the Wilderness Medicine Club, arranged and taught basic wilderness first aid principles to the UNECOM teams. She held these training sessions on-campus conveniently over lunch breaks so that we all could gain 
and solidify the survival and treatment skills pertinent to those scenarios we would encounter in MedWARs. Cathy taught everything from how to approach a disaster scene, to assessing the conscious or unconscious victims, to splinting and water purification methods. Having taught wilderness medicine nationally, Cathy has brought an enormous wealth of knowledge and skills to our club, not to mention enthusiasm! We are delighted to have her in the club’s leadership, and are incredibly grateful for the extensive time and effort she contributes almost daily to the club.
UNECOM formed three teams - of three people each - to compete. Out of the nearly 30 teams competing, we proudly represented almost 15% of the participants. Two of our teams did exceptionally well: The Nor’easters 3 came in second place overall, and the Nor’easters 1 came in 9th place overall. The only team to beat the Nor’easters 3 was a team composed of Emergency Medicine residents from Washington, D.C.
UNECOM teams were made up of the following nine people: Erica Kovach, MSI, Sophie Mazuroski, MSI, Marc Bouchard, MSI, Puthiery Va, MSI, Cathy Chamberlin, MSI, Michelle Stone, MSII, Cindy Norton, MSIII, and Shaun Opperman, MSI. Ande Betz, MSI, went through all the pre-race training, but unfortunately had to step down due to an injury; Joel Wickre, Cathy Chamberlin’s husband, filled in for her and was a remarkable asset to his team.
"MedWARs is a great opportunity to have fun and learn a lot,” says Michelle Stone, MSII. “It is the ultimate learn-by-doing activity using real-life scenarios. If you are interested combining an interest in wilderness adventures and medicine, then you should do MedWARs!"
Puthiery Va, MSI, acknowledges the challenge of the event, but also the team-oriented aspect: “I know for me, it was both physically and mentally challenging; something I was totally not used to or expecting. It was cool to see how knowledge of anatomy paid off in the scenarios. But most of all, it was a lot of fun to do a race without the pressure of competition. I had an awesome time just getting to know some really amazing UNECOM students and one of our fellows outside of class.”
One of the scenarios we encountered during the race had five victims; we were responsible to prioritize, diagnose and treat them in a logical fashion. At a couple points in the day, we were instructed to answer a multiple choice pharmacology or microbiology question. The 
answers were paired with compass coordinates and a distance to our next destination. You can imagine the wild goose chase a wrong answer incurred, mostly just setting the team back time-wise. There was a station requiring us to correctly make an incision and place a tracheal tube in a styrofoam victim, followed by properly removing a fish hook from, and sewing up, a laceration on a pig’s foot. In a tongue-in-cheek maneuver before the race, Marc Bouchard added a bottle labeled "OMM" to the first aid kit, since various medications could be simulated.
Cathy Chamberlin recalls the excitement of the competition: “MedWARs was an engaging way to incorporate wilderness medicine into an adventure race. The organizers created real-life scenarios where you're hiking, mountain biking or canoeing and you come upon a scene. It felt real - the pressure was on, heart pounding, trying to come up with a differential, remembering where to decompress a tension pneumothorax…I think MedWARs is a great event to continue attending through the years. Maybe UNECOM can come in first place next year - we'll give it a try!”
The day’s atmosphere was competitive, yet overwhelmed by the fun of our team camaraderie, the challenge of the scenarios, and the brilliance and beauty of the foliage and lakeside location. It was educational, fatiguing, rewarding, and very conducive to initiating working relationships between the two classes.
UNECOM will certainly be competing again next year!
-Shaun Opperman, MSI
Here is the website for the MedWar Northeast tournament that we participated in:
http://www.medwar.org/northeast/index.htm
D.O. Day of Compassion Observed by UNECOM SGA
On October 19, 2004, nine faculty members who were headed to a conference at KCOM in Kirksville, Missouri, were killed when their 
plane crashed on the runway in poor weather. They were all attending a conference and lecture series on humanism in medicine.
In their honor, KCOM and all of the other osteopathic medical schools hold an annual educational type remembrance on October 19th. To tie it in here at UNECOM, we asked students to write thank you notes to the people who have helped bring them to this point today. The goal was to use this “Day of Compassion” to remember why we are going into medicine, and to be grateful for the support of
loved ones and mentors around us. The RSAS Office offered to pay all of the postage.
The student body responded wonderfully, and over 200 thank-you notes were written and mailed out. In fact, more cards had to be purchased when the first several batches were quickly taken. Thanks to everyone who participated this year!
- Lacey McIntosh, MSII, SGA President, and Tom Forbes, MSI, Class of 2011 President
Phone-a-thon Raises $14,000 for Annual Fund and Morgane Challenge
UNECOM Students raised $14,000 in six nights of the UNE phone-a-thon in October. $6,000 was raised for the Morgane Challange for the Biomedical Research Building, and $8,000 was raised for the Annual Fund. Thanks to all the COM students who participated. Their club of choice was credited with $10 per hour of calling.
UNE undergraduate students also participated in the effort calling Westbrook College Alumni, Saint Francis College Alumni, and UNECOM alumni.
- Mandy Speaker, Coordinator of Phone-a-thon
Saco Bay Orthopaedics 5K - Cure for Breast Cancer
Every three minutes someone - a mother, a sister, a friend - is diagnosed with breast cancer. At the 2nd Annual Saco Bay Physical Therapy - Cure for Breast Cancer - 5K, 100% of the funds raised went to the Maine Cancer Foundation in support of Maine breast cancer research, education and patient support programs.
This was a fun event. I ended up finishing 3rd overall with a time of 17:59, and 1st in my age group.
I represented the UNECOM Orthopaedics Club and came home with a trophy, a medal, $25 Exxon-Mobil gas card, $25 LL Bean gift card, $25 Costa Vida Mexican Grill restaurant gift card, and a $10 certificate to Congdon's Restaurant!
It was a well-organized event for just a 2nd annual race, with plenty of volunteers and support from the Saco Police department. Post-race event was wonderful with music (dj), plenty of food, drinks and dessert, and to top it off, a bar! Raffle prizes were excellent with an iPod Nano as the grand prize keeping everyone in suspense.
My housemate, Nathan Furey - a UNE (undergrad) student - ran with me and placed 15th with a time of 21:19. It was a well-organized event and we all had a great time.
- Earl (Eul) Han, MSI
UNECOM OrthoClub, President
New SOMA Newsletter Offers Student Perspectives and Information
“The Lighthouse,” SOMA’s new newsletter, available through SOMA, or by clicking on this link: The Lighthouse
November Club Events
Chili Bowl at Redmond Field
Dates: Saturday November 3rd, 2007
Organization: Sports Med
Inf Starts at 2 p.m. Michelle Stone, MSII will present
International Health Week
Dates: November 5th-9th, 2007
Organization: IFMSA
Becky Whittemore MPH Lunch and Learn
Dates: November 7th, 2007
Organization: MPH
Inf Presented by Jackie Cawley, D.O., ‘89
Phlebotomy Workshop
Dates: November 7th, 2007
Organization: SOSA
Inf Starts at 5 p.m. Kevin Hsu, MSII will present
Cardiac Care Though the Ages
Dates: November 9th, 2007
Organization: EMC
Inf Starts at 1 p.m. Bob Brown MSII will present
AMSA Regional Conference
Dates: November 9th-11th, 2007
Organization: AMSA
Inf Hosting Regions 1, 2 and 3: “People Helping People” at the Holiday Inn By the Bay
Blood Pressure Screening
Dates: November 10th, 2007
Organization: ACOFP
Inf At Saco Shaw’s; Dr. Bates will be there
Mentor Dinner
Dates: November 12th, 2007
Organization: Class of 2010/SGA
Inf MSII’s can give advice to MSI’s
Re: block exam study strategies; 5-6 p.m.
ACOFP Theme Week
Dates: November 12-16th, 2007
Organization: ACOFP
Danielle Salhaney, D.O., ‘05
Dates: November 13th, 2007
Organization: ACOOG
Inf With Dr. Jay Naliboff; OB/GYN careers.
Maine Army Nat’l Guard Talk
Dates: November 14th, 2007
Organization: AMOPS
Inf Joe Guerrieri will present
OPTI Speaker
Dates: November 16th, 2007
Organization: OPTI
Biddeford Free Clinic Turkey Trot 5K
Dates: November 17th, 2007
Organization: SSP/AMSA/Sports Med
Dr. Johnson PDA Talk
Dates: November 19th, 2007
Organization: SGA
Inf Ken Johnson, D.O., will speak
Fresh Tissue Airway Lab
Dates: November 19th, 2007
Organization: EMC
Inf Presented by Bob Brown, MSII and Hank Wheat
Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Dates: All month
Organization: NPC
Inf Focus on Geriatric Mental Health
Child Safety and Protection Month
Dates: All month
Organization: PEDS
Family Caregiver/Homecare Month
Dates: All month
Organization: AGS
Diabetes Education Month
Dates: All month
Organization: SNMA/SOIMA
Your SGA Representatives:
| Steve Fosmire, MSII | Ande Betz, MSI |
| Max Opoku-Agyemang, MSII | JiaJia Gao, MSI |
| Marcey Osgood, MSII | Sidra Iqbal, MSI |
| Nick Nikolopoulos, MSII | Rachel Kester, MSI |
| Kim Salaycik, MSII | Samantha McGinnis, MSI |
| Stephanie Schneider, MSII | Nicholas Padavano, MSI |
| Shannon Scully, MSII | Michael Ross, MSI |
| Ryan Smith, MSII | Meg Rothman, MSI |
| Tara Wayt, MSII | Laura Viscome, MSI |
| Ahmad Yassin, MSII | Will Wong, MSI |
C&O Officers:
| SGA | Lacey McIntosh, MS II | NERC | Jeremy Force, MSII, and Despina Hoffman, MSII |
| Class of 2008 | Joe Dessent, MSIV | Orthopaedics | Earl Han, MSI, and Priyesh Mehta, MSI |
| Class of 2009 | Adam Karpman, MSIII | PSR | Michelle Hadley, MSII, and Alicia Pointer, MSII |
| Class of 2010 | Ryan Murphy, MSII | PM&R | Dan Tsukanov, MSII, and Steve Fosmire, MSII |
| Class of 2011 | Tom Forbes, MSI | PSA | Erycka Florie, MSIII, and Myra Cyr, MSIII |
| ACOFP | Mark Umphrey, MS II, and Sarah White, MSII | SSP | Christina DeMatteo, MSII |
| ACOOG/OBGYN | Lauren Traynor, MSII, and Jeff Brown, MSII | Sports Med | Michelle Stone, MSII |
| ACOP/PEDS | Cassidy Foley, MSII, and Rima Zahr, MSII | SAA | Melissa Goulet |
| AMA | Chris Blomberg, MSII, and Nick Nikolopoulos, MSII | SCACOEP/EMC | Robert Brown, MSII |
| AMSA | Andrew Ray, MS II | SNMA | Shobhit Gupta, MSII, and Mark Umphrey, MSII |
| AMOPS | Peter Lapen, MSII, and Juliann Minnon, MSII | SOIMA | Sita Singhal, MSII |
| Clown Patch Club | Rob Parker, MSI | SOMA | Mike Dominello, MSII |
| IMC | Kim Salaycik, MSII, and Sue White, MSII | SOSA | Kevin Hsu, MSII |
| IFMSA | Tad Lanagan, MSII, and Mari Davis, MSII | SRA | Lacey McIntosh, MSII |
| JMSA | Jeff Brown, MSII, and Rob Levine, MSII | Symp. Tones | Rachel Keesling, MSII |
| MSFC | Ariel Tosi, MSII, and Maria Weinstein, MSII | TM&H | Katie Lewis, MSII, and Christina DeMatteo, MSII |
| MAC | Amber Hendricks, MSII, and Kim Salaycik, MSII | UAAO | Daniel Miller, MSII, and Amanda Staples, MSII |
| NOWPA | Josie Conte, MSII, and Lauren Traynor, MSII | UCMDA | Rachel Keesling, MSII |
| NPC | Lauren Fleischer, MSII | WMC | Tad Lanagan, MSII, and Steve Fosmire, MSII |
C&O Meeting Times:
| ACOFP | 2nd Monday @ 12:30 | Orthopaedics | TBD |
| ACOOG | 2nd Monday @ 12:00 | PEDS | 1st Friday @ 12:00 |
| AMA | 3rd Tuesday @ 12-12:30 | PM&R | 2nd Tuesday @ 12-12:30 |
| AMOPS | 2nd Monday @ 12:30 | PSA | TBD |
| AMSA | 1st Monday @ 12:00 | PSR | 3rd Tuesday @ 12:30-1 |
| Christian Fellowship | 2nd Friday @ 12:00 | SNMA | 4th Tuesday @ 12:00 |
| Clown Patch Club | 3rd Tuesday @ 12:30-1 | SOIMA | 3rd Monday @ 12:00 |
| EMC | 3rd Monday @ 12:30-1 | SOMA | 1st Tuesday @ 12:30 |
| IMC | 4th Tuesday @ 12:30 | SOSA | 1st Monday @ 12:30 |
| IHA | 3rd Thursday @ 12:30 | Sports Med | 1st Thursday @ 12:00 |
| JMSA | 4th Wednesday @ 12:00 | SRA | 1st Tuesday @ 12:30 |
| MSFC | 3rd Wednesday @ 12:30 | SSP | 4th Monday @ 12:30 |
| AGS | 3rd Wednesday @ 12:00 | UAAO | 3rd Friday @ 12:00 |
| NERC | 2nd Wednesday @ 12:00 | TM&H | 4th Friday @ 12:00 |
| NOWPA | 2nd Wednesday @ 12:00 | WMC | 2md Tuesday @ 12:00 |
| NPC | 3rd Wednesday @ 12-12:30 |
Meat and Potatoes
Lichen matches a sailboat's teak on the Saco River. Photo by Steve Smith, RSAS.
University Campus Information
| Office of Recruitment, Student, and Alumni Services (RSAS) Lower level of Stella Maris Hall |
Monday-Friday 8am – 4:30pm (open noontime) |
| Campus Center Hours | Monday-Friday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 6am-11 pm Pool: 6:30am-9:30am, 11:30am-2pm, 3pm-7pm (open to public unless swim team is using it) Saturday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 8am-11pm Pool: 9:30am-1:00pm Sunday Gym, Track, Fitness Center: 8am-11pm Pool: 9am-3pm |
| Bookstore Hours |
August Hours: |
| Library Hours | |
| Jack S. Ketchum Library, University Campus | Monday-Thursday: 8am-midnight Friday: 8am-7pm Saturday: 10am-9pm Sunday: 10am-midnight |
| Josephine S. Abplanalp ’45 Library, Westbrook College Campus | Monday-Thursday: 8am-midnight Friday: 8am-5pm Saturday: 9am-5pm Sunday: 1pm-9pm |
| Sanford Petts Health Center - University Campus Phone: 282-1516 |
Monday-Wednesday: 8:30am-8pm Student Walk-in Hours: 11am-1pm |
| Alfond Health Center (OMM treatment only) Phone: 284-1417 |
Monday: 8am-8pm Tuesday-Friday: 8am-5:30pm |
| Saco Health Center - Saco Phone: 283-1407 |
Monday-Thursday: 8am-4:30pm Friday: 8:30am-4pm |
| Learning Assistance Center Phone: 602-2443 |
Monday-Thursday: 8am-9pm Friday: 8am-4pm |
| Career Services | For appointments, contact Judy Bellante at 602-2817, or jbellante@une.edu |
| Counseling Services | For appointments, call 602-2549 |
| Disability Services | For appointments, contact 602-2815. |
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Food Service Hours Effective in September:Decary Cafeteria |
August: |
| The Hang |
Monday-Friday: 11am-11pm |
| Alfond Café | August 9th through September 4th: 7:30 am-2:30 pm Starting September 5th: Monday-Thursday: 7:30 am-7:00 pm Fridays: 7:30 am- 2:30 pm |
Mail Services: Medical students may purchase a mailbox, located outside of the Facilities Management building. Cost is $25 for the year. Mail and packages may be picked up 24-7 at this location. Stamp machines and outgoing mail drop boxes are available throughout campus.
Copy Center Services: Students can submit copy jobs at the Service Counter in the Facilities Management building. Unless alternative arrangements are made, your project will be available within 24 hours.
Information Technology Services
Biddeford/UC Help Desk
207-602-2200 or x4400 on campus
Hours are 7:30am-6pm
helpdesk@une.edu
Portland/WCC Help Desk
207-221-4400 or x4400 on campus
wcchelpdesk@une.edu
Help Desk Hours
Monday-Thursday: 8 am-6 pm
Friday: 8 am-4:30 pm
Study Locations:
There are a number of locations available on the University campus for students to study.
Alfond Center for Health Sciences: The entrance facing Stella Maris and the main entrance on the lower level will be unlocked until midnight. All other entrances are open until 8pm. The rooms and lecture halls available as 24-hour study space are 104, 113, 126, 127, 128, 138A/B, 139A/B, and 304. The lobbies are also available. The Alfond Building has wireless Internet access.
Decary Hall: The entrance facing the river remains unlocked until 8pm, and the front entrance is open until 10pm. The rooms available for 24-hour use are 202, 203, 205, 206, 208, 212, and Sutton Lounge. Wireless access is available in the first floor vending area.
Marcil Hall: The entrance on the lower level is open until midnight. Wireless access is available in the common areas.
Alfond Meadow:
The Alfond Meadow will be used for intramural sports during the 2007-08 academic year. Students can anticipate use of the lawn during football season and again during spring sports. Study plans should be made with the lawn use in mind.
Submissions to the COMmunicator:
The COMmunicator is published monthly, August-May. Your submissions are welcome. Submit stories, news events, or digital pictures to Steve Smith at ssmith12@une.edu by the 20th of each month (the earlier, the better!)
Parting Shot
While some spectators may have thought that former President George Bush was celebrating the Bush Center Groundbreaking with a fist-pump, in fact he was actually thinking: "Get me out of this dirt and into Alfond 106 where I can chill out with the osteopathic medical students and get a free lunch!" You have to interpret the nuances of body language. Photo by Jeani Reagan, Web-CT Specialist.
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