University of New England

University of New England Maine Geriatric Education Center (UNE-MGEC)

The UNE-MGEC is one of several national Geriatric Education Centers (GEC) funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).  The UNE-MGEC will partner to develop, implement, disseminate, and evaluate evidenced-based best practice geriatric education, training, curricula and resources throughout Maine to meet the health education needs of Maine’s health workforce, health professions faculty and students, community organizations and older adults and their families. These activities will be developed by establishing academic community partnerships, providing health professions education, increasing awareness of supportive resources, providing faculty development opportunities and developing distance education.

The UNE-MGEC is located at the University of New England (Biddeford Campus), but serves the entire state of Maine. Maine is now one of the oldest states in the country. There is an urgent need among health professions to be educated in best practice geriatrics especially in the rural and underserved areas of the state. The target audience of the UNE-MGEC includes Maine’s health care providers, health professions faculty/students, community providers/agencies serving older adults and older adults/families/caregivers.

What is a GEC?

“The national network of Geriatric Education Centers (GECs) is dedicated to improving the education/training, supply, distribution and quality of health care professionals through strong community-academic partnerships; ultimately to improve the quality of health care for all elderly individuals; including the underserved and minorities.”

National Association of Geriatric Education Centers website NAGEC Mission available at http://www.nagec.org/aboutus/mission.asp

Disclaimer

The University of New England Maine Geriatric Education Center (UNE MGEC) provides community based information strictly as an informational service. UNE has not approved any of the community listings and makes no warranties or representations concerning these services. The University of New England operates under the assumption that community organizations and agencies conduct business within the guidelines of the law. The University expects communities and agencies to comply with all non-discriminating laws according to the Maine Human Rights Commission and reserves the right to refuse a listing that is not in compliance.