UMaine System to study the possibility of creating a public medical school
The University of Maine System, a New England Council member, announced this week it will work with a national consultant to examine the viability of launching the state’s first public medical school in response to a critical shortage of physicians in rural Maine.
This concept has gained support from several associations, and UMS received state funding last year to undertake the study. The study comes as Maine’s only medical school—the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine—prepares to relocate from Biddeford to a newly expanded campus in Portland.
“The University of New England is always eager to partner with our colleagues at the University of Maine System and is proud of the mutually beneficial partnerships we have established with the system,” said James Herbert, UNE’s president.
The New England Council commends the University of Maine System for working to address the physician shortage in Maine.
Read more in Mainebiz.