Undergraduate Healthcare Leadership Program
University of New England
The University of New England, with a strong focus on healthcare education, along with other colleges and universities in Maine, partners with the Daniel Hanley Center for Health Leadership in the recruitment, application preparation, and selection of Maine resident students, or students with long-standing ties to Maine, for the Center’s summer Undergraduate Healthcare Leadership Program. Students with health-related career interests are provided leadership development, paid summer internships across the state, and mentoring toward securing healthcare jobs in Maine while supporting Maine’s healthcare workforce needs. The program offers opportunities not only for undergraduate students interested in medicine, dentistry, and similar health professions, but also for those pursuing health science research, health education and promotion, health care business administration, and the growing field of health informatics. Faculty and professional staff across the university are involved in promoting the program and recruiting applicants, and the Pre-Health Advisor, Career Services, and writing specialists from the Student Academic Success Center assist students in preparing competitive applications. The Pre-Health Advisor is also part of the state-wide review and selection committee. In 2011, the UNE CAS Internship Office partnered with the Center to help establish the program and UNE remains committed to its success.