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Encyclopedia > University of New England, Maine
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The University of New England is an independent, coeducational university with two distinctive campuses in two Maine coastal cities. The University Campus is located in Biddeford. The Westbrook College Campus is located in the Deering section of Portland and is designated a national historic district. Official language(s) None (English and French de facto) Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 39th  - Total 33,414 sq mi (86,542 km²)  - Width 210 miles (338 km)  - Length 320 miles (515 km)  - % water 13. ... City Hall in 2005 Biddeford is a city in York County, Maine, United States. ... Portland is the largest city in the U.S. state of Maine, with a 2004 population of 63,882. ...


The University has degree programs in health sciences, natural sciences, human services, management, education and the liberal arts. The University includes Maine's only medical school, the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, which emphasizes the education of primary care physicians. Enrollments for the two campuses total 2,364, including 496 medical students. UNE also has several distance learning programs and a satellite nursing program in Israel. This article is about osteopathy outside the United States. ...

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University campus

The University campus is composed of more than 540 acres (2.2 km²), including more than 4,000 feet (1.2 km) of ocean frontage. The 26 buildings of the University campus include the Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences, a state-of-the-art 80,000 square foot (7,000 m²) science education facility, and the Marine Science Education and Research Center, which houses the Marine Animal Rehabilitation Clinic. The Harold Alfond Center for Health Sciences houses Maine's only medical school, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNECOM). [1] An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Harold Alfond (born 1914) is an American businessman, who founded the Dexter Shoe Company and invented the idea of the factory outlet store. ...


Westbrook College campus

The 41-acre (170,000-m²) Westbrook College Campus offers programs for traditional undergraduate and graduate students and for working adults in the Portland area. It is the home of the College of Health Professions, a national leader in integrated, interdisciplinary health and healing education, training, research and practice. The campus is also home to the Art Gallery, the Maine Women Writers Collection, and the Dental Hygiene Clinic.


National media recognition

U.S. News & World Report has recognized UNE as one of the best regional universities in the Northeastern United States, has ranked the Physician Assistant Program among the top 25 in the nation, and has recognized the College of Osteopathic Medicine for educational excellence in primary care, geriatrics and rural medicine. Regional definitions vary The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. ... In the United States, Physician Assistants (PAs) are non-physician clinicians licensed to practice medicine with a physicians supervision. ...


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University of New England - Maine GEC - Contact Us (429 words)
Judith A. Metcalf, APRN, BC, M.S. began as the director of the Maine University of New England Geriatric Education Center December 1, 2003.
Judy's position as director the Maine GEC is complemented by her involvement in the UNE Mature Care Practice, as a nurse practitioner, providing primary care to elders in residential, assisted living, rehabilitation and long term care settings.
She has been a member of the faculty the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine since 1982.
University of New England, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1909 words)
The Westbrook College Campus, in Portland, Maine is designated a national historic district and is quintessential New England, with a central green surrounded by classic brick buildings.
U.S. News and World Report has recognized UNE as one of the best regional universities in the Northeast, has ranked the Physician Assistant Program among the top 25 in the nation, and has recognized the College of Osteopathic Medicine for educational excellence in primary care, geriatrics and rural medicine.
By 1961, the College was solely a four-year post-secondary institution, and in 1966, it was fully accredited by the New England Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.
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