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V O L . X X X I N O. V I M A R C H 2 4 , 2 0 2 5 14 ainebiz: Why consolidate in Portland? James Herbert: Moving the medical school to the Portland campus simulta- neously accomplishes three important goals. First, it allows us to address the physician shortage in Maine by increas- ing the number of medical students we educate in a unique, state-of-the-art facility. Second, by consolidating all of our health professions programs on one campus, we can expand our signature team-based clinical training model, which has been shown to produce better outcomes and reduce medical errors, as well as training in telemedicine, which is particularly relevant to a largely rural state like Maine. And third, it allows us to repurpose space vacated on the Biddeford campus to accommodate our growing programs there. UNE president ready to take on higher ed challenges James Herbert leads opening of new Portland medical campus B y A l e x i s W e l l s P H O T O / T I M G R E E N WAY EDUCATION LEADER OF THE YEAR James Herbert President, University of New England University of New England UNE.edu 11 Hills Beach Road, Biddeford and 716 Stevens Ave., Portland What it does: The University of New England educates undergraduate and graduate students on two campuses in Biddeford and Portland, as well as a study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco and online. It offers various health, science, business and humanities programs. Founded: 1831 Employees: 3,178 James Herbert, who became president of the University of New England in 2017, has been instrumental in shaping the university and serving as a leader in Maine. Under his leadership, UNE has grown its academic and research programs and this year will consolidate its medical programs on one Portland campus. The new campus was a $93 million effort, with its first class of medical students expected this summer. M C O N T I N U E D O N PA G E 1 6 »

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