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PORTLAND, Maine

UNE College of Pharmacy volunteers recognized in Biddeford Free Clinic annual report

Faculty and students from UNE’s College of Pharmacy were recognized for their volunteer service in the Biddeford Free Clinic (BFC) annual report. Their assistance continues to help provide medical care to uninsured community members in Maine.

Several faculty members took on leadership roles within the BFC: Erin Koepf, Pharm.D., BCACP, clinical assistant professor, coordinated the schedule to ensure the free clinic’s pharmacy was adequately staffed; Sarah Smith, Pharm.D., BCACP, assistant professor of Pharmacy, assisted the clinic to find free and affordable medications for its patients; and Matt Lacroix, Pharm.D., BCPS, assistant professor of Pharmacy, helped train the UNE student volunteers.

Other College of Pharmacy volunteers include: James Krebs, Pharm.D., director of Experiential Education; Kenneth McCall, Pharm.D., associate professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice; Lisa Pagnucco, Pharm.D., BCACP, assistant professor in the Department of Phamacy Practice; Hanh Duong ’16; Emily Erpenbeck ’16; Bora Lee ’15; Jane Lee ’16; Heather Mea ’15; Trong Ngyuen ’15; Lilia Son ’15; and Mirna Zhou ’15.

McCall commended his students’ and colleagues’ efforts by saying, “The volunteer work of these faculty and students truly exemplifies the motto, ‘We are neighbors helping neighbors’. Thanks to all of these volunteers for their outstanding community service!”

Members from the UNE College of Pharmacy have served at the BFC every month since October of 2009.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.