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PORTLAND, Maine

Elizabeth Dyer invited to participate in National Library of Medicine’s Biomedical Informatics Course

Elizabeth Dyer, M.L.I.S., reference and instruction librarian for UNE Library Services, was recently accepted into the spring cohort of the National Library of Medicine’s Biomedical Informatics course. Hosted by Georgia Regents University and held at Brasstown Valley Resort in Young Harris, Georgia, the program will be held April 12-18, 2015.

Thirty participants were selected from 155 applicants on the basis of their backgrounds and potential to be change agents in their institutions. The participants represent universities, health care institutions, corporations, government and non-profit organizations in 16 states.

The week-long survey course is designed to familiarize individuals with the application of computer technologies and information science in biomedicine and health science, and it will include lectures, demonstrations and hands-on computer exercises from renowned informatics faculty.

Learn more about the National Library of Medicine Biomedical Informatics course

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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.