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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE students take home third place at CLARION competition

UNE’s interprofessional student team placed third out of 15 participating teams at the National CLARION Interprofessional Case Competition on April 17–18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Members of the team included:

  • Julet Baltonado, COM
  • Stephanie Brown, COP
  • Erin Kany, COP
  • Jenny Ottoson, WCHP-PA

These students were advised by Rebecca Boulos, M.P.H., Ph.D., assistant clinical professor in the School of Community and Population Health; Jeff Nevers, M.A., affiliated professor in the Department of Physical Therapy; and Lisa Pagnucco, B.S. Pharm, Pharm.D., BCACP, assistant professor in the Department of Pharmacy Practice.

The CLARION competition is an event hosted by the University of Minnesota, dedicated to furthering interprofessional collaboration for improving patient safety and health care quality. During the competition, student teams of four are asked to analyze a medical case for a panel of judges. They are evaluated based on real-world standards of practice. 

President Danielle Ripich commented, “This great showing is a marker of excellence that builds the reputation of our university as an innovative health sciences institution. These students are the future thought leaders in medical care and I couldn’t be more proud of them.”

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.