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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine students donate scrubs to clinic in Uganda

Health workers in Uganda wear scrubs donate by UNE medical students
Health workers in Uganda wear scrubs donate by UNE medical students

When Jennifer Gunderman, M.P.H., assistant lecturer in the School of Community and Population Health, was approached by Peace Corps volunteer Molly Burgess in Uganda looking for donated scrubs for a local clinic, she turned to the generous students at the University of New England.

Cameron Bubar (COM, ’18) coordinated an effort among his fellow medical students. Together, they collected more than 50 scrubs to send to the clinic in Uganda. Burgess says the staff at the clinic loves and appreciates the uniforms. “Everyone says that they are ‘smart!’ Here, that is the highest compliment you can give someone.”

 

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The UNE students donated more than 50 scrubs to health workers at a clinic in Uganda
The UNE students donated more than 50 scrubs to health workers at a clinic in Uganda
The donated scrubs packed up and ready to ship to Uganda
The donated scrubs packed up and ready to ship to Uganda

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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.