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BIDDEFORD, Maine

UNE College of Osteopathic Medicine students present workshop in England

Cathlyn Schiedemantel and Mark Unger
Cathlyn Schiedemantel and Mark Unger

Fourth year students in the University of New England’s College of Osteopathic Medicine presented a three-day workshop titled, “Understanding the Microbiome.”

Cathlyn Schiedemantel and Mark Unger, who are also undergraduate teaching fellows in the COM Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Department, presented the program in Maidstone, England under the supervision of Frank Willard, Ph.D., professor of anatomy.

In addition to attending the workshop in England, Unger was an anatomy teaching assistant in the three day Advanced Lumbar-Bio Skills Lab for the Spine Intervention Society under the supervision of Frank Willard. The program provided teaching of anatomy, radiology and interventional techniques to pain physicians.

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.