UNE Nursing program featured in article about shortage of health care workers in Maine

Jennifer Morton
UNE Director of Nursing Jennifer Morton

The Portland Press Herald interviewed University of New England Director of Nursing Jennifer Morton, D.N.P, M.P.H., APHN-BC, for an article about the shortage of health care workers in Maine.

The article, titled, “Shortage of health care workers in Maine puts strain on providers,” detailed the strain the shortage is putting on medical institutions. It cited Maine’s aging worker population and a generally shrinking workforce as reasons for the shortage.

Morton explained that UNE is working to address the shortage by increasing enrollment by 50 percent over the last five years and offering three separate tracks for students to earn their degree. Morton also pointed out that UNE has one of the top nursing programs in the state, with about a 95 percent graduation rate. For the third year in a row, more UNE Nursing graduates passed their nursing license exam than any other Bachelor of Science in nursing program in the state.

Read the article.

To learn more about the University of New England’s Westbrook College of Health Professions visit www.une.edu/wchp

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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.