UNE students present and volunteer at the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society meeting

UNE Doctor of Physical Therapy students with Assistant Clinical Professor Amy Litterini
UNE Doctor of Physical Therapy students with Assistant Clinical Professor Amy Litterini

Several students from UNE's Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) program joined Amy Litterini, P.T., D.P.T., assistant clinical professor, at the Northern New England Clinical Oncology Society fall meeting.

The annual meeting is a combined palliative care symposium, oncology conference and poster symposium.

D.P.T. student Andrew Chongaway (’19) presented a poster of his case report on a cancer survivor, entitled “Comprehensive Physical Therapy Management of a Patient with Decreased Shoulder Function and a History of Breast, Lung, and Oral Cancer: A Case Report.”

The poster was based on his coursework within the Physical Therapy program. 

D.P.T. students Kaitlin Coumas (’19), Mikaela McGuire (’20), Casey Chabot (’20), Jessica Diggins(’20), Victoria Dwyer  (’20) and Maya Ahluwalia (’20) also attended. 

The students demonstrated their impressive dedication to volunteering by assisting with the coordination of on-site activities.

Representatives from Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont attended the meeting in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, November 1-3, 2018. 

 
Andrew Chongaway presented a poster based on his coursework within the DPT program at the meeting
Andrew Chongaway presented a poster based on his coursework within the DPT program at the meeting

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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.