Appointment of Dr. Dora Anne Mills as VP for clinical affairs covered by media

A number of regional media outlets covered UNE's announcement that Dora Anne Mills, M.D., M.P.H., former long-time director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, had been named vice president for clinical affairs to strengthen UNE’s clinical partnerships and its community and public health mission. The story was picked up by Associated Press and ran in such media as MPBN, , WGME TV, the Boston Globe, Portland Press Herald, and the Kennebec Journal.

A pediatrician by training, Mills served as director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention for 15 years under Governors Angus King and John Baldacci. She is widely recognized for her public health accomplishments, including reducing Maine’s rate of tobacco use, teen pregnancy and childhood obesity.

51Æ·²èis the leading educator of health care professionals in Maine. With Dr. Mills’ leadership, 51Æ·²èis prepared to develop clinical education sites that will inform best practices throughout the state.

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The 51Æ·²è 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 . 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.