MaineHealth Medical Center (MHMMC) is a nationally-recognized academic medical center with an impressive history of outstanding and innovative residency and fellowship programs. MHMMC is approved to train over 400 trainees in our 17 ACGME-accredited residency programs, 19 ACGME-accredited fellowship programs, two rural tracks and rural concentration.
The robust clinical experience afforded by MHMMC, the second largest institution in New England, is supported by dedicated faculty, high-quality didactics and simulation-based teaching at the Hannaford Center for Safety, Innovation & Simulation. MHMMC further distinguishes itself as a premier academic institution by offering five academic tracks to support niche training for residents and fellows.
A history of excellence in graduate medical education
MHMMC is the flagship medical center of the MaineHealth system, building on more than 150 years of commitment to graduate medical education (GME). MHMMC has a national reputation as a GME innovator, having successfully obtained over $12 million during the last decade dedicated to innovation within our GME programs. MHMMC has received federal, state and private foundation grants to support:
- Interprofessional, team-based training with prestigious American Medical Association and ACGME national grants
- Rural and underserved community medical education
- Underserved urban community education
- Addiction medicine, preventive medicine and cardiology education
- Workforce development education
Rural training opportunities
MHMMC, along with three other ACGME-accredited Sponsoring Institutions in Maine, has received multiple grants to create the innovative “Maine Rural GME Education (MERGE) Collaborative" to create an infrastructure of GME training sites across rural Maine. Though the majority of GME training occurs at the MHMMC, residents and fellows have rotations and electives at important clinical sites across Maine.
The MaineHealth graduate medical education experience
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Resident & Fellow Research Opportunities
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GME Central Office
Mailing address:
GME Central Office, Bramhall
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall Street, Pavilion 1, Room 1233
Portland ME 04102
Phone: 207-662-7068
Training verification: To verify internship, residency or fellowship, please contact GMEMedEd@mainehealth.org.
Training malpractice verification: To obtain a malpractice claims history for a trainee, please contact credentialing@medicalmutual.com.
Kalli Varaklis, MD, MSEd | Designated Institutional Official
Kalli.Varaklis@mainehealth.org
Thomas Gearan, MD | Associate Designated Institutional Official
Sarah Hallen, MD, | FACP | Assistant Designated Institutional Official
Ashlee Plowman, MHA, MPH | Director, Medical Education Programs
Ashlee.Plowman@mainehealth.org
Ryan Richards, MA | GME Operations Manager
Jacquee Grassi | GME Program Manager
Jacqueline.Grassi@mainehealth.org
Julie Plourde | GME Administrative Specialist
Whereas, MaineHealth is committed to the provision of Graduate Medical Education (GME) in fulfillment of its institutional mission “to be a high-performance, quality GME system helping Maine become the healthiest state in the nation,” and
Whereas, it is acknowledged that the requirements for sponsors of Graduate medical Education are defined by both the Institutional Requirements of the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Special Requirements as developed by individual Residency Review Committees, and approved through the ACGME; and
Whereas, it is acknowledged that complying with both the Institutional Requirements of the ACGME and the Special Requirements that pertain to the individual residency programs requires investment in facilities, infrastructure, and staff; and
Whereas, MaineHealth has a long history of investment in facilities, infrastructure, and staff in support of GME; therefore be it
RESOLVED that the MaineHealth formally express its commitment to providing the necessary educational, financial, administrative, clinical and human resources to support graduate medical education.
APPROVED BY:
The governing authority (direct), through the MaineHealth Board Committee on Education and Research:
David Kumaki, MD, Co-Chair
The administration, through the President’s Leadership Council:
Andy Mueller, MD, President and CEO, MaineHealth
The teaching staff, through the Chief Academic Officer and the Graduate Medical Education Executive Committee:
Douglas Sawyer, MD, PhD, Chief Academic Officer
Kalli Varaklis, MD, MSEd, Chair, GMEC, Designated Institutional Official