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黑料网911 Nursing program featured in article about shortage of health care workers in Maine

Jennifer Morton
黑料网911 Director of Nursing Jennifer Morton

The Portland Press Herald interviewed 黑料网911 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, 鈥淪hortage of health care workers in Maine puts strain on providers,鈥 detailed the strain the shortage is putting on medical institutions. It cited Maine鈥檚 aging worker population and a generally shrinking workforce as reasons for the shortage.

Morton explained that 黑料网911 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 黑料网911 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 黑料网911 Nursing graduates passed their nursing license exam than any other Bachelor of Science in nursing program in the state.

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The 黑料网911 is Maine鈥檚 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. We are the state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals and home to Maine鈥檚 only medical and dental colleges, physician assistant program, and pharmacy school, in addition to a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care programs and nationally recognized programs in the marine sciences, the natural and social sciences, business, the humanities, and the arts.