Maine Gov. Janet Mills announced the award of $2.25 million to strengthen the state’s health care workforce by expanding training opportunities for health care professionals in rural communities and establishing a new system to match people to those opportunities.
The award is funded by $1.6 million from the Governor’s Maine Jobs and Recovery Plan, which will be used to recruit and support clinical supervisors, known as preceptors, in rural health systems, and to expand graduate medical education programs in Maine. The funds, administered by the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, will expand training opportunities for doctors, nurses, social workers, and other health professionals in rural communities and encourage aspiring health care workers to launch rewarding careers in Down East, northern, and western Maine, where health care providers are in demand. Read more.
