MERGE Collaborative

03/04/2025

The Maine Monitor recently published this article about the state of maternal healthcare in Maine. The MERGE Collaborative is working hard to create a training program that prepares medical residents to practice obstetrics in our rural areas.

Some rural Mainers are now driving 45 minutes one-way to the nearest birthing hospital, according to a recent analysis.

01/31/2025

01/03/2025

https://www.mainehealth.org/news/2025/01/mainehealth-receives-hrsa-grant-enhance-rural-obstetric-training

The grant will allow the Maine Rural Graduate Medical Education Collaborative to help address the gap in obstetrical care in rural communities.

10/09/2024

Look at the amazing work one of our summer interns did! Way to go, Madison!

A Tufts medical student who spent her summer studying health care transportation in northern Maine went above and beyond for a pregnant patient.

05/01/2024

We are excited to release our first promotional video about the MERGE Collaborative! Thank you to all of our residents and preceptors who shared their experiences. Please share this with any resident or rural clinical site who could be interested in getting involved!

The Maine Rural Graduate Medical Education (MERGE) Collaborative is an initiative to provide high-quality rural elective rotations for resident physicians ac...