About Us

Driving Innovation, Research and Medical Education at MaineHealth

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Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD

We are proud to introduce MaineHealth Academic Affairs’ first integrated annual report! This inaugural report tells the story of how our innovation, research and medical education work advances the MaineHealth mission and vision.

Our academic teams are steeped in a culture that demands innovation and continuous improvement. We work in a space where science, informatics and learning intersect to accelerate MaineHealth’s journey to becoming a learning health system.

As you read these stories and learn about the important academic work going on across MaineHealth, we hope your curiosity is piqued and you want to learn more.  Please reach out! We look forward to speaking with you.

Doug Sawyer, MD, PhD
Chief Academic Officer

About MaineHealth Academic Affairs

Academic Affairs supports the MaineHealth tripartite mission through learning and education, cutting edge research, and infrastructure to support innovation among care team members. Academic Affairs is comprised of:

Innovation

Learn more about MaineHealth Innovation team.

MaineHealth Innovation

Education

Learn more about Medical Education at MaineHealth.

Medical Education

Research

Learn more about MaineHealth Institute for Research.

MaineHealth Institute for Research

Together, we are building the health care workforce of tomorrow, researching better ways to provide care, and promoting a culture of innovation and learning across the MaineHealth system – working together so our communities are the healthiest in America.