MERGE Collaborative

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.

Birthing unit closures hitting rural Maine hard Some rural Mainers are now driving 45 minutes one-way to the nearest birthing hospital, according to a recent analysis.

Our May newsletter is here! You can see it online at

Publications and Presentations – MERGE Collaborative Varaklis, Kalli (2023, November 9) The Maine Rural GME Education (MERGE) Collaborative: An innovative, state-wide collaboration to address rural physician recruitment. New England Rural Health Association. Killington, VT, USA. https://mergecollaborative.org/merge-presentation-2023-nerha/