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BIDDEFORD, Maine

Student diversity at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ featured in 'The Forecaster'

²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is proud to host a diverse student body, with individuals coming from all over the globe; an article in The Forecaster highlighted this in an article featuring a new student joining ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ all the way from Kenya.

Sahra Hassan, an incoming Medical Biology major, was born in a Kenyan refugee camp. This background contributed to her desire to pursue a career in medicine at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, with the ultimate goal of becoming an emergency room doctor.

According to the article, Hassan commented, "A lot of people where I come from need help." Through her studies at ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ, Hassan hopes to address the lack of medical access available in other countries around the world. 

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The ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ is Maine’s 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’s top provider of health professionals and home to Maine’s 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.