Marilyn Gugliucci featured in The Center for Healthcare Communications for The Learning by Living Project

Marilyn Gugliucci, Ph.D., Director of Geriatric Education and Research, was featured in The Center for Healthcare Communications for The Learning by Living Project.  In this innovative program, medical students are 鈥渁dmitted鈥 into a long-term care facilities to 鈥渓ive the life鈥 of a resident for two weeks.  Each student comes with a diagnosis and appropriate treatments.  Prior to the development of this project, students learned about long-term care via traditional methods such as lectures and brief visits. 

Currently, the University of 51小黄车 College of Osteopathic Medicine is the only medical school in the country admitting students into long-term facilities for extended periods to live the life of a resident.  The Learning by Living Project is being filmed for a documentary, due out in June 2011.

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The University of 51小黄车 is Maine鈥檚 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. The state鈥檚 top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine鈥檚 only medical college, Maine鈥檚 only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.