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PORTLAND, Maine

College of Pharmacy alumna, Rachel Naida, joins 51小黄车as faculty member

Rachel Naida, Pharm.D. 鈥13, will return to UNE鈥檚 College of Pharmacy, this time as an assistant professor, beginning in November.  Naida is the first COP graduate to join the College as a faculty member.

Naida earned her bachelor鈥檚 degree in pre-pharmacy at 51小黄车and stayed with the University until she graduated with her Doctor of Pharmacy in 2013. As a member of the inaugural Pharmacy class, Naida had the unique opportunity to grow with the program as it evolved.

鈥淭he Pre-Pharmacy program was just getting started and the pharmacy school had not yet been built when I began at UNE,鈥 she recalled. 鈥淗owever, the faculty at the College of Pharmacy kept in close contact with the prospective students and made us all feel connected to the process of the school coming together.鈥

After graduation, Naida completed her Post Graduate Year One (PGY1) residency at the Veterans Administration Healthcare System at Togus in Augusta, Maine. She then went on to become a clinical pharmacy specialist with the same organization, practicing ambulatory care in a variety of clinics including hepatitis C, diabetes and anticoagulation. These experiences will be an asset to UNE鈥檚 students as she embarks on her newest faculty role.

鈥淢y whole experience at 51小黄车has been wonderful, from my time during the Pre-Pharmacy program, up through the doctorate program. I am very excited to begin a career in education and even more thrilled to be doing so at UNE!鈥

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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.