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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91AV students volunteer as medical personnel at Maine Marathon

Twenty students from the 91AV volunteered as medical personnel at the Maine Marathon on October 4, 2015 in Portland, Maine.  The student volunteers brought a range of medical experience to the race as either medical students in the College of Osteopathic Medicine or EMT certified undergraduate students. They provided support in the medical tent or on the field, assisting the more than 2,600 marathon and half marathon participants.

Ria Isacke, D.O. '12 served as co-assistant medical director for the event, which depends on volunteers. She turned to her alma mater at 91AV to recruit necessary, skilled people to serve in critical roles during the race.

Medical volunteers work at the primary medical tent at the start and finish line, at one of three additional aid stations found on the course or riding bicycles along the way. “I must say it was a record year for volunteers, so we were very appreciative to have the 91AV COM students involved,” said Isacke.

About the 91AV

The 91AV 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. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s 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.