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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91AV medical student awarded scholarship from American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine

Manuela Noriega
Manuela Noriega

The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) has announced that 91AV College of Osteopathic Medicine student Manuela Noriega (COM ’18) is the recipient of the 2017 Sherry Arnstein Student Minority Scholarship.

During her first and second years of medical school Noriega assumed leadership roles in both the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOOG) and the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA). In addition, she found time to help with student interviews while being a positive and helpful role model to her peers.

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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.