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As Maine grapples with workforce shortages and growing health care demands, the annual Case Competition serves as a platform for scholars to apply their training and propose solutions to complex health care issues while working across disciplines to address a different annual theme affecting Maine\u2019s communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This culminating event serves as a platform for teams to share their final presentations to a panel of 10 expert judges and community members, with this year\u2019s theme addressing Alzheimer\u2019s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) in rural Northern Maine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nine teams presented with the top three Finalists then presenting to the entire group of attendees. This 6-month, longitudinal experience allows AHEC Scholars to research and deliver a comprehensive response plan that includes recommendations for improving the health care system and addressing population health needs related to ADRD in Maine\u2019s northernmost county.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars3-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars3-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars3.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">First Place Team at the Annual AHEC Case Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars4-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars4-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.une.edu\/maineahec\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/31\/2026\/02\/Feb-2026-MM-Scholars4.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AHEC Scholars at the Annual Case Competition<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In November 2025, cohort 7 Scholars (in their second year of the program) participated in the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-education"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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