The COMmunicator 2018-19 Vol. 1 | Page 43

UNE COM ALMUNUS TALKS ON THE BENEFITS OF BLOCKCHAIN

UNE COM alumnus, Todd Kitchens, DO '10, along with two other experts, Rob Dolci, President, and CEO of Aizoon USA, and Sean Manion, CEO of Science Distributed, recently spoke on the concepts of blockchain, and how it could be used to evolutionize healthcare in a UNE-sponsored webinar hosted by the UNE Online Master of Science in Health Informatics program. If you haven't heard of blockchain, a recent article in Forbes will shed some light on what it is and what it could do for healthcare. Dr. Kitchens currently practices Family Medicine at Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine.

Courtesy of Central Maine Medical Center

TREK ACROSS MAINE 2018

UNE COM alumni were spotted at the 34th annual Trek Across Maine June 15 – 17, 2018. The 3-day trek started at the Sunday River Ski Resort in Newry, Maine, and ended in the beautiful coastal town of Belfast. The scenic course was 180 miles of cycling through mountains, valleys, and along the rocky coastline. This year, the event raised $1,072,185.54 for the American Lung Association. The team, Just D.O. ME!, consisted of DOs across the U.S., including alumni George Pasquerello, DO ’93, Mark Andreozzi, DO ’87, and Rocco Andreozzi, ’85. Together, with their captain, Nicole Pasquarello, the team raised over $9000 to support lung cancer research.

The team, Just D.O. ME!, posing after one of their rides during the 2018 Trek Across Maine