The Journal of Maine Medical Center (JMMC) was founded by the Department of Medical Education, Maine Medical Center, in 2018. It is an open-access journal that applies the Creative Commons licenses (CC-BY) to all works published. It is devoted to supporting the academic mission through publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly work. Areas of focus include health care innovation, interprofessional healthcare and education, rural medicine and professional engagement and development.
Volume 8, Issue 1 (2026) Winter
From the Editor
Original Research
Emergency Care Team Comfort and Experience with Harm Reduction for Opioid Use Disorder
Penelope J. Haydar, Tania D. Strout, and FAEN FAEN
Factors Associated with COVID-19 Testing in Structurally Vulnerable Populations: An Exploratory Study in Southern Maine
Grace L Price, Kathleen M. Fairfield, Sumayo Awale, Renee Fay-LeBlanc, Caroline Fernandes, Ann Marie R. Hess, Elizabeth A. Jacobs, Donna Lawlor, David Ngandu, Leslie Nicoll, Kinna Thakarar, Ellyn Touchette, Andrew Volkers, and Gloria D. Sclar
Applications of Best Practices
Best Practices in the Conduct of Community Engagement Studios at MaineHealth Institute for Research
Francesca Piccolo, Emma DayBranch, Carolyn Sullivan, Elizabeth Woods, Neil Korsen, Jan Carney, Jenna Schiffelbein, and Kathleen Fairfield
End-of-Rotation Objective Structured Clinical Examination: Proposal to Reduce Grading Bias in the Family Medicine Core Clerkship
Deborah R. Erlich, Amy L. Lee, Anita Mathews, Lauren Boehm, Anna Virani, Shweta Akhouri, Julia Bartolomeo, Lidya Wlasiuk, Molly Cohen-Osher, Tessa Rohrberg, Laurel Witt, and Kathryn Rampon
Innovation Highlights
Navigating Microaggressions in the Clinical Environment: Follow-Up of a Case-Based Workshop 1 Year Later
Annie Liu, Christina C. Tsui, Nicole Hudak, Allison S. Chatalbash, Laura K. Snydman, and Eliza R. Bullis
Implementing the CARD System Distraction Techniques in Pediatric Primary Care – A Practice Improvement Project
Paige E. Lewicki, Tara Palnitkar, Anya Cutler, Kari Guffey, and Laura J. Flaherty
Evaluation of Connections Clinic: The Bridge Program located within the Preble Street Learning Collaborative
Emily Caron, Emily Follo, Robin E Barnard, Alec Luro, and Adam Normandin
Case Reports
Uncoupling Agents as a Contributor to Refractory Metabolic Acidosis in a Burn Victim: A Case Report
Kelsie M. Lynch
Bartonella Endocarditis Unmasking Heart Failure, Nephrotic Syndrome, and Pancytopenia in Repaired Tetralogy of Fallot: A Case Report
Cani Greg L. Garsuta
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