NMRC in the news
Webinar: Pathways to Teaching for Immigrants and Refugees
This webinar, presented by World Education Services (WES), provides an overview of the WES Global Talent Bridge Teacher Bridge Project. The program’s goal is to make sure that new Americans are qualified and competitive candidates for jobs in educational settings. The slate of presenters includes Sally Sutton, Program Coordinator of NMRC.
Video: 2021 Solas Award Recipient José Ramón Fernández-Peña
This webinar, presented by Sally Sutton, Program Coordinator of the New Mainers Resource Center, reviews the findings of the NMRC-PAE Foreign Trained Health Professional Licensing Pilot Project Report with the Maine Development Foundation. The purpose of the report was to research ways to increase diversity and cultural competence of the health workforce by identifying strategies to reduce the barriers that foreign trained health professionals face.
Webinar: Foreign Trained Health Professional Licensing Project Report (MMC)
This webinar, presented by Sally Sutton, Program Coordinator of the New Mainers Resource Center, reviews the findings of the NMRC-PAE Foreign Trained Health Professional Licensing Pilot Project Report with the MMC Family Medicine Residency Program. The purpose of the report was to research ways to increase diversity and cultural competence of the health workforce by identifying strategies to reduce the barriers that foreign trained health professionals face.
Webinar: Foreign Trained Health Professional Licensing Project Report (MDF)
This webinar, presented by Sally Sutton, Program Coordinator of the New Mainers Resource Center, reviews the findings of the NMRC-PAE Foreign Trained Health Professional Licensing Pilot Project Report with the Maine Development Foundation. The purpose of the report was to research ways to increase diversity and cultural competence of the health workforce by identifying strategies to reduce the barriers that foreign trained health professionals face.
SMCC, Portland Adult Education launch initiative to enhance workforce training opportunities for new Mainers
SMCC and NMRC signed a memorandum of understanding to provide workforce training opportunities for new Mainers.
Transitioning immigrants into the community
Portland is not a large city by national standards – its population stands at about 67,000 people – but it is equipped with more than a dozen agencies with the sole purpose of helping immigrants.