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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵstudents attend Clinical Exercise Physiology Association meeting

91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵstudents with the keynote speaker Paul Thompson
91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵstudents with the keynote speaker Paul Thompson, chief cardiologist at Hartford Hospital, who spoke on sudden cardiac death in athletes.

Seven students from the 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵ Department of Exercise and Sport Performance recently attended a conference with the Massachusetts chapter of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA).

CEPA supports the needs of individuals working in a clinical setting who are using exercise therapy to help in different chronic diseases such as cardiac, pulmonary, cancer, diabetes and peripheral artery disease. This is an exciting field that provides career opportunities for students graduating from the Department of Exercise and Sport Performance.

This was the first conference for the Massachusetts chapter, and seven 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵstudents attended: McKenzie Dwyer ‘19, Caitlin Barrett ‘20, Jake Kampner ‘20, Jacob Coviello ‘19, Bethany Leveille ‘19, Sadie Nelson ‘20 and Hannah Baldyga ‘19. 

About the 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵ

The 91Ö±²¥ÊÓƵ 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.