The University of New England unveiled a new 110,000 square foot building for the state's only medical school today Tuesday.

Speakers at Tuesday's ribbon cutting at the Harold and Bibby Alfond Center for Health Services in Portland said the new building will boost medical care in Maine at a time when rural hospitals are struggling.

Regen Gallagher, UNE Board of Trustees Chair and Chief Medical Officer at Cary Medical Center in Caribou, said she sees the impact of UNE's medical school daily.

"I know how hard it is for Mainers to find a primary care physician or a doctor in a specialty area when they need care. Every year, UNE sends medical students and students from other health professions to Cary and other clinical sites in rural areas, around the state," Gallagher said.

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