Center for Digital Health
University of New England
The University of New England (UNE) partners with Senscio Systems to provide first-year UNE Physician Assistant (PA) students with a clinical rotation using telehealth to provide patient services. Senscio offers its members a tablet product called Ibis, where members can input their temperature, blood pressure, and other health information, and a virtual care team analyzes the data and meets with members virtually to discuss their health and goals. UNE PA students engage with Senscio’s older adult member population under the guidance of licensed clinicians, interpreting data and providing wellness checks over the phone. The goal of this partnership is to provide students an opportunity to use telehealth apps before entering the workplace, an important technology skill now being utilized by many healthcare providers, and especially important during the global pandemic. The partnership provides both experience and technical know-how for UNE students and provides a potential pipeline of employees for Senscio systems across New England states. There are goals to further expand this Senscio Systems partnership to other healthcare profession disciplines within the UNE Westbrook College of Health Professions (WCHP) as well as partner with additional local providers to provide additional digital health services for the Southern Maine community.