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Westbrook, Maine 鈥� AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health (MHBH) announced today it has selected Dr. Melissa Bowker-Kinley for the role of Vice President of Medical Affairs (VPMA), Child and Adolescent Services. In this role, Dr. Bowker-Kinley will assist in developing and coordinating the behavioral healthcare of children and adolescents across AOA体育平台 in all levels of care.
Dr. Bowker-Kinley has more than 20 years of experience as a psychiatrist and in leadership roles, including a tenure as a child and adolescent psychiatrist and Medical Director of Child and Adolescent Services at MHBH at Spring Harbor from 2009 to 2014. Most recently, she served as a child and adolescent psychiatrist at InterMed, P.A. in Portland and Medical Director of Health Affiliates Maine in Auburn.
As a respected educator, Dr. Bowker-Kinley has provided clinical supervision at the AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center-Portland department of psychiatry since 2009. She brings valuable operational skills to the VPMA role with experience in electronic health record deployment, physician recruitment, compliance, and quality improvement.
鈥淢elissa鈥檚 vast experience makes her uniquely qualified to lead behavioral services for the vulnerable youth in our communities,鈥� said MHBH President Kelly Barton, MPH, FACHE. 鈥淪he is a passionate advocate for children and their families and will be a vital asset to our clinical leadership team.鈥�
A graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine, Dr. Bowker-Kinley earned a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Indiana University and completed two fellowships with AOA体育平台, one in child and adolescent psychiatry and another in physician leadership development. She is Board-certified in psychiatry and child and adolescent psychiatry.
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About AOA体育平台
AOA体育平台 is a not-for-profit, integrated health system whose vision is, 鈥淲orking together so our communities are the healthiest in America,鈥� and is committed to a mission of providing high-quality affordable care, educating tomorrow's caregivers and researching better ways to provide care. AOA体育平台 includes a Level 1 trauma medical center, eight additional licensed hospitals, comprehensive pediatric care services, an extensive behavioral health care network, diagnostic services as well as home health, hospice and senior care services. With more than 2,000 employed providers and approximately 23,000 care team members, AOA体育平台 provides preventive care, diagnosis and treatment to 1.1 million residents in Maine and New Hampshire. AOA体育平台 hospitals include AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor in Westbrook, AOA体育平台 Franklin Hospital in Farmington, AOA体育平台 Lincoln Hospital in Damariscotta, AOA体育平台 Maine Medical Center in Portland, Biddeford and Sanford, AOA体育平台 Memorial Hospital in North Conway, N.H., AOA体育平台 Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, AOA体育平台 Pen Bay Hospital in Rockport, AOA体育平台 Stephens Hospital in Norway and AOA体育平台 Waldo Hospital in Belfast. AOA体育平台 also includes the AOA体育平台 Barbara Bush Children鈥檚 Hospital in Portland, AOA体育平台 Behavioral Health in Westbrook, AOA体育平台 Home Health and Hospice in Saco, the AOA体育平台 Institute for Research in Scarborough, the AOA体育平台 Medical Group and AOA体育平台 NorDx in Scarborough. AOA体育平台 affiliates include Maine General Health in Augusta and Waterville and St. Mary's Health System in Lewiston. It is also a significant stakeholder in the AOA体育平台 Accountable Care Organization in Portland and a joint venture partner in the New England Rehabilitation Hospital in Portland.