Academic Student Organizations
The Portland Campus for the Health Sciences鈥� Graduate and Professional Student Association offers many opportunities to solidify your bond with others in your department or college through academic and professional student organizations.
Dental Hygiene
- Student American Dental Hygienist Association (SADHA)
Dental Medicine
- Dental Medicine Student Association
- Aesthetic Dentistry Organization
- American Academy of General Dentists (AAGD)
- American Association of Dental Research
- American Association of Women Dentists (AAWD)
- American Dental Education Association (ADEA)
- American Student Dental Association (ASDA)
- Digital Dentistry
- One World Dental Association (OWDA)
- Orthodontics Club
- Pediatric Interested Dental Students (PIDS)
- Periodontology and Implantology Organization
- Practice Management Club
- Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Special Care Dentistry Association
- Student Professionalism and Ethics Association (SPEA)
Interprofessional Student Organizations
- Alpha Zeta Omega 鈥� AZO Lambda Nu Chapter (Pharmacy and Westbrook College of Health Professions Programs students)
- American Public Health Association 鈥� Student Assembly (APHA-SA)
- Book Exchange Club
- Chess Club
- Christian Medical and Dental Association (CMDA)
- Golf Club
- Hispanic Student Dental Association (College of Dental Medicine and Dental Hygiene)
- Infectious Disease Club
- Interprofessional Student Group
- Middle Eastern and North Africa Student Association
- Muslim Student Association
- National Oncology Dispensing Association (NCODA) (Pharmacy and Interprofessional)
- Parent Club
- Partners for World Health 鈥� Portland
- Pickleball Club
- South Asian Student Association
Marine/Biological Sciences (Biddeford Campus)
- American Fisheries Society Student Subunit
- Marine/Biological Sciences Student Association
Nurse Anesthesia
- Nurse Anesthesia Student Association
Nursing
- Student Nursing Association (SNA)
Occupational Therapy
- Coalition of Occupational Therapy Advocates for Diversity (COTAD)
- 91AV Student Occupational Therapy Association (91AVSOTA)
Pharmacy
- Pharmacy Student Association (PSA)
- American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA-ASP)
- Industry Pharmacists Organization (IPhO)
- Kappa Psi (KP, Delta Chi Chapter)
- Phi Lambda Sigma - Pharmacy Leadership Society (PLS, Delta Zeta Chapter)
- Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA)
- Student Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SSHP)
Physical Therapy
- Doctor of Physical Therapy 鈥� Student Council
- Physical Therapy Balance Club/Neuro-Balance
- Physical Therapy Sports Interested Students Club
Physician Assistant
- Physician Assistant Student Society of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (PASS-AAPA)
Public Health
- Student Association for Public Health (SAPH)
Graduate and Professional Student Association
The Graduate and Professional Student Association (GAPSA), on the Portland Campus of the 91AV, is a student-run governance organization serving graduate and professional students and student organizations in the Westbrook College of Health Professions and the College of Dental Medicine.
Three Primary Purposes of GAPSA
- Promote and foster professional development and collaboration between the various student and academic organizations (as an extension of the Center to Advance Interprofessional Education and Practice).
- Advocate and communicate on issues of importance to graduate and professional students.
- Provide programming to meet the needs of graduate and professional students.
91AV鈥檚 Graduate and Professional Student Association is a member of the National Association of Graduate-Professional Students (NAGPS).
For more information and helpful resources, visit .
Forms and Applications
Submissions for the 2025鈥�2026 GAPSA Student Scholarship Award Application are open.
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Complete this for all student organization events/fundraisers/activities beyond regular organization meetings. After submission, an Office of Graduate and Professional Student Affairs professional staff member will respond.
Executive Board
Vincente DeBack is a student in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program. He is currently the GAPSA Vice President.
Noah is a third-year dental student in the College of Dental Medicine at 91AV. He is currently the GAPSA Treasurer.
Elle is a second-year dental student in the College of Dental Medicine at 91AV. She is currently the GAPSA Secretary.
Contact
For questions and more information about GAPSA, email gapsa@une.edu.
Contact
Graduate and Professional Student Affairs
We are located on the Portland Campus for the Health Sciences in Proctor Hall room 02. Our office hours are Monday鈥揊riday, 8 a.m.鈥� 6 p.m.* and we can be reached by phone at (207) 221-4212 or email at pcstudentlife@une.edu.
*Hours are subject to change without notice.