ORONO, Maine, Oct. 28 -- University of Maine issued the following news release:

For members of the inaugural cohort, face-to-face residencies in Portland offer a chance to work through real workplace challenges, question assumptions and build connections with peers across industries

Mariah Curtis learned to make decisions under pressure in ambulances and emergency rooms. Leading a rural health care organization brought questions her clinical training hadn't prepared her to answer.

As CEO of Harrington Family Health Center in Washington County, she is responsible for finances, strategic planning and the organization's future.

"I was sitting at a boardroom table and presenting finances and leading strategic initiatives, and it's very much...