Clinical Sites

Northern Light Acadia Hospital is a 100-bed, free-standing nonprofit psychiatric hospital in Bangor, Maine. Opened in 1992 as the state’s first not-for-profit private psychiatric hospital, it has grown into a statewide hub for behavioral health care. In 2023, Acadia opened a new 50-bed child and adolescent wing, expanding access for Maine’s youth and families.

Acadia provides inpatient, outpatient, and crisis services for children, adolescents, and adults, along with school-based programs, integrated behavioral health in primary care, and telepsychiatry that extends care to rural communities. Specialized programs also support military veterans and individuals with substance use disorders.

For psychiatry residents, Acadia is the home base of training, with access to a dedicated resident room and library on site. Conveniently located near downtown Bangor—and only a five-minute drive from Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center and Husson Avenue Primary Care—Acadia makes travel between core training sites simple. The breadth of services and interdisciplinary teams offer residents exposure to psychiatry across the lifespan and acuity spectrum.

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center

Founded in 1892, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center (EMMC) has grown from a community hospital into the specialty referral center for central, eastern, and northern Maine, with nearly 500 licensed beds and more than 450 physicians across disciplines. As a Level II trauma center and host site for LifeFlight of Maine, the hospital provides 24/7 access to advanced medical and surgical care, serving as the hub for primary and specialty services in the Bangor region.

For psychiatry residents, EMMC provides a training environment that is broad and community-focused. It is the site for internal medicine, neurology, emergency psychiatry, and consult psychiatry rotations, giving residents the chance to work at the interface of psychiatry and other specialties. As the regional referral hospital, EMMC cares for diverse patients from across rural Maine, many of whom face barriers to care and limited resources. This creates unique opportunities to understand psychiatry in the context of health disparities, acute emergencies, complex medical illness, and systems-level care.

Husson Internal Medicine

Northern Light Primary Care, Husson Avenue provides patient-centered primary care for the greater Bangor area, offering preventive services, same-day sick visits, women’s and men’s health, geriatric care, and management of chronic conditions.

For psychiatry residents, this site offers outpatient internal medicine training alongside an interdisciplinary primary care team, strengthening medical knowledge and highlighting the connection between physical and mental health in the community setting. Residents also gain insight into the role of primary care as the first point of contact for many patients with behavioral health concerns.