Shirley A. Weaver

Shirley A. Weaver, PhD, has a long history of involvement in health professions education, both in military and civilian capacities. As a ten-year Vietnam era USAF officer, she directed hospital laboratory services in Wyoming, California, and Labrador. Since coming to Maine, Shirl has founded the Maine AHEC System and the Maine Geriatric Education Center at the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her academic career as the Associate Director of the Harvard Geriatric Education Center at Brigham & Women’s Hospital. Through those organizations she has focused on workforce training and education issues at national and state levels to improve health care for rural and underserved communities. In her retirement she remains active on state and local boards, including Vet to Vet Maine, focused on improving the health and quality of life of older adults. She has served as a Vet to Vet volunteer since 2016 and was a member of SMAA’s Vet to Vet Shared Leadership Team before joining Vet to Vet Maine as an incorporator and director.