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Paul Gloe, MD

STRONG — This July, staff of the Strong Area Health Center are happy to welcome Dr. Paul Gloe to their professional healthcare team.

Gloe earned his Doctorate degree from the University of Washington. Previously, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resource Management from Sheldon Jackson College. Gloe’s wealth of medical experience includes a variety of care types and settings — including emergency care, family medicine, and extensive time spent in rural medicine settings. By the time he begins delivering care at Strong, Gloe will have completed the first year of a two-year Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine Fellowship, courtesy of the University of Arizona. This fellowship teaches an evidence-based approach to combining traditional medical care with complimentary medicine, consideration for the mind-body connection, and knowledge of the benefits of nutrition and exercise. With Gloe’s wide range of experience and training, he will be a wonderful addition to the Strong Team.

Gloe shares, “I am so excited to be bringing my family to Maine… specifically, I am overjoyed to be bringing my wife back home to Maine after 25 years in Alaska. My wife was born and raised in Lewiston, and she has deep multi-generational roots in both the Maine and New Brunswick areas.

My approach to each patient is to take the time to genuinely listen, meet people where they are at, offer compassionate guidance, and help empower individuals to invest in their own health. My place as a physician has always been as a rural Family Medicine provider, and I feel privileged to share with my new community what my training has taught me — but, even more important than what my training has taught me, to share what my patients have taught me as I have practiced rural medicine.”

Gloe joins the existing Strong clinical team — Physician Assistant, Madelyn Besse; Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Amy Peters; and Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Cinder Savage.

Founded in 1986, Strong Area Health Center is a part of HealthReach Community Health Centers — headquartered in Waterville, Maine. HealthReach is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating twelve family medical practices with the mission of serving the otherwise medically underserved. In 2025, HealthReach proudly marks 50 years of delivering high-quality healthcare to the rural communities of Central and Western Maine since its founding in 1975!

HealthReach services include general primary and preventative healthcare, including behavioral, substance use disorder, dental, and podiatric care services. To ensure access for everyone, HealthReach accepts Medicare, MaineCare, and major insurance providers, and there are no eligibility requirements to access care through HealthReach; all are welcome. An Affordable Care Program is available to both uninsured and underinsured people. Assistance is available for applications to programs that help with your healthcare and medication costs, including enrollment support for Maine’s Health Insurance Marketplace.

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