Julie Schirmer, LCSW is a behavioral health and curriculum consultant on a Preventive Medicine Enhancement for Maine (PrevME) HRSA grant with the Maine Medical Center (MMC) Department of Family Medicine.  She recently retired from her 20+ year position as behavioral science faculty at the MMC Family Medicine Residency Program and more recent position as Assistant Director of the Family Medicine Clerkship for Tufts School of Medicine/Maine Track Program.  She has taught, consulted and held academic leadership positions on regional, national and international levels, authoring multiple articles, chapters and an edited book on Behavioral Health in Primary Care: A Global Perspective.  Julie has been actively involved with Maine Providers Stand Up for Health Care and believes that by collaborating with other like-minded organizations and policy makers, we can improve the health and wellbeing of our clients, our communities and ourselves. She has been a member of NASW for over forty years and was co-chair of the Committee on Women’s Issues for the state prior to the birth of her 35 and 33 year old daughters.