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NORWAY — Carolyn Costanzi a physician with Western Maine OBGYN was presented with the Roger A. Renfrew MD Rural Teaching Award on May 14. The distinction was awarded as voted by the Maine Medical Center/Tufts School of Medicine Maine Track medical students class of 2019, according to Gregory Hardy, clinical assistant professor, Tufts University School of Medicine and LIC site director, TUSM-Maine Track.
Western Maine OBGYN is at 193 Main St., and part of the MaineHealth network.
“Dr. Costanzi is an outstanding preceptor and a powerful role model as a woman in medicine,” said Deidra Michaud, class of 2019 Maine Track student, in the news release. “She is committed to education with a contagious passion for her field. In addition to clinical skills, Dr. Costanzi has also taught us how to be committed advocates for all female patients.”
The Maine Track program is a partnership between MMC and Tufts that was formed 11 years ago to help address the shortage of doctors in Maine, provide financial assistance to aspiring medical students from Maine and to develop an innovative curriculum focused on community-based education. Including the 2019 class, 239 physicians have graduated from the program since it began. Program participants are not required to practice in Maine, but 43 percent of graduates who have completed their residencies were doing so as of the fall of 2018.
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PHOTO: Gregory Hardy with Carolyn Costanzi, who was presented the Roger A. Renfrew MD Rural Teaching Award. Costanzi, a physician, is with Western Maine OBGYN. Hardy, also a physician, is the clinic assistant professor for the Tufts Maine Track program. (Submitted photo)
