After 32 years of service in the Gorham/Berlin community, Dr. John McDowell, of Randolph, was presented the New England Rural Health Clinician award at the 2006 Rural Health Roundtable symposium in Portland, Me., Wednesday.
“I can think of no one more deserving of this award than John McDowell, MD,” wrote Adele Woods, executive director of the Coos County Family Health and member of the NERHC board, who nominated McDowell for the honor.
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