LEWISTON — The Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program recognized six third-year family medicine residents at recent graduation exercises. Nancy Egan, M.D., of Brunswick Dermatology, also received an award.

Honored at the commencement program were family physicians Adam Duquette, D.O.; Emily Fontaine, M.D.; Michael Johns, M.D.; Christopher Kitchens, D.O.; Shayna Lemke, D.O., and Gonzalo Ruiz, M.D.

Family medicine hospitalist fellows Mark Grohman, D.O., and Swapna Gummadi, M.D., were also recognized at the ceremony.

“Balance — A Verb” was the title of the commencement address delivered by Edmund “Ned” Claxton, M.D., a former program director of CMMC Family Medicine Residency.

Several awards were made during the ceremony, including the Dr. Bruce Johnson Residency Teacher of the Year Award, which was given to John Dickens, M.D., for the second consecutive year.

Other awards included:

— Faculty of the Year, Thomas Hattan, M.D., CMMC geriatric and palliative care

— Community Preceptor of the Year, Norman Guay, D.O., Mercy Primary Care, Yarmouth

— Community Teacher of the Year, Tim McAteer, M.D., Central Maine Sports Medicine

— Most Inspiring Caregiver, Jackie Fournier, N.P., CMMC palliative care

— Nurse of the Year, Kayleigh Daley, M.A ., CMMC Family Medicine Residency

— Best Elective, Nancy Egan, M.D., Brunswick Dermatology

— Rural Track Nurse of the Year, Sootie Brown, L.P.N., Swift River Family Medicine, Rumford