BLUE HILL – The Maine Osteopathic Association recently presented its MOA Young Physician of the Year award to Dr. Merideth Norris, a physician at Blue Hill Family Medicine.

The award is given to a doctor of osteopathic medicine who has been in practice for at least one year and not more than five years, who has already demonstrated involvement as a practitioner and as a member of the community, as well as the potential to become a major force in osteopathic medicine in the future.

Norris practices family medicine at Blue Hill Family Medicine, a department of Blue Hill Memorial Hospital. She has a special interest in eating disorders and is the local physician for the Mainely Girls Eating Disorder Collaborative. She is a founding member of Food Chain, a health education theater troupe that serves middle school audiences.