Dorothy “Rosy” Carter, MD, is an OBGYN at Central Maine Obstetrics-Gynecology in Lewiston. She writes: “Part of my job is to understand where patients come from and how their health issues impact their daily life. Caring for women has always been the most rewarding part of my experience in medicine. Women’s health issues are unique and important.” She attended Brown University, earned her MD at SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine, and completed obstetrics and gynecology residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.