The Notre Dame Club of Sarasota in Sarasota, Fla., awarded Christopher R. Sforzo, MD, for volunteering with the university's Summer Service Learning Program.
Here are four highlights:
1. Dr. Sforzo is an orthopedic surgeon at Florida Orthopedic Specialists and Sports Medicine.
2. Dr. Sforzo is a longtime volunteer with the Summer Service Learning Program, which helps senior pre-med students better understand the challenges of becoming a physician.
3. He has mentored two Notre Dame pre-med students each year since 2005.
4. The internships are part of an eight-week, three-credit course for the Center of Social Concern at Notre Dame. The program takes place in Sarasota at the Senior Friendship Center and Resurrection House along with practicing physicians.