[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 4, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1865-S1866]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    IN HONOR OF DR. F. MARIAN BISHOP

  Mr. HATCH. Mr. President, I rise today to pay special tribute to a 
wonderful Utah doctor, F. Marian Bishop, Ph.D., M.S.P.H, who has 
dedicated her life to the practice of family medicine. Her shining 
example of service and dedication to the health and well being of 
people across America is truly extraordinary.
  Dr. Bishop was recently named the recipient of the John G. Walsh 
Award by the American Academy of Family Physicians, AFP, because of her 
dedicated, long-term commitment to furthering the development of family 
practice. This award is one of the highest honors presented by the 
Academy.
  In addition, Dr. Bishop has also received the United States Public 
Health Service Director's Award from the National Health Service Corps 
in 1990; the 2001 Women Who Make A Difference Award from the 
International Women's Forum; and in 2000 the Society of Teachers of 
Family Medicine, STFM, Foundation created the F. Marian Bishop Scholars 
program to benefit future students.
  Dr. Bishop is currently a professor and chairman emeritus of the 
Department of Family and Preventative Medicine at the University of 
Utah. The knowledge and enthusiasm she has shared with countless 
students have been felt by many and have helped provide the impetus for 
many future family practitioners.
  Dr. Bishop is a tireless advocate for the development of family 
practice and has served in many positions to further promote this 
wonderful field of medicine. She has assumed leadership positions for 
the Department of Health and

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Human Services in several areas including: peer review; Area Health 
Education Centers; title VII health professions; and the External 
Advisory Panel for Primary Care. She was instrumental in developing the 
Committee for the Departments of Family Medicine Grant Reviews and 
chaired the National Advisory Council on Health Professions Education. 
She is currently serving as the vice president for the Council on 
Graduate Medical Education for the Health Resources and Services 
Administration.
  She has also served in many capacities in Utah State government 
including as: a member of the Utah Task Force on Rural Health Policy 
Development, chairwoman of the Rural Medical Financial Assistance 
Committee, and a member of the Preventive Health Care Services 
Technical Advisory Group for the Utah Health Policy Commission.
  I am also particularly grateful for the service Dr. Bishop has given 
me as a member of my Utah Women's Advisory Committee. She has been a 
valuable asset on this committee providing me with input and excellent 
ideas concerning women's health issues.
  Dr. Bishop can also add author to her long list of accomplishments. 
She has published several important articles in such prestigious 
publications as: the British Journal of Medical Education, the Journal 
of Practical Nursing, the Journal of Community Health, and the Textbook 
of Family Practice. She is currently serving as the chairwoman for the 
American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
  Sadly, Dr. Bishop is now battling her own personal health crisis. I 
sincerely hope she is able to draw upon the strength and courage she 
imparted to the many people she touched throughout her medical and 
teaching career to ease her own pain and suffering. The service she has 
so unselfishly given to students, patients, and the medical community 
is exemplary and the contributions she made to the field of family 
practice will be felt for years to come. I am grateful for the 
opportunity today to honor this wonderful doctor, mother, and woman.

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