[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 33 (Wednesday, March 15, 2006)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E369-E370]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       TRIBUTE TO DR. BETH MARCUS

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                          HON. ADAM B. SCHIFF

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 15, 2006

  Mr. SCHIFF. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Beth Marcus, of 
Burbank, California. Each year in March, in recognition of Women's 
History Month, we pay special tribute to the contributions and 
sacrifices made by our nation's women.
  Dr. Marcus is a family physician in La Canada Flintridge, where she 
has practiced for over 10 years on the medical staffs of both Verdugo 
Hills Hospital and Glendale Adventist Medical Center. After completing 
her Family Medicine residency, she went on to complete a Fellowship in 
Adolescent Medicine, where she worked with adolescents struggling with 
poverty, family estrangement, drug abuse, homelessness and other 
issues.
  Her patients cross the lifespan from infants to geriatric patients. 
Knowing that excellent medical care means going far beyond a diagnosis 
and a prescription, she has a remarkable capacity to bring compassion 
and empathy into the care she provides. She is an active advocate for 
patients, educating them and assisting them in obtaining social 
services and other sources of support to help them navigate the 
challenges of illness.

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  Beth is a member of the California Academy of Family Medicine, was 
the Secretary/Treasurer of the Los Angeles Chapter from 1995-2000 and a 
delegate to the house of delegates during those years. She is a member 
of the American Medical Women's Association and the Society of 
Adolescent Medicine. For several years she was a volunteer at the 
University of Southern California teaching a course titled Introduction 
to Clinical Medicine.
  As Burbank Temple Emanu El's social action chair, Dr. Marcus has 
coordinated various campaigns for helping others in the Burbank, 
Glendale, North Hollywood area. She has arranged blood drives, 
collected shoes and clothing for impoverished children, gathered 
donations for tsunami victims and hurricane victims, filled backpacks 
with school supplies, assembled items for homeless women, and made 
sandwiches for the hungry. In addition, she volunteers in fundraising 
efforts for the Parent Teacher Association at Emerson Elementary School 
in Burbank, and is planning to implement a nutrition program at the 
school called Food is Elementary.
  In addition to her professional and civic involvement, Beth is busy 
as a wife and mother, raising 2 twin boys, Adin and Jonah. She and her 
husband of 11 years, Dr. Jeff Ring, reside in Burbank.
  I ask all Members of Congress to join me today in honoring an 
outstanding woman of California's 29th Congressional District, Dr. Beth 
Marcus.

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