[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 60 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E348-E349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF DR. SHANTI PANDEY

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 5, 2021

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
life and service of a remarkable individual, retired Dr. Shanti Pandey.
  Dr. Shanti Pandey is being recognized for both her service and for 
her successful tenure

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as a doctor in Jefferson County, Mississippi for over 50 years. Dr. 
Pandey recently retired in 2020, came to the Jefferson County area in 
1969, accompanying her late husband, Dr. Tiwari, Ph.D., who accepted a 
job offer in the Department of Agriculture at Alcorn State University. 
Taking the advice of Dr. Tiwari's associates, Dr. Pandey considered 
Jefferson County, particularly Fayette and set up practice in June 
1970.
  Dr. Pandey who is now around 85 years old, began her practice in 
Fayette on Harrison Street. A number of years later, she built the 
Arbind Clinic on South Main Street, directly across from Jefferson 
County Hospital. This site remained the home of her practice until her 
recent retirement.
  Dr. Pandey, a native of India, graduated from Panta Medical College 
in 1958 and completed her internship in 1960. She began practicing 
medicine in her native country but soon came to America with her 
husband who worked on a terminal degree at the University of Georgia.
  Dr. Pandey began her practice in America at the Central State 
Hospital at the Milledgeville, Georgia, beginning in December 1967. She 
left Central State Hospital in Milledgeville and moved to Alcorn State 
on September 1, 1969.
  Dr. Pandey falls into a unique and illustrious group of doctors who 
have placed dedication and service at the top of their agendas. Dr. 
Pandey's walls are filled with certificates that attest to her 
endowments. One special certificate that many doctors do not receive 
reads that Dr. Pandey was inducted into the 50-Year Club by the 
American Medical Association in 2008. Another certificate attests to 
her attainment as Board Certified in Family Medicine.
  Madam Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in honoring the life, 
legacy, and service of Dr. Shanti Pandey.

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