[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 13076]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     TRIBUTE TO DR. MARGARET BEESON

 Mr. DAINES. Mr. President, Dr. Margaret Beeson is a generous 
and inspiring doctor, who inexhaustibly serves her profession, her 
community, and the world with compassion and integrity. She is a strong 
yet humble leader, whose healing presence has awakened and nurtured 
souls from all walks of life. She is a consummate professional, 
conducting every aspect of her life with dignity, decorum, and 
propriety.
  Her brilliance is not only found in her intellect, but in the dynamic 
legacy she has created. Her vision is manifest in the thousands of 
patients she has cared for, the myriad of doctors
she has mentored, and is embodied throughout her very essence.
  Dr. Beeson is a loving mother and an enduring friend, generous of 
time, spirit, and compassion.
  She has served as a medic in the U.S. Navy and was selected to 
participate in an elite naval medical corps training program. This was 
a San Diego Naval Hospital based PA program. She trained for 6 months 
there and subsequently worked for a year in the outpatient clinic. She 
ran a chronic care clinic treating patients with high blood pressure 
and diabetes. She was a licensed vocational nurse, rotating through 
five hospitals, and traveled to India, the Netherlands, and England 
attaining her midwifery license. She became a naturopathic physician in 
1989 and is associate clinic faculty at Bastyr University in Seattle.
  Dr. Beeson is the founder and medical director of the Yellowstone 
Naturopathic Clinic in Billings, MT. Her clinic in the heart of 
Billings is also an accredited residency program through the 
Naturopathic Education and Research Consortium, providing opportunities 
for graduates of Naturopathic medical schools in a primary care 
setting. She has worked diligently to create collaborative 
relationships between conventional and traditional medicine. 
Additionally, she is the president of the board of directors of the 
Paul Gardner Veterans Pain Relief Foundation, an organization dedicated 
to facilitate access to nonnarcotic pain treatments for veterans by 
providing financial resources for access to safe, effective treatments.
  Earlier this year, the American Association of Naturopathic 
Physicians named Dr. Beeson its ``2016 Physician of the Year.'' Dr. 
Beeson was selected for her strong leadership, authenticity, and great 
mentoring skills. The role of mentor is one she is particularly proud 
of, as her clinic runs a residency for oncology in collaboration with 
St. Vincent Healthcare's Frontier Cancer Center.

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