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                                                 CONTACT: Marguerite Beck

	CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., April 5 -- Dr. B. Lewis Barnett, chairman of 
the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Virginia, has received 
the 1996 F. Marian Bishop Award from the Society of Teachers of Family 
Medicine Foundation (STFM). The award recognizes individuals who have 
significantly enhanced the academic credibility of family medicine. 
	"Your quiet counsel, the wonderful role model you've been for 
countless students and residents, your major contributions to the growth of 
the specialty, to STFM and to all organizations in the specialty, have made 
you a valued leader in the discipline," said Dr. Marjorie A. Bowman, 
president of the STFM.
	The award will be presented at STFM's annual spring conference in 
San Francisco on Sunday, April 28.
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                                                     April 4, 1996