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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Katharine Heffner completed the Texas |
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Anesthesiology Policy Research Rotation Program during the 88th |
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Texas Legislature; and |
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WHEREAS, Launched by the Texas Society of Anesthesiologists |
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in 2023, the program offers two resident physicians each |
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legislative session the opportunity to experience policymaking at |
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the Capitol and learn about the political factors that impact the |
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practice of anesthesiology; the initiative is accredited by the |
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American Board of Anesthesiology; and |
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WHEREAS, Katharine Heffner has participated in policy |
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meetings, developed policy materials, and testified in and attended |
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committee hearings; in addition, she has provided updates on policy |
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developments affecting the practice of anesthesiology to members of |
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the TSA; and |
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WHEREAS, Raised in Evanston, Wyoming, Dr. Heffner received |
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her bachelor's degree in neurobiology and a McCombs School of |
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Business certificate in business foundation from The University of |
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Texas at Austin and went on to earn her medical degree from the |
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Texas A&M University School of Medicine; she has completed |
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rotations at Memorial Hermann Hospital and Lyndon B. Johnson |
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Hospital, and she holds certification in basic focus assessed |
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transthoracic echocardiography and advanced cardiac life support; |
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currently, she is an anesthesiology resident at The University of |
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Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and she is scheduled to |
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finish this assignment in June 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, Katharine Heffner has gained valuable insight into |
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the legislative environment and the policymaking process, and the |
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Texas Society of Anesthesiologists is sure to benefit from her |
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knowledgeable perspective as her career progresses; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Katharine Heffner on |
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completing the 2023 Texas Anesthesiology Policy Research Rotation |
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Program and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success |
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in her endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Heffner as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |