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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
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at Dallas has been named the best medical school in the country for |
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Hispanic students for the second consecutive year by Hispanic |
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Business magazine; and |
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WHEREAS, The goals of UT Southwestern Medical Center are to |
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deliver high quality medical care, to conduct high-impact, |
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internationally recognized research, and to educate leaders in |
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biomedical science, patient care, and disease prevention; through |
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its three degree-granting institutions, the UT Southwestern |
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Medical School, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and School |
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of Health Professions, the center trains nearly 4,200 students, |
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residents, and postdoctoral fellows annually, and its faculty |
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includes four active Nobel laureates; and |
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WHEREAS, The faculty and residents of UT Southwestern Medical |
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Center tend to more than 95,000 hospitalized patients and conduct |
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nearly 1.8 million outpatient visits each year; these dedicated |
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practitioners administer care at UT Southwestern University |
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Hospitals, Parkland Health and Hospital System, Children's Medical |
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Center Dallas, and VA North Texas Health Care System, as well as |
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other affiliated hospitals and clinics in Dallas and the |
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surrounding communities; and |
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WHEREAS, With more than 10,000 employees and an annual |
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operating budget of more than $1.4 billion, UT Southwestern Medical |
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Center plays an important role in the region's economy; moreover, |
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its faculty physicians annually provide some $358 million in |
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unreimbursed services to indigent patients; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to improving health care through |
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education and innovation, UT Southwestern Medical Center is |
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developing the next generation of health care professionals, and it |
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is a pleasure to recognize its continuing commitment to excellence; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor The University of Texas Southwestern |
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Medical Center at Dallas on its selection as the top medical school |
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in the country for Hispanic students by Hispanic Business magazine |
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and extend to all those associated with the institution sincere |
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best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for UT Southwestern Medical Center as an expression of |
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high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |