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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is retiring as executive vice |
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chancellor for health affairs for The University of Texas System, |
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providing a fitting opportunity to honor him for his outstanding |
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service to the state; and |
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WHEREAS, A widely recognized expert in health care reform, |
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Dr. Shine earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1961 and |
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went on to specialize in cardiology and physiology; and |
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WHEREAS, He served as the dean and provost for medical |
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sciences at UCLA, where he remains professor of medicine emeritus, |
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and in 1992 he became president of the Institute of Medicine; during |
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10 years in that post, Dr. Shine oversaw a myriad of projects |
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addressing key issues in medicine and health care, and he worked to |
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ensure that scientific findings were thoroughly disseminated; he |
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was subsequently named founding director of the RAND Center for |
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Domestic and International Health Security and led its efforts to |
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make health a priority of U.S. foreign policy; and |
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WHEREAS, In November 2003, this dynamic health care |
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professional joined the UT System, and he has since overseen the |
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management of six UT health institutions with a combined total |
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operating budget of nearly $8.4 billion; he has directed a number of |
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important initiatives, including the Transformation in Medical |
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Education program and efforts to establish a new medical school in |
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Austin, and he was instrumental in six presidential searches; |
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moreover, he took on additional responsibilities in 2008 and 2009 |
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as interim chancellor for 10 months; throughout his tenure, he has |
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been guided by a deep commitment to making health care more |
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affordable and accessible for all Texans; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Shine further contributes to his profession as a |
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fellow of the American College of Cardiology and as a master of the |
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American College of Physicians; elected to the Institute of |
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Medicine in 1988, he is a former chair of the Council of Deans of the |
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Association of American Medical Colleges, and he served a term as |
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president of the American Heart Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Ken Shine has served the UT community and the health |
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care field with remarkable innovation and leadership, and his |
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accomplishments have benefited citizens across the Lone Star State; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kenneth Shine on his retirement |
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from The University of Texas System and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Shine as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Howard |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1978 was adopted by the House on May |
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22, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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