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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Throughout its long and impressive history, The |
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center has stood at the |
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forefront of important medical research that has changed the way |
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the world thinks about the most challenging and devastating |
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diseases and that has resulted in revolutionary new treatments and |
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outcomes; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognized as highly significant to the medical |
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community, these discoveries have led to an unprecedented number of |
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national and international peer-reviewed honors for UT |
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Southwestern faculty, including election to some of our nation's |
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most prestigious medical research organizations; and |
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WHEREAS, UT Southwestern faculty boast a level of achievement |
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that is unique in the State of Texas; the institution is now home to |
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95 percent of all scientists at state health-related institutions |
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who have been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, regarded |
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as the "hall of fame" for U.S. researchers, and 100 percent of those |
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selected as investigators of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, a |
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coveted honor that brings in many millions in private grant |
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funding; moreover, all five Nobel laureates at statewide |
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health-related institutions, including four laureates who are |
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active, are affiliated with UT Southwestern; and |
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WHEREAS, Adding to this highly distinguished roster, UT |
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Southwestern is pleased to announce the election of another of its |
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faculty members to the National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Beth |
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Levine; an expert in autophagy, she identified the first known gene |
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responsible for the cellular process by which cells devour their |
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own damaged or unneeded components, a function that is critical for |
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protection against many cancers and viral and bacterial infections; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The mission of UT Southwestern Medical Center and |
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its renowned faculty is to deliver quality medical care that brings |
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scientific advances to the bedside, 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; |
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acknowledging research as the cornerstone on which world-class |
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health education and patient care are built, UT Southwestern |
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annually secures more than $415 million for cutting-edge medical |
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studies; and |
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WHEREAS, UT Southwestern, the sixth-largest medical school |
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in the United States, educates more than 930 medical students and |
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over 1,600 residents; it ranks as the nation's fourth-largest |
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graduate medical education program and the single largest in the |
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state, training nearly one in four doctors at all statewide |
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health-related institutions; in addition, its faculty educate over |
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1,800 graduate students and Fellows as part of the largest |
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biomedical sciences graduate program in Texas, thereby |
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contributing promising scientific minds to our state and nation; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Serving the health care needs of their community, |
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the faculty and residents of UT Southwestern care for more than |
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100,000 hospitalized patients and conduct nearly 2.1 million |
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outpatient visits each year; the medical center also plays an |
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important role in the regional economy, with approximately 12,000 |
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employees and an annual operating budget of nearly $1.8 billion; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to improving the field of medicine through |
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research, innovation, and education, UT Southwestern Medical |
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Center is developing the next generation of health professionals |
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and the next wave of lifesaving treatments, and it is a privilege to |
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recognize its ongoing commitment to excellence; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor The University of Texas Southwestern |
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Medical Center on its unique contributions in research and |
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education and extend to all those associated with the institution |
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sincere 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. |
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| Straus |
M. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Oliveira |
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| Allen |
N. Gonzalez of El Paso |
Orr |
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| Anderson |
Gutierrez |
Patrick |
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| Aycock |
Harper-Brown |
Perry |
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| Bell |
Hernandez Luna |
Phillips |
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| Bonnen of Brazoria |
Hilderbran |
Pitts |
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| Bonnen of Galveston |
Howard |
Price |
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| Capriglione |
Keffer |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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| Carter |
King of Hemphill |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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| Clardy |
King of Parker |
Rose |
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| Coleman |
King of Taylor |
Sanford |
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| Collier |
King of Zavala |
Schaefer |
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| Cortez |
Klick |
Sheffield of Bell |
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| Craddick |
Kolkhorst |
Sheffield of Coryell |
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| Crownover |
Kuempel |
Simpson |
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| Davis of Dallas |
Lavender |
Springer |
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| J. Davis of Harris |
Leach |
Stephenson |
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| S. Davis of Harris |
Lewis |
Stickland |
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| Dutton |
Lucio III |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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| Eiland |
Marquez |
Thompson of Harris |
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| Fallon |
Martinez Fischer |
Turner of Collin |
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| Farias |
McClendon |
Turner of Harris |
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| Farney |
Menendez |
Turner of Tarrant |
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| Fletcher |
Miller of Comal |
Villarreal |
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| Flynn |
Miller of Fort Bend |
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______________________________ |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2346 was adopted by the House on May 17, |
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2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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