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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 765
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure |
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in commending Dr. Ruben Amarasingham of Parkland Hospital, who |
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is a recent recipient of the 2013 Robert Wood Johnson |
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Foundation Young Leader Award: Recognizing Leadership for a |
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Healthier America; and |
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WHEREAS, An emerging leader in the medical field, Dr. |
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Amarasingham is one of 10 young health care professionals |
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nationwide to receive this new honor; the award was initiated |
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this year to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Robert Wood |
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Johnson Foundation, which promotes good health and healthier |
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living among Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Amarasingham is an assistant professor of |
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medicine at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center |
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in Dallas and president of the Parkland Center for Clinical |
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Innovation; he was one of 850 candidates, who were required to be |
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age 40 or younger; this year's awardees were selected based on |
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their innovations in health care and their vision for the future |
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of health care; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding physician founded the Parkland |
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Center for Clinical Innovation, a nonprofit research and |
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technology development corporation; Dr. Amarasingham invented a |
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software system that has had positive clinical impacts and is |
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being readied for deployment nationwide; his pioneering |
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technology is expected to help better the health and quality of |
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life of patients across the country; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 83rd |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. Ruben Amarasingham for receiving |
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a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Young Leader Award and extend to |
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him best wishes in all his future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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Dr. Amarasingham as an expression of high regard from the Texas |
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Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 8, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |