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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Rear Admiral TeCora Ballom of the United States |
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Public Health Service was sworn in as an assistant U.S. surgeon |
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general on May 19, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, A physician with board certification in both family |
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and correctional medicine, Rear Admiral Ballom serves as the South |
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Central regional medical director for the Federal Bureau of |
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Prisons; the Dallas native will continue in that challenging role, |
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overseeing medical care for 16 prisons and 30,000 inmates in Texas, |
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Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana; and |
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WHEREAS, The nation's assistant surgeons general provide |
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crucial leadership in responding to natural disasters, epidemics, |
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and other emergencies; Rear Admiral Ballom has demonstrated |
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exceptional judgment and ability throughout her career; in 2010, |
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she took on a temporary assignment to furnish executive expertise |
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during the transition of Immigration and Health Services into the |
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Department of Homeland Security; she was subsequently designated |
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officer in charge for a Commissioned Corps Hospital Assistance |
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Team, deployed to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands |
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to assist the only hospital on the island of Saipan; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2014, Rear Admiral Ballom was named Applied |
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Public Health Physician of the Year by the USPHS; in addition, she |
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has been inducted into the Delta Omega Honorary Society in Public |
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Health and earned the USPHS Outstanding Service Medal; she holds a |
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bachelor's degree in chemistry from Bishop College, a master's |
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degree in public health from the University of Massachusetts at |
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Amherst, and an osteopathic medical diploma from the University of |
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North Texas Health Science Center; and |
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WHEREAS, Rear Admiral Ballom has made a positive difference |
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in countless lives through her deep commitment to the vital mission |
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of the U.S. Public Health Service, and she has earned the lasting |
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respect and appreciation of her fellow citizens; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Rear Admiral TeCora Ballom on her |
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appointment as a U.S. assistant surgeon general and extend to her |
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sincere best wishes for continued success in her important work; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Rear Admiral Ballom as an expression of high regard by |
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the Texas House of Representatives. |