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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. DeVry C. Anderson of Austin is serving as |
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Physician of the Day at the State Capitol on January 15, 2019, and |
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his participation in this time-honored tradition is indeed |
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laudable; and |
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WHEREAS, A colonel in the United States Army, Dr. Anderson |
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has served since 2017 as vice president and deputy commander for |
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medical services at the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort |
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Hood; he first joined CRDAMC in 2014 as chair of the Deployment and |
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Operational Medicine Department and became vice president and |
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deputy commander of the Health Readiness Division the following |
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year; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson graduated from the United States |
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Military Academy at West Point and Thomas Jefferson Medical |
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College, and he went on to complete an MBA at Norwich University |
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School of Business; over the course of his noteworthy career, he has |
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served in combat operations as a battalion surgeon and flight |
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surgeon, and he was brigade surgeon for the Warrior Transition |
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Brigade, regimental surgeon for the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, |
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and Task Force Eagle surgeon during the Hurricane Katrina relief |
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effort; he also has private-sector experience as Texas regional |
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medical director for Next Care Urgent Care, and he operated an |
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independently owned urgent care clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, The author of numerous scholarly publications, |
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Dr. Anderson holds adjunct professorships in medicine at the |
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F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University |
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of the Health Sciences, and Texas A&M Health Science Center College |
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of Medicine; in 2016, he was inducted into the Order of Military |
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Medical Merit, and his many honors include the Bronze Star, the Air |
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Medal, and the Combat Medical Badge; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Anderson has distinguished himself greatly |
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through his outstanding service to his country and his |
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accomplishments in the medical profession, and it is indeed a |
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pleasure to welcome him to the State Capitol; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. DeVry C. Anderson for his |
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participation in the Physician of the Day program and honor him for |
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his achievements; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Anderson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |