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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 492
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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recognize Dr. John H. Krouse, who will be stepping down on June |
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28, 2021, as dean of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
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School of Medicine and as the university's executive vice |
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president for Health Affairs; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Krouse joined the university in 2017 after |
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having served with distinction in a variety of positions at |
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Temple University in Philadelphia; a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon |
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University, he earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical |
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School and practiced both surgical and medical treatment as an |
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otolaryngologist; and |
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WHEREAS, Under Dr. Krouse's outstanding leadership, The |
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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine has |
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experienced tremendous growth; during his tenure, the number of |
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students in the school's medical class has surpassed 200, and the |
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school has increased the number of residency and fellowship |
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programs from nine to 17; and |
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WHEREAS, He has greatly increased patients' access to |
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critical health care services across the Rio Grande Valley by |
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dramatically increasing the number of the medical school's |
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clinical practice sites; under his leadership, the university |
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has played a vital role in the region's response to the COVID-19 |
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pandemic, and the school was the first health care agency to |
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implement a testing program and to offer the COVID-19 vaccine in |
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the Rio Grande Valley; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly regarded physician and administrator, |
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Dr. Krouse is respected and admired by his colleagues and the |
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university's students, and his leadership as dean of the School |
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of Medicine and executive vice president for Health Affairs at |
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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley will be greatly missed; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th |
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Legislature, hereby commend Dr. John H. Krouse on his invaluable |
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service to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and extend |
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to him best wishes for continued success in all his endeavors; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of high regard from the Texas Senate. |
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Hinojosa |
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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 26, 2021. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |