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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Students, faculty, and staff of Texas Tech |
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University Health Sciences Center are celebrating 54 years as an |
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independent university within the Texas Tech University system; and |
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WHEREAS, Launched in 1969 as Texas Tech University School of |
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Medicine, it was renamed Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center in 1979 when it became a full-fledged health research |
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institution; throughout its history, TTUHSC has been a leader in |
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rural health care for the State of Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Today, the university offers top-quality academic |
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and clinical education for the next generation of doctors, nurses, |
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pharmacists, researchers, and other health care professionals |
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while furthering its foundational mission of providing world-class |
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health care to the people of West Texas; TTUHSC is focused on |
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transforming health care through innovation and collaboration, |
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offering solutions that serve as models of care throughout the |
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state; the institution encompasses six schools, TTUHSC School of |
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Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Health Professions, |
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the Jerry H. Hodge School of Pharmacy, the Graduate School of |
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Biomedical Sciences, and the Julia Jones Matthews School of |
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Population and Public Health, and it maintains campuses in Abilene, |
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Amarillo, Dallas, Lubbock, Midland, and Odessa; and |
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WHEREAS, TTUHSC educates students, provides patient care, |
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and conducts biomedical and clinical research; the university |
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graduates the most health care professionals in the State of Texas, |
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and it has been recognized as a pioneer in telehealth; having served |
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hundreds of thousands of patients since the first telemedicine |
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consult in 1990, the institution continues to lead efforts to |
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expand access to care in underserved areas; in addition, TTUHSC is |
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nationally recognized for innovative programs, academic |
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achievement, and cutting-edge research; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center has |
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graduated more than 37,000 highly qualified health care |
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professionals who are serving patients and driving medical |
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discovery in tangible, life-changing ways in Texas and around the |
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world; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Texas Tech University Health Sciences |
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Center on its achievements and extend to all those associated with |
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the institution sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be |
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it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for TTUHSC as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |