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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Samuel Mathis of The University of Texas Medical |
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Branch at Galveston is serving as Physician of the Day at the State |
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Capitol on April 5, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, The Physician of the Day Program provides for a |
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doctor from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians to be on call |
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each day of a legislative session as a resource for legislators and |
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support staff; physicians travel from all over the state to |
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volunteer their time and expertise at the Capitol Health Services |
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Clinic; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Samuel Mathis is an assistant professor at the |
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UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine and the associate |
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director of the Medical Student Education Program; he also serves |
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as a physician at the UTMB Galveston Island East Family Medicine |
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clinic; a leader in his field, he holds a seat on the Texas Medical |
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Association Board of Directors and is a former president of the |
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Galveston County Medical Society; he was honored as a Texas Monthly |
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Super Doctors Rising Star in 2021 and 2022, and he received a |
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Galveston County Daily News 40 Under 40 Award in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, Following his graduation from Baylor University, |
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Dr. Mathis earned his doctor of medicine degree from UTMB at |
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Galveston in 2014; he completed training with the Memorial Family |
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Medicine Residency Program in Sugar Land and with the UTMB Health |
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Integrative and Behavioral Medicine Fellowship program; moreover, |
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he is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Dr. Mathis has |
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provided skilled and compassionate care to his fellow citizens, and |
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it is indeed a pleasure to welcome this esteemed medical |
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professional to the State Capitol; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Dr. Mathis for his participation in the |
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Physician of the Day Program and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Dr. Mathis as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |