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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rashmi Rode of Baylor College of Medicine is |
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serving as Physician of the Day at the State Capitol on February 26, |
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2025; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 1971, the Physician of the Day program at the |
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State Capitol has provided for a doctor to be on call each day of a |
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legislative session as a resource for legislators and support |
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staff; family physicians travel from all over the state to |
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volunteer their time and expertise at the Capitol health clinic; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rode is the associate program director of the |
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Family Medicine Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine in |
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Houston, and she also serves patients from underserved communities |
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through her work with the Harris Health System; a Fellow of the |
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American Academy of Family Physicians, she has benefited the |
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organization as a state delegate and convener at its National |
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Conference of Constituency Leaders; in addition, she is a member of |
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the Harris County Academy of Family Physicians Advisory Board; and |
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WHEREAS, After graduating from medical school in India, |
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Dr. Rode went on to complete her family medicine residency at |
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Baylor College of Medicine, where she stayed on as faculty; over the |
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course of her tenure, she has received multiple awards, including a |
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Women of Excellence Award, a Star Award for Excellence in Patient |
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Care, and a Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award in |
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Teaching and Evaluation; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Rashmi Rode has demonstrated exceptional |
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dedication to her profession and to her fellow citizens, and it is |
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indeed fitting to honor her for her service to the legislative |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dr. Rashmi Rode for her participation in |
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the Physician of the Day program and extend to her sincere best |
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wishes 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. Rode as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |