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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Dr. Guadalupe Zamora concluded his service on the |
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Central Health Board of Managers on December 31, 2024, following a |
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distinguished tenure that spanned 12 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Appointed by the Travis County Commissioners Court |
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in January 2013, Dr. Zamora brought to his role many years of |
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experience as a practicing physician and educator; he has treated |
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patients at his East Austin family medicine clinic as well as at |
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Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin and St. David's Medical |
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Center, where he has chaired the family practice department; in |
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addition, he has served as an adjunct clinical professor for The |
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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston John Sealy School |
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of Medicine and School of Nursing, the UT Austin School of Nursing, |
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and the Physician Assistant Studies program at the University of |
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North Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zamora oversaw the Travis County Central Health |
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Board of Managers as chair from 2018 to 2019; he has further |
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benefited the community in many other leadership roles, including |
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president of the Travis County Medical Society; moreover, he was |
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involved in the advisory board for the Medical Access Program prior |
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to the creation of Central Health; a tireless advocate for quality |
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health care for all, regardless of income, he served as treasurer of |
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Healthy ATX, an organization that played an instrumental role in |
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the establishment of the UT Austin Dell Medical School; and |
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WHEREAS, A 1985 graduate of UTMB, Dr. Zamora completed his |
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family practice residency at Memorial Medical Center in Corpus |
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Christi; he served as chief resident of the department before |
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receiving his board certification in 1988; and |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Zamora has greatly benefited residents of Austin |
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and Travis County through his outstanding endeavors in behalf of |
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regional health care institutions, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on his contributions; 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. Guadalupe Zamora for his service on |
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the Central Health Board of Managers and extend to him 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. Zamora as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |