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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
DIGEST OF INTRODUCED RESOL UTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Mercy
Obeime.
Porter
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION No. ____
1 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Mercy
2 Obeime.
3 Whereas, Dr. Mercy Obeime graduated from the University
4 of Benin in Nigeria and completed her family medicine
5 residency at Indiana University School of Medicine in
6 Indianapolis in 1996;
7 Whereas, Dr. Mercy Obeime has been employed by
8 Franciscan Health since finishing her residency in family
9 medicine at Indiana University;
10 Whereas, In July 1996, Dr. Mercy Obeime started practicing
11 at Garfield Park in Indianapolis and established the
12 Franciscan Health Neighborhood Center at Garfield Park. One
13 of the important missions of the clinic was to serve the
14 uninsured in the area, and this clinic grew and became a model
15 for best practices to serve patients with limited resources;
16 Whereas, Dr. Mercy Obeime worked with the Indiana Black
17 Legislative Caucus (IBLC) and the late State Representative
18 Bill Crawford on a variety of health-related issues. She was
19 asked to work with Governor Mitch Daniels' administration on
20 the inaugural Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) and Rx Indiana, a
21 pharmaceutical assistance program for patients now replaced
22 by GoodRx. She continued to work with the Daniels
23 administration and Governor Mike Pence's administration on
24 health-related policies;
25 Whereas, The late U.S. Senator Richard Lugar recognized
26 Dr. Mercy Obeime's work and dedication, and invited her to
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1 participate in The Lugar Series: Leadership in Action. She
2 participated in the series in 2009 and was a member of the
3 Lugar Leadership Series board from 2010 to 2021;
4 Whereas, In 2009, Dr. Mercy Obeime was appointed Director
5 of Community and Global Health at Franciscan Health;
6 Whereas, Dr. Mercy Obeime serves as Director of Medical
7 Training at the Marion County Public Health Department
8 where she oversees the training of medical students, residents,
9 and fellows in community and global health;
10 Whereas, In 2010, Dr. Mercy Obeime established the
11 SYMPAQ Clinic at the Franciscan Health Neighborhood
12 Health Center, became board certified in hospice and palliative
13 medicine to treat patients suffering from severe pain and end of
14 life problems, and helped establish the Franciscan substance
15 use disorder clinic which officially opened in January 2019;
16 Whereas, Dr. Mercy Obeime founded the Mercy Foundation
17 in 2003 and merged with the Timmy Foundation in 2010 to
18 become Timmy Global Health. This organization partners with
19 organizations in Ecuador, Guatemala, the Dominican Republic,
20 and Nigeria to improve health outcomes; and
21 Whereas, Dr. Mercy Obeime is the 151st President of the
22 Indianapolis Medical Society. She is the first woman of African
23 descent to hold this position: Therefore,
24 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives
25 of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana,
26 the Senate concurring:
27 SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly honors Dr.
28 Mercy Obeime and her dedication to improving the health of
29 Hoosiers.
30 SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
31 Representatives shall transmit copies of this resolution to State
32 Representative Gregory Porter for distribution.
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