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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 116
BY REPRESENTATIVE ABRAMSON
COMMENDATIONS: Commends the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Allied Health
Professions for 40 years of exemplary health care education
A RESOLUTION1
To commend the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Allied Health2
Professions for forty years of exemplary health care education in the professions of3
audiology, cardiovascular technology, clinical laboratory sciences, occupational4
therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation counseling, respiratory therapy, and speech-5
language pathology.6
WHEREAS, on April 2, 1970, the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors7
approved a request by the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans to8
establish a School of Allied Health Professions; and9
WHEREAS, at its founding, the School of Allied Health Professionals was the fifth10
school within the Louisiana State University Medical Center in New Orleans; and11
WHEREAS, the School of Allied Health Professions became operational on July 1,12
1970, and its first class of students was in 1971; and13
WHEREAS, the School of Allied Health Professions has graduated more than six14
thousand health care providers, and these graduates have achieved a ninety-s even percent15
passing rate on professional licensure examinations; and16
WHEREAS, the School of Allied Health Professions provides education in eight17
health care fields: audiology, cardiovascular technology, clinical laboratory sciences,18
occupational therapy, physical therapy, rehabilitation counseling, respiratory therapy, and19
speech-language pathology; and20 HLS 10RS-3960 ORIGINAL
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WHEREAS, the School of Allied Health Professions also includes the Human1
Development Center, a member of a national network of sixty-seven University Centers for2
Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service; and3
WHEREAS, the mission of the School of Allied Health Professions in New Orleans4
is to provide educational programs for students enrolled in the allied health disciplines, to5
contribute to the body of knowledge in the allied health sciences through research and6
scholarship, and to provide patient care and community outreach of the highest quality for7
the citizens of Louisiana; and8
WHEREAS, in the spring of 2010, the School of Allied Health Professions had their9
highest student enrollment, with four hundred four students, in the past forty years; and10
WHEREAS, student enrollment at the School of Allied Health Professions has11
increased by fifty-one percent since the spring of 2005 and sixty-three percent since the12
spring of 2006; and13
WHEREAS, student applicants to the School of Allied Health Professions have14
increased by twenty-four percent since 2005 and one hundred twenty-three percent since15
2006; and16
WHEREAS, the faculty of the School of Allied Health Professions continues to17
expand the body of research in the areas of clinical laboratory sciences, speech-language18
pathology, audiology, respiratory therapy, and rehabilitation counseling; and19
WHEREAS, the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Allied20
Health Professions merits a special measure of commendation for the tremendous honor and21
pride that this fine institution brings to its faculty, staff, and students, the city of New22
Orleans, the Louisiana State University System, and the state of Louisiana.23
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the24
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby commend the Louisiana State University Health25
Sciences Center School of Allied Health Professions for forty years of exemplary health care26
education and does hereby extend best wishes for the school's continued success in the27
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted1
to the dean of the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Allied Health2
Professions. 3
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Abramson HR No. 116
Commends the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Allied Health Professions for 40
years of exemplary health care education.