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Regular Session, 2013 ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 205
BY SENATORS PETERSON, ADLEY, ALARIO, ALLAIN, AMEDEE, APPEL,
BROOME, BROWN, BUFFI NGTON, CHABERT, CL AITOR,
CORTEZ, CROWE, DONAHUE, DORSEY-COLOMB, ERDEY,
GALLOT, GUILLORY, HEITMEIER, JOHNS, KOSTELKA,
LAFLEUR, LONG, MARTINY, MILLS, MORRELL, MORRISH,
MURRAY, NEVERS, PEACOCK, PERRY, RISER, GARY SMITH,
JOHN SMITH, TARVER, THOMPSON, WALSWORTH, WARD AND
WHITE
A RESOLUTION
To commend Dr. Benjamin Sachs for his tremendous contribution to education and
leadership at Tulane University School of Medicine and for his service as dean of the
School of Medicine.
WHEREAS, as a native of London and the son of Holocaust survivors, Dr. Benjamin
Sachs graduated from St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, now Imperial College,
London and earned a degree in public health at the University of Toronto; and
WHEREAS, prior to moving to New Orleans, Dr. Sachs served as professor of
obstetrics and gynecology at Harvard Medical School for twenty-nine years and chairman
of obstetrics and gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston,
Massachusetts; and
WHEREAS, in an interview Dr. Sachs, stated that the prospect of helping Tulane and
the city of New Orleans rebuild after hurricanes Katrina and Rita had been a major factor in
persuading him to accept the position as dean of the School of Medicine in November 2007;
and
WHEREAS, during his tenure at Tulane, Dean Sachs recruited nineteen new leaders,
including ten department heads while applications to the medical school have increased by
forty-seven percent and the entrance examination scores for students entering the medical
school have increased significantly, and federally funded research has increased by fifteen
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WHEREAS, Dean Sachs, a true humanitarian who shows compassion for his fellow
man and the underprivileged, has helped launch a network of clinics delivering primary and
preventative care to people in some of Boston's poorest neighborhoods and continued to
assist the delivery of care in New Orleans in conjunction with Dr. Karen DeSalvo at Tulane
University; and
WHEREAS, this service network of clinics gained national attention garnering
support for funding and collaboration from Johnson & Johnson, Qatar, LSU, the Daughters
of Charity, Xavier University, Loyola University, Delgado Community College's Charity
School of Nursing, and the federal government; and
WHEREAS, by 2010 this network of clinics was treating over 200,000 people every
year; and
WHEREAS, in honor of the clinic's achievement, Tulane's medical school received
the Spencer Foreman Award, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Association of
American Medical Colleges, which represents 150 medical schools in the United States and
Canada; and
WHEREAS, Dean Sachs has been a real champion for helping leaders in the
community recognize the value of primary medical care to the underprivileged and the entire
community.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend Dr. Benjamin Sachs, dean of the Tulane University School of
Medicine, for his tremendous contribution to the practice of medicine, medical education,
Tulane University and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to Dean
Benjamin Sachs.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE