H.R. No. 1708
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Angela Gardner of Grapevine has been named
president-elect of the American College of Emergency Physicians;
and
WHEREAS, After earning her medical degree at the Texas Tech
Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Dr. Gardner completed a
transitional internship and an emergency medicine residency at
Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Center in El Paso; she is
currently serving as an assistant professor in the department of
surgery at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; in
addition to teaching and treating patients, Dr. Gardner is active
in the field of emergency medicine and is an advocate of preserving
patients' access to quality emergency care; she also played a key
role in the passage of medical liability reform in Texas, and she
hopes to bring about similar changes at the national level; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1968, ACEP is the oldest and largest
national medical specialty organization representing physicians
who practice emergency medicine; with more than 22,000 members, the
organization sponsors a continuing education program, monitors
trends in the health care environment, and analyzes issues
affecting emergency physicians and their patients; ACEP also works
to affect public policy through its Washington, D.C., office, and
it publishes newsletters and a monthly journal, Annals of Emergency
Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Having held various leadership positions in both the
Texas chapter and the national organization, Dr. Gardner brings her
extensive experience to ACEP as its president-elect; she has served
on its board of directors for six years and as its vice president;
she was also president of Texas ACEP in 2003 and the chair of the
National Report Card Task Force in 2006; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed Texan has long demonstrated a profound
commitment to her profession, and she may indeed reflect with great
pride on her notable achievements as she takes on this new role;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Angela Gardner on her election
as president of the American College of Emergency Physicians and
extend to her sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Gardner as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.
Truitt
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 1708 was adopted by the House on May
11, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House