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1	1	H.R. No. 2535
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Dr. Josie R. Williams of Bryan recently completed
6	6	her distinguished tenure as the 143rd president of the Texas
7	7	Medical Association; and
8	8	WHEREAS, The largest state medical society in the United
9	9	States, TMA counts nearly 44,000 physicians and medical students as
10	10	members; its objective since 1853 has been to improve the health of
11	11	all Texans, and Dr. Williams demonstrated exceptional skill and
12	12	dedication in working toward this goal; after serving as
13	13	president-elect in 2007, she took office in 2008 and soon
14	14	thereafter directed the TMA Councils on Scientific Affairs and
15	15	Socioeconomics to conduct a case study on quality improvement and
16	16	patient safety initiatives in the Lone Star State; the report
17	17	profiled a dozen different programs being conducted in a variety of
18	18	practice settings; and
19	19	WHEREAS, In addition, Dr. Williams advocated forcefully for
20	20	expanding medical research, for instituting independent reviews of
21	21	insurance policy rescission, and for improving health care by
22	22	increasing the amount of quality time doctors spend with their
23	23	patients; under her direction, TMA launched a grassroots outreach
24	24	campaign, Patients' Right to Know, promoting greater transparency
25	25	and accountability in health insurance coverage; and
26	26	WHEREAS, This dynamic leader has served on numerous TMA
27	27	committees over the past 17 years, and joined the organization's
28	28	board of trustees in 2001; she has been a state delegate to the
29	29	American Medical Association since 1994 and has served as medical
30	30	director of the Texas Health Quality Alliance, as a member of the
31	31	National Patient Safety Foundation Board of Governors, and as a
32	32	trustee of the American Medical Association's Physician Consortium
33	33	for Performance Improvement; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Deeply committed to the medical field, Dr. Williams
35	35	began her career as a registered nurse in the United States Air
36	36	Force; she began serving as a surgical ward nurse at Ellsworth Air
37	37	Force Base in South Dakota in 1962 and went on to become chief nurse
38	38	at Bergstrom Air Force Base in Austin, where she received a medal of
39	39	commendation; she earned her medical degree in 1975 from The
40	40	University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Medical
41	41	School and also holds a master's degree in medical management and is
42	42	a certified physician executive; and
43	43	WHEREAS, Dr. Williams serves on the faculty of The Texas A&M
44	44	University System Health Science Center College of Medicine as an
45	45	assistant professor in the Department of Internal Medicine, and she
46	46	directs the school's Rural and Community Health Institute and the
47	47	Institute for Healthcare Evaluation; the former director of the
48	48	Quality and Patient Safety program at the health science center,
49	49	she enjoys national recognition as an expert in measuring quality
50	50	of care; and
51	51	WHEREAS, Josie Williams has guided the Texas Medical
52	52	Association with remarkable vision and a tireless commitment to her
53	53	profession and to the well-being of her fellow citizens, and it is
54	54	indeed a pleasure to recognize her for her outstanding leadership;
55	55	now, therefore, be it
56	56	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
57	57	Legislature hereby honor Josie R. Williams for her contributions as
58	58	president of the Texas Medical Association and extend to her best
59	59	wishes for continued success; and, be it further
60	60	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
61	61	prepared for Dr. Williams as an expression of high regard by the
62	62	Texas House of Representatives.
63	63	Truitt
64	64	______________________________
65	65	Speaker of the House
66	66	I certify that H.R. No. 2535 was adopted by the House on May
67	67	31, 2009, by a non-record vote.
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69	69	Chief Clerk of the House