81R37250 JNC-D
By: Sheffield H.R. No. 2920
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. J. James Rohack is being installed as president
of the largest medical society in the United States, the American
Medical Association, in June 2009, and he brings a wealth of
experience to his new position; and
WHEREAS, A member of the organization's board of trustees
since 2001, Dr. Rohack served as chair from 2004 to 2005, and he
served on all its intraboard committees, chairing both the
executive committee and the organization and operations committee;
his efforts have also benefited the board of commissioners of the
Joint Commission, the National Advisory Council of the Agency for
Healthcare Research and Quality, and the Hospital Quality Alliance;
and
WHEREAS, Dr. Rohack is a senior staff cardiologist at Scott &
White Clinic in Temple, where he also serves as the director of the
Center for Healthcare Policy and as director for system improvement
of the institution's not-for-profit health plan; nurturing
doctors-in-training as a professor at The Texas A&M Health Science
Center College of Medicine, he has demonstrated his commitment to
advancing educational standards through his work on the AMA Council
on Medical Education and as AMA representative to the Liaison
Committee on Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education; and
WHEREAS, This esteemed professional has made further
contributions through his service on The Texas A&M University Bush
School of Government and Public Service Advisory Board, The
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center Executive Advisory
Panel, The Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School
of Rural Public Health External Advisory Board, and the board of
directors of the American College of Cardiology, Texas Chapter; a
graduate of The University of Texas at El Paso and The University of
Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, he has been recognized by both
schools as a distinguished alumnus; and
WHEREAS, In taking on this new challenge as AMA president,
James Rohack has demonstrated a profound commitment to his
professional community, and he is sure to be a strong advocate for
the association in its mission to promote the art and science of
medicine and the betterment of public health; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. J. James Rohack on his
installation as president of the American Medical Association and
extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Rohack as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.