H.R. No. 510
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Dr. Samuel Mathis of The University of Texas Medical
Branch at Galveston is serving as Physician of the Day at the State
Capitol on April 5, 2023; and
WHEREAS, The Physician of the Day Program provides for a
doctor from the Texas Academy of Family Physicians to be on call
each day of a legislative session as a resource for legislators and
support staff; physicians travel from all over the state to
volunteer their time and expertise at the Capitol Health Services
Clinic; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Samuel Mathis is an assistant professor at the
UTMB Health Department of Family Medicine and the associate
director of the Medical Student Education Program; he also serves
as a physician at the UTMB Galveston Island East Family Medicine
clinic; a leader in his field, he holds a seat on the Texas Medical
Association Board of Directors and is a former president of the
Galveston County Medical Society; he was honored as a Texas Monthly
Super Doctors Rising Star in 2021 and 2022, and he received a
Galveston County Daily News 40 Under 40 Award in 2021; and
WHEREAS, Following his graduation from Baylor University,
Dr. Mathis earned his doctor of medicine degree from UTMB at
Galveston in 2014; he completed training with the Memorial Family
Medicine Residency Program in Sugar Land and with the UTMB Health
Integrative and Behavioral Medicine Fellowship program; moreover,
he is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine; and
WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Dr. Mathis has
provided skilled and compassionate care to his fellow citizens, and
it is indeed a pleasure to welcome this esteemed medical
professional to the State Capitol; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Dr. Mathis for his participation in the
Physician of the Day Program and extend to him sincere best wishes
for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Dr. Mathis as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Leo-Wilson
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 510 was adopted by the House on March
16, 2023, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House