Bill Text: TX HR1978 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Dr. Kenneth Shine on his retirement as executive vice chancellor for health affairs for The University of Texas System.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-22 - Reported enrolled [HR1978 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-HR1978-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 1978 |
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WHEREAS, Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is retiring as executive vice | ||
chancellor for health affairs for The University of Texas System, | ||
providing a fitting opportunity to honor him for his outstanding | ||
service to the state; and | ||
WHEREAS, A widely recognized expert in health care reform, | ||
Dr. Shine earned his M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1961 and | ||
went on to specialize in cardiology and physiology; and | ||
WHEREAS, He served as the dean and provost for medical | ||
sciences at UCLA, where he remains professor of medicine emeritus, | ||
and in 1992 he became president of the Institute of Medicine; during | ||
10 years in that post, Dr. Shine oversaw a myriad of projects | ||
addressing key issues in medicine and health care, and he worked to | ||
ensure that scientific findings were thoroughly disseminated; he | ||
was subsequently named founding director of the RAND Center for | ||
Domestic and International Health Security and led its efforts to | ||
make health a priority of U.S. foreign policy; and | ||
WHEREAS, In November 2003, this dynamic health care | ||
professional joined the UT System, and he has since overseen the | ||
management of six UT health institutions with a combined total | ||
operating budget of nearly $8.4 billion; he has directed a number of | ||
important initiatives, including the Transformation in Medical | ||
Education program and efforts to establish a new medical school in | ||
Austin, and he was instrumental in six presidential searches; | ||
moreover, he took on additional responsibilities in 2008 and 2009 | ||
as interim chancellor for 10 months; throughout his tenure, he has | ||
been guided by a deep commitment to making health care more | ||
affordable and accessible for all Texans; and | ||
WHEREAS, Dr. Shine further contributes to his profession as a | ||
fellow of the American College of Cardiology and as a master of the | ||
American College of Physicians; elected to the Institute of | ||
Medicine in 1988, he is a former chair of the Council of Deans of the | ||
Association of American Medical Colleges, and he served a term as | ||
president of the American Heart Association; and | ||
WHEREAS, Ken Shine has served the UT community and the health | ||
care field with remarkable innovation and leadership, and his | ||
accomplishments have benefited citizens across the Lone Star State; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Dr. Kenneth Shine on his retirement | ||
from The University of Texas System and extend to him sincere best | ||
wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Dr. Shine as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
House of Representatives. | ||
Howard | ||
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Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 1978 was adopted by the House on May | ||
22, 2013, by a non-record vote. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||