TITLE: Commending Dr. Samuel Mathis for his participation in the Physician of the Day Program at the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Commending Dr. Samuel Mathis for his participation in the Physician of the Day Program at the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
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 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. Chief Clerk of the House