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1-1 Whereas, Through the recommendation of the Board of Regents of the

1-2 University of Nevada and the encouragement, vision and generosity of the

1-3 late Howard R. Hughes, and other friends such as Dr. Fred Anderson and

1-4 H. Edward Manville, the University of Nevada School of Medicine was

1-5 established by the Nevada Legislature in 1969; and

1-6 Whereas, The University of Nevada School of Medicine has become a

1-7 medical school for the entire state, with training programs in Las Vegas,

1-8 Reno, Henderson, Elko, North Las Vegas, Carson City and Sparks, using

2-1 the assistance of six community hospitals and more than 900 community

2-2 physicians throughout Nevada to provide patient care in person and via

2-3 telemedicine; and

2-4 Whereas, Every year approximately 208 students from Nevada are

2-5 given the opportunity to pursue a medical education, and, today, more than

2-6 1,000 students trained in Nevada have graduated from the University of

2-7 Nevada School of Medicine, including 900 resident physicians who have

2-8 been trained in family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry,

2-9 surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology; and

2-10 Whereas, The University of Nevada School of Medicine strives to

2-11 improve the delivery of health care to rural areas by placing physicians in

2-12 nearly every rural community within this state and staffing Area Health

2-13 Education Centers with qualified and knowledgeable professionals in health

2-14 care to make the latest information on health care available to persons

2-15 living in rural areas; and

2-16 Whereas, Regardless of a patient’s ability to pay, the physicians from

2-17 the University of Nevada School of Medicine continue to deliver quality

2-18 health care to any person in need of health care; and

2-19 Whereas, In addition to the University of Nevada School of

2-20 Medicine’s delivery of health care, vital research is conducted by

2-21 researchers from the School of Medicine in such important medical

2-22 subjects as cancer, heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders, nutrition,

2-23 diabetes and women’s health issues, bringing more than $9 million in

2-24 research funding to the State of Nevada each year; and

2-25 Whereas, Dean Robert M. Daugherty, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., has served as

2-26 Dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine for 18 years, the

2-27 second longest tenure of all current deans, during which he has built a

2-28 program that is respected not only in Nevada, but also nationally because of

2-29 the caliber of its faculty, students and programs; and

2-30 Whereas, Dean Daugherty has brought recognition to the State of

2-31 Nevada through his leadership roles in the American Medical Association

2-32 and the Association of American Medical Colleges as an advocate for all

2-33 physicians to preserve the doctor/patient relationship and create leadership

2-34 role models for physicians; now, therefore, be it

2-35 Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

2-36 Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada

2-37 Legislature congratulate the University of Nevada School of Medicine on

2-38 its 30th Anniversary and commend the school for the vital service it

2-39 provides to the people of the State of Nevada; and be it further

2-40 Resolved, That this legislative body pays special tribute, to Dean

2-41 Robert M. Daugherty, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., on the occasion of being named

2-42 Dean Emeritus, for his 18 years of service and leadership; and be it further

3-1 Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly prepare and transmit a

3-2 copy of this resolution to the University of Nevada School of Medicine and

3-3 Dean Robert M. Daugherty, Jr.