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

University of Nevada and the encouragement, vision and generosity of the

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

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

established by the Nevada Legislature in 1969; and

Whereas, The University of Nevada School of Medicine has become a

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

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

the assistance of six community hospitals and more than 900 community

physicians throughout Nevada to provide patient care in person and via

telemedicine; and

Whereas, Every year approximately 208 students from Nevada are

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

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

Nevada School of Medicine, including 900 resident physicians who have

been trained in family practice, internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry,

surgery, and obstetrics and gynecology; and

Whereas, The University of Nevada School of Medicine strives to

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

nearly every rural community within this state and staffing Area Health

Education Centers with qualified and knowledgeable professionals in health

care to make the latest information on health care available to persons

living in rural areas; and

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

the University of Nevada School of Medicine continue to deliver quality

health care to any person in need of health care; and

Whereas, In addition to the University of Nevada School of

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

researchers from the School of Medicine in such important medical

subjects as cancer, heart disease, gastrointestinal disorders, nutrition,

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

research funding to the State of Nevada each year; and

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

Dean of the University of Nevada School of Medicine for 18 years, the

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

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

the caliber of its faculty, students and programs; and

Whereas, Dean Daugherty has brought recognition to the State of

Nevada through his leadership roles in the American Medical Association

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

physicians to preserve the doctor/patient relationship and create leadership

role models for physicians; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of Nevada, the Senate

Concurring, That the members of the 70th session of the Nevada

Legislature congratulate the University of Nevada School of Medicine on

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

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

Resolved, That this legislative body pays special tribute, to Dean

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

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

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

copy of this resolution to the University of Nevada School of Medicine and

Dean Robert M. Daugherty, Jr.

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