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Senate
Resolution 28
By:
Senators Thomas of the 54th, Smith of the 52nd, Carter of the 13th, Hamrick of
the 30th, Douglas of the 17th and others
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Andrew P. Morley, Jr., M.D., for his outstanding public service;
and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
the health and well-being of the citizens of our state depend on access to
high-quality physicians, well distributed throughout the state to meet the
health care needs of all citizens; and
WHEREAS,
the state has long struggled with ensuring that an appropriate number of primary
care and specialist physicians exist in all areas of the state; and
WHEREAS,
the Board for Physician Workforce was created in 1976 (then known as the Joint
Board for Family Practice) with the purpose of ensuring that all Georgians have
access to a physician when needed; and
WHEREAS,
the work of the Board is guided through the dedicated service of practicing
health care professionals like Dr. Morley; and
WHEREAS,
Dr. Morley served on the Board from 1983 to 2006, more than 20 years, helping to
guide the Board as it developed meaningful and effective programs designed to
build Georgia's primary care physician workforce; and
WHEREAS,
through dedicated leadership and cooperative spirit, Dr. Morley supported the
work of the Georgia Board for Physician Workforce to build and establish it as
an excellent resource serving the state in managing scarce state resources to
guide the work of the medical education system in Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia saw substantial improvements take place in its physician workforce, in
part through the dedicated efforts of Dr. Morley and the Georgia Board for
Physician Workforce.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
recognizing and commending Dr. Andrew P. Morley, Jr., for his many years of
outstanding public service to the State of Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Dr. Morley.