PRINTER'S NO. 1319
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
240
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, DINNIMAN, FONTANA, MARTIN,
GREENLEAF, SABATINA, BARTOLOTTA, BAKER, BROWNE AND SCAVELLO,
NOVEMBER 13, 2017
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 13, 2017
A RESOLUTION
Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the physician assistant
profession.
WHEREAS, Quality, affordable and accessible patient-centered
health care, provided by physician assistants, contributes to
the well-being and quality of life of all patients in this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Physician assistants practice in all settings and
specialties, including the diagnosis and treatment of disease,
assisting in surgery and prescribing medications; and
WHEREAS, A valuable asset to the medical team, physician
assistants enhance the delivery of high-quality health care for
patients, often in medically underserved and rural areas; and
WHEREAS, Physician assistants have been improving patient
outcomes and moving health care forward since the creation of
the profession in 1967; and
WHEREAS, For 50 years, physician assistants have earned the
trust of the general public for their dedication and
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contributions to patients' lives; and
WHEREAS, For the next 50 years and beyond, physician
assistants will continue to work within the health care team to
make our health care system more effective, more efficient and
accessible while providing increased quality to patients;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate commemorate the 50th anniversary of
the physician assistant profession; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Senate encourage all Pennsylvania
residents to recognize physician assistants for the significant
impact they have made and the top-notch health care they have
provided over the past five decades.
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