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AR SR2
Resolution
Status
1/16/2025
Primary Sponsor
Missy Irvin
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AI Summary
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Congratulates the Arkansas Medical Society on its 150th anniversary, founded in October 1875 by 225 physicians
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Designates 2025 as "The Year of the Arkansas Physician" in recognition of the organization's contributions to public health
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Recognizes historical achievements including creation of the State Board of Health (1879), first medical licensing laws (1893, 1903), Arkansas Blue Cross (1948), and statewide polio vaccination program (1958)
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Acknowledges the "Doctor of the Day" program providing over 50 years of volunteer medical care to legislators, Capitol staff, and visitors during General Assembly sessions
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Notes the Dr. H. Elvin Shuffield Capitol Infirmary on the third floor of the State Capitol, officially dedicated on April 16, 1980
Legislative Description
To Congratulate The Arkansas Medical Society; And To Celebrate 2025 As "the Year Of The Arkansas Physician".
Last Action
Sine Die adjournment
5/5/2025