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Commends Dr. John Calvin Clay, M.D., a medical oncologist from Meridian, Mississippi, upon his retirement on May 31, 2015, after 45 years of practicing medicine

Recognizes his education at Collinsville High School, East Mississippi Junior College, Mississippi State University, and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, where he earned his medical degree in 1970

Notes his service as Assistant Professor of Medicine at UMMC beginning in 1975, later becoming Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine in 1976 when he entered private practice in Lauderdale County

Acknowledges his leadership roles including president or chairman of the Southern Association of Oncology, East Mississippi Medical Society, Mississippi Division of the American Cancer Society, and Section on Oncology of the Southern Medical Association

Recognizes his service on the State Board of Medical Licensure and Medicare Carrier Advisory Committee, as well as his membership in the American Medical Association and American College of Physicians