[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 154 (Friday, November 18, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING DR. ULYSSES S. CURRY

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                             HON. JIM COSTA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 17, 2005

  Mr. COSTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Dr. Ulysses S. 
Curry of Fresno, as the honored recipient of the Community Health 
Champion Award from West Fresno Health Care Coalition.
  Dr. Curry has dedicated over 30 years of continuous medical service 
to Fresno and continues to devote his time to the community. Ever a 
generous doctor, Ulysses has donated much of his time to assist in the 
progression of the medical community in the Central Valley.
  Upon graduation from Central High School in Omaha, Nebraska, Dr. 
Curry immediately attended the University of Kansas in 1939. Ulysses 
went on to Howard University to pursue his Master's Degree, followed by 
Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tennessee from which he attained 
his medical degree. He did his internship at Saint Agnes Hospital in 
Raleigh, North Carolina immediately following medical school.
  It was a residency program that originally brought Dr. Curry to 
California. After completing his residency in pediatrics at Fresno 
County General Hospital in Fresno, Dr. Curry moved to Denver, Colorado 
to finish his residency in internal medicine at Denver Veterans 
Administrative Hospital. Dr. Ulysses Curry permanently returned to 
Fresno and opened his General/Family Practice at which he continues to 
practice medicine.
  Dr. Curry is affiliated with many hospitals in the Central Valley, 
such as Fresno Community Hospital, Clovis Community Hospital and Sierra 
Community. Ulysses also has memberships with many professional medical 
associations. He is an active member of Fresno-Madera Medical Society, 
John Hale Medical Forum, California Medical Association as well as a 
lifetime membership to the California Academy of Family Physicians and 
the American Academy of Family Physicians.
  It is obvious from his extensive career that Dr. Ulysses S. Curry is 
worthy of such recognition from the West Fresno Health Care Coalition. 
It is with great pleasure that I stand today and congratulate Dr. Curry 
for all of his achievements.

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