[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 147 (Wednesday, September 28, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1397]
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  COMMEMORATING DR. JOHN HARVEY'S TENURE OF PRESIDENT OF THE MEDICAL 
                         ASSOCIATION OF GEORGIA

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                             HON. TOM PRICE

                               of georgia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 28, 2016

  Mr. TOM PRICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, today I would like to speak in 
honor of a good friend, Dr. John Harvey. Dr. Harvey is the outgoing 
President of the Medical Association of Georgia (MAG), which has close 
to 8,000 members spanning the entire state of Georgia focused on 
enhancing patient care and advancing the art and science of medicine.
  Dr. Harvey has served Georgians for more than 25 years as a general 
and trauma surgeon in the Atlanta area. During his tenure with MAG, Dr. 
Harvey started the Medical Reserve Corp. The Medical Reserve Corp 
assists the state in times of disaster by having trained physicians 
ready to respond. Before serving as the President, Dr. Harvey was the 
Speaker of the House of Delegates, the primary legislative and 
policymaking body for the association, for five years.
  Mr. Speaker, despite his full schedule, Dr. Harvey still takes time 
to teach residents in the transitional year at Gwinnett Medical Center 
and travels across the state to testify on the behalf of patients and 
physicians. He is a man I am glad to call a friend and a colleague in 
medicine. I would like to thank Dr. Harvey on behalf of citizens of the 
Sixth District of Georgia and the entire state for his service to 
patients and physicians and his commitment to public health.

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