[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 215 (Tuesday, December 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1364-E1365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING 40 YEARS OF SERVICE TO MEDICINE BY DR. BOYDE J. HARRISON

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                        HON. ROBERT B. ADERHOLT

                               of alabama

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, December 14, 2021

  Mr. ADERHOLT. Madam Speaker, I would like pay tribute to Boyde J. 
``Jerry'' Harrison, MD of Haleyville, Alabama on his 40 years of 
practice in medicine and service to Haleyville, Alabama, rural 
communities and the state of Alabama.
  Born to B.J. and Geneva Harrison, Dr. Harrison grew up in Tallassee, 
Alabama, and graduated from Tallassee High School in 1970. He then went 
on to complete his undergraduate degree at Birmingham Southern College 
in Birmingham, Alabama before attending Tulane University where he 
participated in biochemical research. Upon his return to Alabama, Dr. 
Harrison attended the University of Alabama School of Medicine to 
obtain his Doctor of Medicine and thereafter opened his private 
practice in Haleyville in November of 1981.
  However, Dr. Harrison's service does not end with his private 
practice of medicine. Over the years he has served as the chair of the 
board for three statewide medical associations including the Alabama 
Medical Directors Association, the Alabama Academy of Family 
Physicians, and the Medical Association of the State of Alabama. He has 
also served as chairman of the Alabama State Board of Medical 
Scholarships and the Alabama State Board of Medical Examiners. Among 
other honors he has served as Censor for the Medical Association of the 
State of Alabama, represented the board on the Medicaid Transition Task 
Force, and served on the Opioid Task force for two governors.
  In addition to his dedicated service through our medical 
organizations, Dr. Harrison also led the state of Alabama in treatment 
during at the dawn of the opioid crisis. As a long-time advocate for 
office-based treatment against opioid dependency, Dr. Harrison became 
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of the first Alabama physicians to become certified to start an office-
based opioid treatment center. In 2008 he helped develop an approved 
prescribing course sponsored by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. 
Since that time, he has presented the course to over 15,000 Alabama 
prescribers and was awarded the Administrators in Medicine National 
Award for Excellence for the course in 2015.
  Along with his accomplishments in the medical field, Dr. Harrison in 
an instrument-rated pilot, a certified scuba diver, photographer, and 
has served his church as a talented pianist for over 25 years.
  Dr. Boyde J. Harrison is a prime example of the steadfast, 
hardworking people that I am proud to represent in Alabama's Fourth 
Congressional District, I ask that you join me in congratulating him on 
completing 40 years of dedication and service not only to my hometown 
of Haleyville, but to Northwest Alabama and the great State of Alabama.

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