[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 95 (Tuesday, June 4, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E588]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING DR. FRED EARL KENCY, JR.

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                        HON. BENNIE G. THOMPSON

                             of mississippi

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 4, 2024

  Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a 
tenacious and self-motivated leader, Dr. Fred Earl Kency, Jr. He has 
shown what can be done through hard work, dedication, and a strong 
desire for change.
  Dr. Kency is a native of Jackson, Mississippi. He attended Jackson 
Public Schools and graduated from Provine High School in 2003. He 
furthered his education at Alcorn State University, receiving a 
Bachelors of Science degree in biology. He then earned his Doctorate of 
Medicine at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 
2011. Dr. Kency used the Health Professions Scholarship to pay for 
medical school and was selected to complete an Internship in 
Transitional Medicine at the Naval Medical Center San Diego. After 4 
years of honorable Navy service with deployments to Africa and Europe, 
he returned home to Jackson, MS, to complete his Emergency Medicine 
Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
  He currently serves as a Community Emergency Room physician at 
Baptist Hospital and an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at 
UMMC in Jackson, MS. He is also a credentialed staff member at multiple 
other hospitals in Mississippi.
  Dr. Kency is active in the metro Jackson community through his 
fraternity, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., and other organizations 
such as the 100 Black Men of Jackson. He currently serves as a board 
member for the American Academy of Emergency Medicine and a member of 
the American College of Emergency Physicians.
  Dr. Kency owns Kency Medical Services PLLC, which provides medical 
consultations, medical-legal work, and community medical health 
advocacy. Recently, The Best of Mississippi Awards recognized and 
honored Dr. Kency as one of the Top 50 Men in Business in the State of 
Mississippi. Dr. Kency has fought tirelessly to make Mississippi a 
healthier and safer place for all its citizens, and his work has not 
gone unnoticed.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Dr. Fred 
Earl Kency, Jr. for his dedication and service in the field of 
Medicine.

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