[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16339]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 IN RECOGNITION OF DR. ROBERT WRIGHT, RECIPIENT OF THE LACKAWANNA PRO 
                     BONO'S ROBERT W. MUNLEY AWARD

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                          HON. MATT CARTWRIGHT

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 21, 2015

  Mr. CARTWRIGHT. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Dr. Robert Wright, 
recipient of the 2015 Lackawanna Pro Bono's Robert W. Munley Award. 
Lackawanna Pro Bono is a non-profit organization established in 1997 to 
increase the availability of free legal representation for low-income 
individuals and families throughout Lackawanna County.
  Credited with transforming the training given to doctors in 
northeastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Wright is the former president and CEO 
of the Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education. Originally 
established by Dr. Wright in 1977 as the Scranton Temple Residency 
Program, it was renamed in 2010 to honor Dr. Wright. Since its 
founding, The Wright Center's mission is to continuously improve 
education and patient care in a collaborative spirit in order to 
enhance health care outcomes, access, and affordability. The program 
includes all three Scranton hospitals and clinics in Scranton, 
Archbald, and Clarks Summit. Dr. Wright also played an integral role in 
establishing The Commonwealth Medical College in Scranton and generated 
significant community support for the endeavor.
  Dr. Wright is a graduate of the Temple School of Medicine. He 
completed his residency training in Internal Medicine at Temple and 
fellowship training in Hematology and Oncology at the University of 
Washington in Seattle. He is a Professor of Medicine at Temple 
University and also holds a volunteer faculty appointment at The 
Commonwealth Medical College. Dr. Wright was the Founding Chair of The 
Commonwealth Medical College Board and currently chairs its Academic 
Affairs and Compliance Committees.
  It is an honor to recognize Dr. Robert Wright for the pioneering work 
he has done for the medical community, and I extend my congratulations 
to him on being awarded the Lackawanna Pro Bono's Robert W. Munley 
Award. I commend Dr. Robert Wright for all the effort he has put forth 
to make northeastern Pennsylvania a better place to live.

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