[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[House]
[Page 8374]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     CELEBRATING DR. ALLAN WOLFSON

  (Mr. RUIZ asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. RUIZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate a dear friend and 
mentor of mine, Dr. Allan Wolfson, program director of the emergency 
medicine residency at the University of Pittsburgh, for his retirement.
  Abby trained me in emergency medicine, which has benefited thousands 
of patients I have cared for. He is the longest active serving 
residency program director in emergency medicine. Among his over 360 
trainees are several deans of medical schools and chairs of departments 
of emergency medicine.
  He is so good and well-respected by his peers that he has been 
recognized and honored by many prestigious organizations. He received 
the National Emergency Medicine Residents Association Residency 
Director of the Year award in 2012. He even wrote the premier textbook 
of emergency medicine.
  He loves to teach, loves to mentor, loves emergency medicine, loves 
his residents, and loves to have a good time. Abby, you know what I 
mean.
  You trained me to be an advocate for my patients. I carry that can-
do, problem-solving, patients-first advocacy with me now in Congress. 
First and foremost and always an emergency physician.
  Abby, congratulations and thank you.

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