DeBakey Takes the Gold

photo of Senator Hutchison and Dr. DeBakey

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison congratulates Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., on his selection as a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, which will be presented to him once it is designed and struck in gold later this year.

As the summer Olympics approach, coveted gold medals will be awarded only to the most elite. The same applied to BCM Chancellor Emeritus Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., who, in a November standing-room-only ceremony at BCM, received the signed bill authorizing his Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow. The actual medal, which must be designed and struck in solid gold, will be presented to DeBakey in ceremonies in Washington, D.C., later this year.

"Dr. DeBakey joins the ranks of only 196 people in our country (to receive the honor)," said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), who, along with U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Houston), U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Woodlands), and U.S. Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-Lewisville), led the effort to get the medal approved.

Each of the elected leaders pointed to DeBakey's many medical accomplishments and statesmanship as evidence that he deserved the Congressional Medal. However, Hutchison said that his contributions to treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield that led to the establishment of MASH units and his work with the Veterans Affairs medical system sealed the deal with many members of Congress.

"Dr. DeBakey has changed modern medicine," said Brady. "Because of his ideas and his actions, lives have been lengthened, veterans have been saved and hope has been restored throughout this country and the world."

The framed bill with the pen President George W. Bush used to sign it will be on exhibition in the new DeBakey Library and Museum, scheduled to open this year.

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	DeBakey Takes the Gold U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison congratulates Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., on his selection as a recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal, which will be presented to him once it is designed and struck in gold later this year. As the summer Olympics approach, coveted gold medals will be awarded only to the most elite. The same applied to BCM Chancellor Emeritus Michael E. DeBakey, M.D., who, in a November standing-room-only ceremony at BCM, received the signed bill authorizing his Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow. The actual medal, which must be designed and struck in solid gold, will be presented to DeBakey in ceremonies in Washington, D.C., later this year. "Dr. DeBakey joins the ranks of only 196 people in our country (to receive the honor)," said U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas), who, along with U.S. Rep. Al Green (D-Houston), U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-Woodlands), and U.S. Rep. Michael C. Burgess (R-Lewisville), led the effort to get the medal approved. Each of the elected leaders pointed to DeBakey's many medical accomplishments and statesmanship as evidence that he deserved the Congressional Medal. However, Hutchison said that his contributions to treating wounded soldiers on the battlefield that led to the establishment of MASH units and his work with the Veterans Affairs medical system sealed the deal with many members of Congress. "Dr. DeBakey has changed modern medicine," said Brady. "Because of his ideas and his actions, lives have been lengthened, veterans have been saved and hope has been restored throughout this country and the world." The framed bill with the pen President George W. Bush used to sign it will be on exhibition in the new DeBakey Library and Museum, scheduled to open this year.		Search all issues: Best Minds Best Medicine BCM Campaign Seeks to Raise $1 Billion Attracting Stars: McNairs Give $100 Million To Recruit Top Scientists Lester and Sue Smith Gift Tackles Breast Cancer in the Clinic and Lab Two Alumni Share Commitment to Scholarship Support Features Taking Personalized Medicine to New Heights Creating Culture While Building Walls Changing Complexion of Medicine Spotlight Click for your Doctor: New eVisits Trade Exam Room for Inbox Kjersti Aagaard: 2007 Winner of NIH New Innovator Award Getting World-Class Breast Cancer Care...With or Without Insurance James Lupski's Tenacity Founds New Field of Genomic Medicine Briefs BCM Named National Diabetes Research Center DeBakey Takes the Gold The Trash is no Place for Expired Medication Removing Brain Tumors Through the Nose SPORE Spawns New Lymphoma Efforts The Coffee-Cholesterol Connection BCM Campaign puts Personalized Medicine on the Fast-Track

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