HR 269 — Commending Jessica Burgess, M.D.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108063DHOUSE IRESOLUTION HOUSOfferedNO. February 29, 2024 N Commending Jessica Burgess, M.D.

––––––––––269 TE Patrons––HernandezCommending and Clark R –––––––––– O WHEREAS, Jessica Burgess, M.D.,M.D. an associate professor of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School and a trauma and emergency general surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, was seleDted in 2022;

andeN R Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 4, 2024 WHEREAS, Jessica Burgess, M.D., an associate professor of surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical O School and a trauma and emergency general surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital, was selected L as one of the top "40 under 40" female surgeons in the nation by the Association of Women SurgeUnsSurgeons L in WHEREAS, a Hampton Roads native, Jessica Burgess graduated from Eastern Virginia Medical E School (EVMS) in 2005, where she also completed her surgical residency and fellowship training in trauma and surgical critical care;

and ED WHEREAS, Jessica Burgess has served as a trauma surgeon at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH), the region's only Level I trauma center, for the last 9 years, working tirelessly to provide higWHEREAS,high-quality Jessicaand Burgessefficient playedcare a vital role in the response to theher Walmartpatients; shooting in Chesapeake on November 22, 2022, helping to lead SNGH's efforts to care for victims of that tragic incident;

and WHEREAS, in addition to her academic and surgical responsibilities, Jessica Burgess servesplayed asa chairvital ofrole thein Disaster Committee and as co-chair of the Criticalresponse Careto Committee at SNGH and is director of the surgicalWalmart criticalshooting carein fellowshipincident; at EVMS;

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and 69 WHEREAS,involvement inspiredwith by the guidanceAmerican sheCollege receivedof duringSurgeons, medicalserving schoolon andits residency,Patient JessicaEducation 9Committee Burgess gives generously of her time to mentor and educateon R the nextgoverning generationcouncil of surgeonsits andYoung healthFellows careAssociation; professionals;

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now,andy therefore,of beher itentstime to mentor and educate the next generation of surgeons and health WHEREAS, Jessica Burgess has exemplified the highest virtues of the surgical profession through her unwavering commitment to her patients and their well-being, earning the esteem and admiration of RESOLVEDallRESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Jessica Burgess, M.D., hereby be commended for being selected as one of the top "40 under 40" female surgeons in the nation by the Association of Women Surgeons;

and, be it RESOLVEDfor FURTHER,presentation Thatto theJessica ClerkBurgess, M.D., as an expression of the House of DelegatesDelegates' preparehigh aregard copyfor ofher thisdedication resolutionand :service.

35 for presentation to Jessica Burgess, M.D., as an expression of the House of Delegates' high regard for 36 her dedication and service.