WHEREAS, It is the policy of the Washington State House of Representatives to recognize achievements of Washington's physicians; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer, M.D. FACEP, was born on November 15, 1942; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer was educated at Lewis and Clark College from 1960 to 1963 and University of Oregon School of Medicine from 1963 to 1968; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer interned at Hennepin County Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 1968 to June 1969; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer received his medical licenses in Washington and Oregon; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer is certified as an Advanced Cardiac Life Support Provider and Instructor, Advanced Trauma and Life Support Instructor, and a Pediatric Advanced Life Support Provider and Instructor; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer is board certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Family Practice, National Board of Medical Examiners, and Oregon Pediatric Critical Care Conference; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer is affiliated with professional organizations such as Emergency Medicine Associates in Vancouver, Southwest Washington Medical Association in Vancouver, Portland Adventist Hospital in Oregon, Cascade Health Care in Oregon, Providence Hospital in Oregon, and Yokota Air Force Base in Japan; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer has been appointed to teaching positions at University of Oregon Medical School, Clark College, Emergency Medical Technician and Paramedic Program at the Northwest Regional Training Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, Linfield College, American College of Surgeons, and the American Heart Association; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer belongs to the American College of Emergency Physicians, American Academy of Family Practice, Clark County Medical Society, Washington State Medical Association, American Heart Association, and National Association of EMS Physicians; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer has been appointed to be Medical Program Director at Clark County Emergency Medical Services, a member of the Clark County Emergency Medical Services Administrative Board, Medical Program Director to the Southwest Region Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Council, and Vice-chair to the Emergency Medical Services Licensing and Certification Committee for the Department of Health; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer serves on the Technical Advisory Committee for the Governor's Trauma Steering Committee in Washington, the Area Trauma Advisory Board in Portland, the Trauma Review Committee at Southwest Washington Medical Center, the Trauma Advisory Group in Oregon, the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board in Oregon, Washington State Ad Hoc Trauma Committee, and the Washington State Medical Association Committee on Emergency Medical Services; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer also serves on the Board of Directors for Washington American College of Emergency Physicians, is a faculty member teaching advanced cardiac life support, the ECC Committee for the American Heart Association, Executive Committee, the Credentials Committee, and as President of the Medical Staff at Southwest Washington Medical Center; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer received the Washington State Emergency Medical Services Physician/Medical Advisor of the Year Award in 1991; and
     WHEREAS, Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer has been published in Disaster Medicine in 1997 and Prehospital Emergency Care in 1999;
     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the Washington State House of Representatives recognize and honor Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer, M.D. FACEP, for his outstanding work and commitment to emergency room staff and field personnel, for his sacrificial dedication to lead and expand Clark County Emergency Medical Services to the forefront of emergency medicine and care delivery, for his progressive protocols that have resulted in the unprecedented saving of lives and future lives, for his leadership and respect for the medical profession and his colleagues, for his humility, humor, and attention to detail, for his life that serves to benefit others, and the untold lives that have benefited from his effective representation of his community and state of Washington; and
     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives immediately transmit copies of this resolution to Dr. Lynn K. Wittwer and his family and to Southwest Washington Medical Center and its emergency personnel and staff.