HR 857: Morehouse School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives praising the Morehouse School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program. It notes that the program has received continued accreditation from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, meaning an outside body confirmed the program still meets national training standards. The resolution highlights the program's role in increasing diversity among health care workers and improving access to care in underserved rural and urban parts of Georgia. It does not change any Georgia law, create funding, or impose any requirement. It simply directs the Clerk of the House to send an official copy of the resolution to the program as a gesture of recognition.

• Formally commends the Morehouse School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program for its work and contributions to Georgia and beyond.
• States that the program has received Accreditation-Continued status from the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and send an official copy of the resolution to the program.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a ceremonial expression of praise.

The resolution directly names the Morehouse School of Medicine Physician Assistant Program and its students and faculty. It also touches underserved rural and urban communities in Georgia that the program's graduates are trained to serve.

Because this is a commendation resolution, it carries no legal or financial effect on Georgians. Its main real-world impact is symbolic recognition of the program's accreditation status and its stated mission of training physician assistants for underserved areas.

• The resolution's whereas clauses describe the program's accreditation status and its mission to train physician assistants for underserved communities.
• The resolved clause has the House of Representatives commend the program and wish it continued success.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the program for distribution.

1. 2025-03-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-03-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-03-28House Hopper (House)

• Park Cannon (D, HD-58)Primary sponsor
• Inga Willis (D, HD-55)
• Tanya F. Miller (D, HD-62)
• Billy Mitchell (D, HD-88)

• Morehouse School of Medicine
• physician assistant training
• health care workforce
• medical education