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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, Dr. Calvin Fischer is the 2005 recipient of the
3 Illinois Academy of Family Physicians' (IAFP) Family Physician
4 of the Year award; and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Family Physician of the Year award recognizes
6 a physician who provides patients with compassionate,
7 comprehensive, and caring family medicine on a continuing
8 basis; is directly involved in community affairs and activities
9 to enhance the quality of the community; provides a credible
10 role model professionally and personally to other health
11 professionals and residents and medical students; can
12 effectively represent IAFP and the specialty of family medicine
13 in public speaking; and exemplifies the tradition of the family
14 doctor and the contribution of family physicians to the
15 continuing health of the citizens of Illinois; and
 
16     WHEREAS, Dr. Fischer has been a member of the St. Alexius
17 Medical Center Medical Staff for 25 years and is currently the
18 Chief of Family Practice and a member of the Board of Trustees
19 of the hospital; during his tenure at St. Alexius, he has also
20 served as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for three
21 successive terms, was elected President of the Medical Staff
22 for three successful terms, and is a member of the Alexian
23 Brothers Hospital Network Strategic Marketing and Development
24 Committee; and
 
25     WHEREAS, He routinely receives high praise and positive
26 comments from the patients he serves, employees of the
27 hospital, and his peers on the medical staff; he is active at
28 Willow Creek Community Church, where he is a small group
29 leader, and he also serves as the church's Physician for
30 International Conferences by donating his own time and skills
31 treating any injuries or illness for attendees at the
32 conference at no charge; he also serves as the Medical Director

 

 

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1 of the Grace Community Christian Healthcare Free Clinic and is
2 President of the Willowmere Home Owners Association; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Dr. Fischer serves as a mentor for medical and PA
4 students and for over 20 years has served as a registrar for
5 the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians Medicine for Today
6 Series at St. Alexius Medical Center; he has been certified and
7 re-certified four times in Family Practice and maintains a
8 full-time practice in Hoffman Estates; therefore, be it
 
9     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
11 we congratulate Calvin Fischer, D.O., on on being selected as
12 the 2005 recipient of the Illinois Academy of Family
13 Physicians' Family Physician of the Year award, and we
14 recognize the countless hours of hard work and dedication to
15 his patients, students, and staff that he has demonstrated,
16 which led to this honor; and be it further
 
17     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18 presented to Dr. Fischer as an expression of our respect and
19 esteem.