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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
Dr. Benjamin |
| 4 | | Shepherd on receiving the "2019 Rural Physician of Excellence |
| 5 | | Award" from the
Illinois Rural Health Association; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across |
| 7 | | our nation is the shortage of
physicians who practice in rural |
| 8 | | settings, and there is an especially dire need for increased |
| 9 | | mental
health services in these underserved areas; and
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| 10 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd graduated from the University of |
| 11 | | Illinois College of Medicine's Rural
Medical Education Program |
| 12 | | in 2006; and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd then completed his residency in |
| 14 | | Family Medicine and Psychiatry
at the University of Iowa in |
| 15 | | 2011; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd began his professional career in the |
| 17 | | rural health arena at KSB Hospital
in Mt. Morris in 2011; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, In 2011, Dr. Shepherd returned to the University |
| 19 | | of Illinois College of Medicine in
Rockford as an Assistant |
| 20 | | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Family Practice; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Since 2013, Dr. Shepherd has served the Winnebago |
| 2 | | County Sheriff's Office as a
staff physician for inmates and, |
| 3 | | since 2016, has provided psychiatric counseling to the Illinois
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| 4 | | Veterans Home; and
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| 5 | | WHEREAS, In 2014, Dr. Shepherd joined St. Margaret's Center |
| 6 | | for Family Health in
Princeton, where he has continued to |
| 7 | | provide outpatient family medicine and psychiatric services
to |
| 8 | | the community; and
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd's talents are not limited to |
| 10 | | medicine, as he is also a very competitive
basketball player |
| 11 | | and gourmet chef; therefore, be it
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| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 13 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 14 | | we congratulate
Dr. Benjamin Shepherd for receiving the "2019 |
| 15 | | Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from the
Illinois Rural |
| 16 | | Health Association, and we commend him for his compassion and |
| 17 | | dedication to his patients and for filling such a
tremendous |
| 18 | | void by bringing mental health services to rural settings; and |
| 19 | | be it further
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| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 21 | | presented to Dr.
Shepherd as a symbol of our respect and |