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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to commend Amir John Wahab, MD for
4receiving the 2023 Rural Physician Lifetime of Service Award
5from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
 
6    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
7our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
8settings; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Dr. Wahab graduated from the Ross University
10School of Medicine in 1992; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Wahab completed his residency at the Southern
12Illinois School of Medicine in Springfield in 1997; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dr. Wahab began his career in medicine at
14Memorial Care in Lincoln in 1997; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Dr. Wahab has served in many leadership positions
16within the medical arena, including as medical director of
17Maple Ridge Nursing Home, co-director of the SIU Resident
18Rural Track Program, chair of the Lincoln Memorial Hospital
19Executive Committee, and vice-chair of Clinical Operations;
20and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Wahab is also an active member of his
2community, serving on the Board of Directors for Lincoln
3College and being involved in Lincoln's Christmas parade ever
4year; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Wahab cultivates future practitioners'
6interest in rural medicine by serving as an adjunct professor
7to medical students at both the University of Illinois and
8Southern Illinois University, as well as hosting high school
9students for job shadowing opportunities at his practice; and
 
10    WHEREAS, When not practicing medicine, Dr. Wahab is quite
11the outdoorsman and enjoys hunting a variety of wild game
12during hunting season; therefore, be it
 
13    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
14HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
15we commend Amir John Wahab, MD for receiving the 2023 Rural
16Physician Lifetime of Service Award from the Illinois Rural
17Health Association; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, that we commend Dr. Wahab for his compassion and
19dedication to his patients and for filling such a tremendous
20void in rural medicine for over 25 years in central Illinois;
21and be it further
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2presented to Dr. Wahab as a symbol of our esteem and respect.