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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Quincy Scott, D.O. for |
| 4 | | receiving the 2023 Rural Physician Lifetime of Service Award |
| 5 | | 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
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott graduated from the Chicago College of |
| 10 | | Osteopathic Medicine in 1990; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott served as chief resident in Family |
| 12 | | Practice at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of |
| 13 | | Medicine in Carbondale and completed his residency in 1993; |
| 14 | | and
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| 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott began his career in medicine in private |
| 16 | | practice, serving the rural community of Hillsboro in 1993; |
| 17 | | and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott expanded his service by becoming the |
| 19 | | medical director for the Gateway Adolescent Substance |
| 20 | | Rehabilitation Center in 1994; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, That same year, Dr. Scott started working with |
| 2 | | SIU School of Medicine's Department of Family and Community |
| 3 | | Medicine; over the course of nearly 30 years, he has served |
| 4 | | patients in clinics in Johnston City, West Frankfort, and |
| 5 | | Carbondale; and
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| 6 | | WHEREAS, Through his role as a faculty member for SIU |
| 7 | | School of Medicine and as program director in its partnership |
| 8 | | with the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Scott |
| 9 | | has trained nearly 200 physicians which has aided in the |
| 10 | | recruitment of osteopathic physicians to rural areas in |
| 11 | | Illinois; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott has been a huge advocate for the |
| 13 | | physician assistant (PA) profession in Illinois; he was one of |
| 14 | | the founders of SIU School of Medicine's PA Program, later |
| 15 | | serving as the program's director, and he was instrumental in |
| 16 | | passing several laws to enhance the PA Practice Act in |
| 17 | | Illinois and eliminate barriers to care in rural settings; and
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| 18 | | WHEREAS, When not providing patient care or training |
| 19 | | medical students, Dr. Scott can be found cheering on his |
| 20 | | beloved Chicago Cubs or setting sail on a cruise ship; |
| 21 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 3 | | we commend Quincy Scott, D.O. for receiving the 2023 Rural |
| 4 | | Physician Lifetime of Service Award from the Illinois Rural |
| 5 | | Health Association; and be it further
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| 6 | | RESOLVED, That we commend Dr. Scott for his compassion and |
| 7 | | dedication to his patients and for filling such a tremendous |
| 8 | | void in rural medicine in southern Illinois for over 30 years; |
| 9 | | and be it further
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| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 11 | | presented to Dr. Scott as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |