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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. Stephen Reid, |
| 4 | | Jr. for receiving the "2013 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
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| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. earned his medical degree |
| 10 | | from Northwestern University in 1976 and completed his |
| 11 | | residency at the University of Illinois in 1982; he later |
| 12 | | completed his Surgical Oncology Fellowship at the Roswell Park |
| 13 | | Cancer Institute in 1984; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, After practicing medicine in a large urban setting |
| 15 | | for many years, Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. left Evanston Hospital in |
| 16 | | 1997 to embark on a career practicing in a rural area, joining |
| 17 | | the staff at the Weber Medical Clinic and Richland Memorial |
| 18 | | Hospital in Olney; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, In recognition of his efforts to train medical |
| 20 | | students and physician assistants from Southern Illinois |
| 21 | | University on the challenges and benefits of practicing in |
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| 1 | | rural areas, Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. was awarded the "Preceptor |
| 2 | | of the Year" Award in 2012; and
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| 3 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. has also helped plant the |
| 4 | | seed to cultivate future home grown medical professionals by |
| 5 | | participating in "Career Days" at East Richland Middle School; |
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. has lent his time and |
| 8 | | expertise to many internal hospital committees to improve |
| 9 | | services provided to patients, including those centered on |
| 10 | | blood and tissues, ICU, long term care, patient care |
| 11 | | evaluation, pharmacy, surgery, and tumors; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. has worked to raise |
| 13 | | community awareness of breast cancer and is a huge supporter of |
| 14 | | Richland County's Relay for Life by donning a "polyp" costume |
| 15 | | and running in local triathlons to raise money for cancer |
| 16 | | research; therefore, be it
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| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 18 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 19 | | we commend Dr. Stephen Reid, Jr. for his selfless service to |
| 20 | | his community and the impact he has made on improving rural |
| 21 | | health; and be it further
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