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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. Kurt Crowe on |
| 4 | | receiving the "2014 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from |
| 5 | | 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. Crowe graduated in 1997 as a member of the |
| 10 | | inaugural class of the University of Illinois College of |
| 11 | | Medicine at Rockford's Rural Medical Education Program; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, In 2000, Dr. Crowe completed his residency at the |
| 13 | | University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford; and
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| 14 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Crowe is Board Certified by the American Board |
| 15 | | of Family Medicine; and
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| 16 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Crowe began his rural medical career by |
| 17 | | practicing in Princeton, where he worked until 2006; he then |
| 18 | | joined the KSB Medical Group; and
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| 19 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Crowe provides not only the full range of |
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| 1 | | family medicine services to his rural patients, but he is one |
| 2 | | of the few family practice physicians who also provides |
| 3 | | maternity care; and
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| 4 | | WHEREAS, Through his roles both as an instructor and |
| 5 | | preceptor, Dr. Crowe takes the time to teach and serve as a |
| 6 | | role model for future generations of rural physicians; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, For the past 15 years, Dr. Crowe has served on the |
| 8 | | Recruitment and Retention Committee for the University of |
| 9 | | Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford's Rural Health |
| 10 | | Education Program, providing valuable insights and |
| 11 | | recommendations for the selection of future rural physicians; |
| 12 | | and
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| 13 | | WHEREAS, The patient care and expertise that Dr. Crowe |
| 14 | | provides has become vital to area residents; therefore, be it
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| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
| 16 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
| 17 | | we commend Dr. Crowe for his selfless service to his community |
| 18 | | and the impact he has made on improving rural health, and we |
| 19 | | congratulate Dr. Kurt Crowe on receiving the "2014 Rural |
| 20 | | Physician of Excellence Award"; and be it further
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| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |