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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Kathy Swafford
4on the occasion of receiving the 2015 Rural Physician of
5Excellence Award from the Illinois Rural Health Association;
6and
 
7    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
8our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
9settings; and
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1981, Dr. Kathy Swafford graduated from the
11Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia; she went on to
12complete her fellowship in pediatric nephrology and residency
13in pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center
14in Houston, where she was Chief Resident and later a Clinical
15Instructor; and
 
16    WHEREAS, Dr. Kathy Swafford began her service in southern
17Illinois as a pediatrician with the Union County Hospital
18District in 1998; in 1999, she founded Swafford Pediatrics; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Since 2009, Dr. Kathy Swafford has served as the
20Medical Director of the Children's Medical and Mental Health
21Resource Network; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Dr. Kathy Swafford is highly regarded in the
2academic world and has trained many physicians who go on to
3practice in rural areas through her role as Assistant Professor
4of Clinical Pediatrics at the Southern Illinois University
5School of Medicine; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Dr. Kathy Swafford has taken time out of her busy
7medical career to share her expertise through her active
8leadership roles in numerous organizations and committees,
9including the Southern Illinois Medical Society, the Union
10County Health Department, the Illinois Emergency Medical
11Services for Children Advisory Board, the Illinois Department
12of Public Health Immunization Advisory Committee, and the
13Illinois Association of Maternal and Child Health, to name a
14few; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Dr. Kathy Swafford has dedicated her career to
16preventing child abuse and death and is one of only 324 Board
17Certified Child Abuse Pediatricians in the nation; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Dr. Kathy Swafford also gives back to her
19community by singing in her local church choir, donating items
20to the local mission, and serving on Anna's Animal Shelter's
21PAWS Board; therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
3congratulate Dr. Kathy Swafford on the occasion of receiving
4the 2015 Rural Physician of Excellence Award and commend her
5for her selfless service to her community and the impact she
6has made on improving rural health; and be it further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Dr. Kathy Swafford as a symbol of our respect and
9esteem.