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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to thank  Ryan Finkenbine, M.D. for his 
4service to the Illinois Psychiatric Society; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, Dr. Finkenbine is currently the Chair and 
6Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Department of 
7Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at the University of 
8Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria; and
  
 
9    WHEREAS, Dr. Finkenbine is the President-elect of the 
10Illinois Psychiatric Society and has been a leader in 
11advocating for Peoria-area psychiatric and mental illness 
12patients; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Dr. Finkenbine oversees the Department of 
14Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine's growth and development in 
15its goal to provide excellent clinical care, education, and 
16research at UIC College of Medicine in Peoria; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In addition to his administrative 
18responsibilities, Dr. Finkenbine maintains an active forensic 
19practice; over the past decade, he has conducted or coordinated 
20hundreds of criminal and civil forensic evaluations; all types 
21of legal cases requiring expert psychiatric testimony are 
 
 
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1comprehensively assessed to provide accurate, credible 
2opinions to referring parties; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, Dr. Finkenbine is a graduate of Wittenberg 
4University and the Indiana University School of Medicine; he 
5completed his internship and residency in psychiatry at the 
6Medical University of South Carolina and then received advanced 
7training in forensic psychiatry at the University of South 
8Carolina School of Medicine; after holding positions at 
9hospitals in Alaska and South Carolina, he took an academic 
10position at West Virginia University in Morgantown, where, as 
11Director of the general psychiatry residency training program, 
12he was honored as a five-time recipient of the Best Faculty 
13Teacher award by his residents; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, Dr. Finkenbine was also the Director of an 
15ACGME-accredited Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship that he 
16started in 1999; he was nationally recognized as the Best 
17Teacher in Forensic Psychiatry by the American Academy of 
18Psychiatry and the Law for his innovative and successful 
19educational programs; as a leader in the area of forensic 
20psychiatry, he has been invited to present at dozens of CME and 
21CLE approved activities, including as a Distinguished Visiting 
22Professor; he was an Adjunct Lecturer at the West Virginia 
23College of Law and served on the West Virginia Governor's 
24Sexually Violent Predator Task force and on the State 
 
 
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1Comprehensive Behavior Health Commission Work Group; and
  
 
2    WHEREAS, Dr. Finkenbine is a member of the American 
3Psychiatric Association; he is licensed in Illinois and is 
4Board Certified in general and forensic psychiatry; therefore, 
5be it
  
 
6    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
7NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
8thank Ryan Finkenbine, M.D. for his service to the Illinois 
9Psychiatric Society and we congratulate him on being selected 
10as the new President; and be it further
  
 
11    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
12presented to Dr. Finkenbine as an expression of our esteem and 
13respect.