Full Text of HR1230 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Roger Wujek on | 4 | | receiving the 2018 Rural Physician of Excellence Award from the | 5 | | Illinois Rural Health Association; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | 7 | | our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural | 8 | | settings; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek graduated from Southern Illinois | 10 | | University School of Medicine's charter class of 1976; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek completed his residency in Family | 12 | | Practice in 1979 at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek was a founding member of the Litchfield | 14 | | Family Practice Center (LFPC); over the past 40 years, he has | 15 | | worked with his colleagues to build their practice into a | 16 | | thriving rural health clinic; they offer an after-hours walk-in | 17 | | clinic known as Prime Time, a third party National Reference | 18 | | Laboratory, and a full-time family practice office; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, In addition to Dr. Wujek's service to his | 20 | | community, he is dedicated to our country; he served in the |
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| 1 | | U.S. Air Force Reserve for 20 years as a flight surgeon and was | 2 | | on active duty in the Gulf War; after serving as a commander, | 3 | | he was promoted to the rank of colonel; he has received the | 4 | | USAF Achievement Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal, and the | 5 | | Legion of Merit Medal; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek understands the importance of | 7 | | encouraging young people to pursue careers in rural healthcare, | 8 | | not only in his role as an instructor to medical students, but | 9 | | as a mentor to local high school students, working to cultivate | 10 | | their interest in healthcare; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek has been an active member of the board | 12 | | of directors of St. Francis Hospital for nearly a decade and | 13 | | currently serves as the Executive Director of Medical Affairs; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek provides free skin cancer screenings | 16 | | every year to his local farming community as part of the St. | 17 | | Francis' Annual Farm Family Day; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek has been active in his community | 19 | | throughout his medical career and has volunteered his time with | 20 | | the Boy Scouts, the Ronald McDonald House, the Regional Health | 21 | | Education Center, and the Montgomery County Board of Health; | 22 | | and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Wujek has made improving healthcare delivery | 2 | | in rural areas a family priority, not only with the support of | 3 | | his wife, but also through his son, Dan, and daughter, | 4 | | Michelle; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Whether he is flying overhead or more grounded in | 6 | | his daily practice, Dr. Wujek has made a huge impact in | 7 | | improving rural healthcare in south central Illinois; | 8 | | therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | congratulate Dr. Roger Wujek on receiving the 2018 Rural | 12 | | Physician of Excellence Award and commend him for his over 40 | 13 | | years of selfless service and dedication to his patients; and | 14 | | be it further
| 15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 | | presented to Dr. Wujek as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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