Full Text of HR0434 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Quincy Scott, D.O. for | 4 | | receiving the 2023 Rural Physician Lifetime of Service Award | 5 | | from the 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. Scott graduated from the Chicago College of | 10 | | Osteopathic Medicine in 1990; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott served as chief resident in Family | 12 | | Practice at Southern Illinois University (SIU) School of | 13 | | Medicine in Carbondale and completed his residency in 1993; | 14 | | and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott began his career in medicine in private | 16 | | practice, serving the rural community of Hillsboro in 1993; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott expanded his service by becoming the | 19 | | medical director for the Gateway Adolescent Substance | 20 | | Rehabilitation Center in 1994; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, That same year, Dr. Scott started working with | 2 | | SIU School of Medicine's Department of Family and Community | 3 | | Medicine; over the course of nearly 30 years, he has served | 4 | | patients in clinics in Johnston City, West Frankfort, and | 5 | | Carbondale; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Through his role as a faculty member for SIU | 7 | | School of Medicine and as program director in its partnership | 8 | | with the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Scott | 9 | | has trained nearly 200 physicians which has aided in the | 10 | | recruitment of osteopathic physicians to rural areas in | 11 | | Illinois; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Scott has been a huge advocate for the | 13 | | physician assistant (PA) profession in Illinois; he was one of | 14 | | the founders of SIU School of Medicine's PA Program, later | 15 | | serving as the program's director, and he was instrumental in | 16 | | passing several laws to enhance the PA Practice Act in | 17 | | Illinois and eliminate barriers to care in rural settings; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, When not providing patient care or training | 19 | | medical students, Dr. Scott can be found cheering on his | 20 | | beloved Chicago Cubs or setting sail on a cruise ship; | 21 | | therefore, be it |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 | | we commend Quincy Scott, D.O. for receiving the 2023 Rural | 4 | | Physician Lifetime of Service Award from the Illinois Rural | 5 | | Health Association; and be it further | 6 | | RESOLVED, That we commend Dr. Scott for his compassion and | 7 | | dedication to his patients and for filling such a tremendous | 8 | | void in rural medicine in southern Illinois for over 30 years; | 9 | | and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Dr. Scott as a symbol of our esteem and respect. |
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