Full Text of HR0667 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. Chris Dangles | 4 | | on receiving the 2017 Rural Physician of Excellence Award from | 5 | | 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, In 1974, Dr. Dangles graduated from the Stritch | 10 | | School of Medicine at Loyola University in Maywood, Illinois; | 11 | | and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dangles completed his residency in | 13 | | Orthopaedic Oncology at the Sloan Kettering Institute in New | 14 | | York in 1977 and in Orthopaedic Surgery at Cook County Hospital | 15 | | in Chicago in 1980; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, After serving as Chief of Orthopaedic Surgery at | 17 | | Great Lakes Naval Regional Medical Center, Dr. Dangles moved to | 18 | | Central Illinois in 1987, where he practiced at Carle Clinic | 19 | | until 2010; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, In 2010, Dr. Dangles joined the Orthopaedic |
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| 1 | | Department at Gibson Area Hospital; his outstanding reputation | 2 | | has drawn both patients and other physicians and orthopaedic | 3 | | surgeons into the Department; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Through his many years of service as a Clinical | 5 | | Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois, Dr. Dangles | 6 | | has inspired hundreds of medical students; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Dr. Dangles has been active | 8 | | in professional societies, including serving as President of | 9 | | the Illinois Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the Eighth | 10 | | District Trustee for the Illinois State Medical Society, a | 11 | | Board Member for the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, | 12 | | and the American Association of Hip and Knee Surgeons American | 13 | | Medical Association Delegate; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Outside of the operating room, Dr. Dangles owns a | 15 | | vast collection of 23 bicycles and logs over 5,000 miles | 16 | | annually; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Dangles has improved rural healthcare in East | 18 | | Central Illinois; therefore, be it
| 19 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 20 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 21 | | commend Dr. Dangles for his years of selfless service and |
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| 1 | | dedication to his patients and students; and be it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to Dr. Dangles as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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