Bill Text: IL HR0509 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Dr. Benjamin Shepherd for receiving the "2019 Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from the Illinois Rural Health Association and commends him for his compassion and dedication to his patients and for filling such a tremendous void by bringing mental health services to rural settings.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-10-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0509 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-HR0509-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate
Dr. Benjamin | ||||||
| 4 | Shepherd on receiving the "2019 Rural Physician of Excellence | ||||||
| 5 | Award" from the
Illinois Rural Health Association; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across | ||||||
| 7 | our nation is the shortage of
physicians who practice in rural | ||||||
| 8 | settings, and there is an especially dire need for increased | ||||||
| 9 | mental
health services in these underserved areas; and
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| 10 | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd graduated from the University of | ||||||
| 11 | Illinois College of Medicine's Rural
Medical Education Program | ||||||
| 12 | in 2006; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd then completed his residency in | ||||||
| 14 | Family Medicine and Psychiatry
at the University of Iowa in | ||||||
| 15 | 2011; and
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| 16 | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd began his professional career in the | ||||||
| 17 | rural health arena at KSB Hospital
in Mt. Morris in 2011; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, In 2011, Dr. Shepherd returned to the University | ||||||
| 19 | of Illinois College of Medicine in
Rockford as an Assistant | ||||||
| 20 | Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Family Practice; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Since 2013, Dr. Shepherd has served the Winnebago | ||||||
| 2 | County Sheriff's Office as a
staff physician for inmates and, | ||||||
| 3 | since 2016, has provided psychiatric counseling to the Illinois
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| 4 | Veterans Home; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, In 2014, Dr. Shepherd joined St. Margaret's Center | ||||||
| 6 | for Family Health in
Princeton, where he has continued to | ||||||
| 7 | provide outpatient family medicine and psychiatric services
to | ||||||
| 8 | the community; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Dr. Shepherd's talents are not limited to | ||||||
| 10 | medicine, as he is also a very competitive
basketball player | ||||||
| 11 | and gourmet chef; therefore, be it
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| 12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 13 | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 14 | we congratulate
Dr. Benjamin Shepherd for receiving the "2019 | ||||||
| 15 | Rural Physician of Excellence Award" from the
Illinois Rural | ||||||
| 16 | Health Association, and we commend him for his compassion and | ||||||
| 17 | dedication to his patients and for filling such a
tremendous | ||||||
| 18 | void by bringing mental health services to rural settings; and | ||||||
| 19 | be it further
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| 20 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 21 | presented to Dr.
Shepherd as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
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| 1 | esteem.
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