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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Dr. Rebecca
4Pedersen for receiving the "2017 Rural Physician of Excellence
5Award" from the Illinois Rural Health Association; and
 
6    WHEREAS, One of the biggest healthcare challenges across
7our nation is the shortage of physicians who practice in rural
8settings; and
 
9    WHEREAS, In 1993, Dr. Pedersen received her Bachelor of
10Science from Millikin University in Decatur; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen went on to earn her medical degree at
12the University Of Illinois College Of Medicine's Rural Medical
13Education Program in 1998; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen completed the Cabarrus Family
15Medicine Residency program in Concord, North Carolina in 2001
16and later that year began her career with FHN; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Dr Pedersen has been extremely active in the
18administration of FHN, serving as Chair of their Family
19Medicine Department and on their Foundation Board; she is
20currently serving on the FHN Board of Directors and is the

 

 

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1Hospice Medical Director as well as FHN's Chief Quality
2Officer; and
 
3    WHEREAS, For the past 16 years, Dr. Pedersen has been a
4tremendous asset to the area, providing a full range of family
5medicine including prenatal, obstetrical, pediatric, and adult
6health care; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen has played an integral part in the
8University of Illinois Rural Medical Education Program,
9training 4th year medical students as they spend their family
10practice rotation under her guidance, where she has inspired
11many to become rural family practice physicians; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Dr. Pedersen is very committed to professional
13societies, belonging to the American Academy of Family
14Physicians, the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians, and the
15American Association for Physician Leadership; and
 
16    WHEREAS, In addition to the many hats Dr. Pedersen wears in
17her medical career, she is also a wife and busy mother of two
18middle school aged daughters; she can often be found
19entertaining friends with her culinary creations or riding the
20bike trails of Northwest Illinois; therefore, be it
 
21    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE

 

 

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1HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
2commend Dr. Rebecca Pedersen for her selfless service and
3dedication to her patients and congratulate her for receiving
4the "2017 Rural Physician of Excellence Award"; and be it
5further
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
7presented to Dr. Pedersen as a symbol of our respect and
8esteem.