Full Text of HR1229 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. Kyaw Naing 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, After completing medical school in Burma, Dr. | 10 | | Naing went on to earn his master's degree at Western Illinois | 11 | | University and his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University | 12 | | (SIU), both in Community Health Education; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Naing served as Director of Health Education | 14 | | at the Jackson County Health Department from 1988 to 1995; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, In 1996, Dr. Naing completed the SIU Family | 16 | | Medicine Residency Program in Carbondale, where he has | 17 | | practiced since; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Naing has a true passion for community health; | 19 | | he has served as the medical director for the Jackson County | 20 | | Health Department, for Neurorestorative, a long-term community |
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| 1 | | care program for traumatic brain injury patients, and for | 2 | | Gateway, a drug rehabilitation and counseling program; and | 3 | | WHEREAS, Since 2007, Dr. Naing has been a professor at the | 4 | | SIU Family Medicine Residency Program; he was awarded the Core | 5 | | Faculty Teacher of the Year Award from the class of 2016; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Naing serves as the medical director and also | 7 | | teaches students enrolled in SIU's Physician Assistant | 8 | | Program; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Due to the aging population and the demand for | 10 | | increased medical training in this area, Dr. Naing is currently | 11 | | working with Rush University to develop curriculum for the | 12 | | Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program, providing a rural | 13 | | perspective to the project; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, During his "free time", Dr. Naing enjoys traveling | 15 | | internationally with his wife, Khin; he is also an avid | 16 | | astro-photographer; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Naing's generosity does not end with his job; | 18 | | he and his wife, Khin, open their home and serve as hosts to | 19 | | foreign students and residents, often taking time to introduce | 20 | | them to the hidden natural beauty of the area; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, Dr. Naing dedication to rural practice, public | 2 | | health, and training future medical professions have made a | 3 | | huge impact on improving the health care environment in | 4 | | southern Illinois; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 6 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 7 | | congratulate Dr. Kyaw Naing on receiving the 2018 Rural | 8 | | Physician of Excellence Award and commend him for all his | 9 | | contributions to medicine and public health; and be it further
| 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | presented to Dr. Naing as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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