HR1598 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, On December 6, 2008, the Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society (IOMS) will be hosting its Presidential Banquet at the Westin Yorktown Center Hotel in Lombard, at which Dr. Rodey Wassef, DO, FACOFP, will be honored as the society's incoming president; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Wassef is a board certified family physician with the Midwest Physicians Center and the Medical Director for Quality Improvement, Risk Management, and Accreditation at St. James Hospital and Health Centers in Olympia Fields; she is also a member of the Board for the Illinois Chapter of the American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Wassef has served as IOMS Treasurer, District 1 Trustee, and as Membership Chair, responsible for the fiscal health of the Society; she is the IOMS's representative to the IHA's newly formed physician retention task force, to CMS Region 5, and to the Illinois Foundation for Quality Health Care; she has extensive experience with the Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program as a physician reviewer and was named IOMS Physician of the Year in 2004; and

WHEREAS, Dr. Wassef is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine and is a graduate of the Costin Institute for Osteopathic Medical Educators; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Dr. Rodey Wassef, DO, FACOFP, on the occasion of being named President of the Illinois Osteopathic Medical Society; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Dr. Rodey Wassef, DO, FACOFP, as a symbol of our esteem and respect.