Illinois HR 656: MEMORIAL JAMES FLETCHER

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HR0656LRB104 20703 MST 34203 r

1HOUSE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at 

3Rockford is the primary administrator of the Illinois Rural 

4Medical Education (RMED) Program; and

5 WHEREAS, The RMED Program is recognized as a valuable 

6resource to rural Illinois communities with 88% of RMED 

7graduates staying in Illinois practice in rural Illinois 

8communities; and

9 WHEREAS, The RMED program graduated 484 students from 1993 

10to 2023, 50% of whom practice medicine within 100 miles of 

11their hometown; and

12 WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the General 

13Assembly that only 56% of RMED's graduates practice in 

14Illinois while the programs primary goal is to produce medical 

15practitioners who will live and work in Illinois's rural 

16communities; and

17 WHEREAS, Individuals who are from Illinois, would like to 

18be part of the RMED program, and would likely stay in Illinois 

19are being turned away from entering the RMED program in favor 

20of students who come from other states; and

HR0656- 2 -LRB104 20703 MST 34203 r

1 WHEREAS, The General Assembly must play a strong financial 

2oversight role in guaranteeing that educational funds and 

3programs are used in the most prudent and efficient manner 

4possible; and

5 WHEREAS, It is in the greatest interest of the people of 

6rural Illinois communities that rural medicine is supported by 

7all of the necessary tools and resources available to maintain 

8a high-quality rural healthcare professional pipeline; 

9therefore, be it

10 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 

11HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 

12the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management,