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HR0656
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The University of Illinois College of Medicine at
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Rockford is the primary administrator of the Illinois Rural
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Medical Education (RMED) Program; and

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WHEREAS, The RMED Program is recognized as a valuable
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resource to rural Illinois communities with 88% of RMED
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graduates staying in Illinois practice in rural Illinois
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communities; and

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WHEREAS, The RMED program graduated 484 students from 1993
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to 2023, 50% of whom practice medicine within 100 miles of
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their hometown; and

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WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of the General
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Assembly that only 56% of RMED's graduates practice in
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Illinois while the programs primary goal is to produce medical
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practitioners who will live and work in Illinois's rural
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communities; and

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WHEREAS, Individuals who are from Illinois, would like to
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be part of the RMED program, and would likely stay in Illinois
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are being turned away from entering the RMED program in favor
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of students who come from other states; and

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WHEREAS, The General Assembly must play a strong financial
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oversight role in guaranteeing that educational funds and
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programs are used in the most prudent and efficient manner
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possible; and

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WHEREAS, It is in the greatest interest of the people of
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rural Illinois communities that rural medicine is supported by
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all of the necessary tools and resources available to maintain
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a high-quality rural healthcare professional pipeline;
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therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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the Auditor General is directed to conduct a management,
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performance, and fiscal audit of the University of Illinois
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College of Medicine at Rockford Illinois Rural Medical
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Education (RMED) Program; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the audit shall include, but need not be
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limited to, the following determinations:
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(1) The cost of the program to operate and a breakdown
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of expenditures;
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(2) The percentage of students that come from within
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Illinois and from elsewhere; and
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(3) The potential effects on the rural healthcare
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ecosystem in Illinois if the program were to focus on

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enrolling more Illinois residents, exclusively Illinois
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residents, or anyone who commits to practicing rural
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medicine in Illinois for 3, 5, and 10 year periods after
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graduation from the program; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That the University of Illinois system and all
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of its subordinate campuses, the Commission on Government
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Forecasting and Accountability, and any other programs,
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agencies, or departments within the State that could provide
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insight or information useful to the audit shall cooperate
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fully and promptly with the Office of the Auditor General in
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the conduct of this audit and production of findings; and be it
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further

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RESOLVED, That the Auditor General commence with this
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audit as soon as possible and report his findings and
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recommendations upon completion in accordance with the
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provisions of Section 3-14 of the Illinois State Auditing Act;
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and be it further; and

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RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
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delivered to the Auditor General and the University of
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Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford RMED Director.

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