Monroe Clinic congratulates Mark Patterson, DO, as the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford PGY1 Resident of the Year.

"For a program that just turned three years on July 1, this award displays the big steps made to attract very high caliber, dedicated residents, who are committed to working in community-based healthcare," said Monroe Clinic Chief Medical Officer, Mark Thompson, MD.

Familiar with the Midwest, Dr. Patterson grew up in Dixon, IL. He also rotated with Monroe Clinic as a medical student before earning his medical degree as an Intensive Care Unit nurse.

"As...