119-sres181

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 181 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 181

Designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as ``National 
 Osteopathic Medicine Week''.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 10, 2025

 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Capito) submitted the 
 following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
 Judiciary

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 RESOLUTION

Designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as ``National 
 Osteopathic Medicine Week''.

Whereas there are more than 157,000 osteopathic physicians and nearly 40,000 
 osteopathic medical students in the United States;
Whereas osteopathic physicians and medical students train at high-caliber 
 schools of osteopathic medicine across the United States, including in 
 rural and underserved communities;
Whereas, in 1874, Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, introduced the principles of 
 osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the idea that the body is a unit, and 
 its structure and function are interrelated;
Whereas osteopathic physicians have made significant contributions to the 
 healthcare system of the United States since the founding of the first 
 osteopathic medical school in 1892;
Whereas the number of osteopathic physicians in the United States has increased 
 by more than 70 percent in the past 10 years;
Whereas osteopathic medicine emphasizes a whole-person, patient-centric approach 
 to healthcare, and osteopathic physicians play an important role in the 
 healthcare system of the United States;
Whereas osteopathic physicians train and practice in all medical specialties and 
 practice settings;
Whereas osteopathic physicians and medical students in the United States are 
 dedicated to improving the health of their communities and delivering 
 high-quality care for the body, mind, and spirit; and
Whereas osteopathic physicians practice in every State: Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the Senate--

    (1) designates the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, 
 as ``National Osteopathic Medicine Week'';

    (2) acknowledges 150 years of osteopathic medicine;

    (3) recognizes the contributions of osteopathic physicians 
 to the healthcare system of the United States; and

    (4) celebrates the role that colleges of osteopathic 
 medicine play in training the next generation of physicians.
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