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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians from across the Lone Star |
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State are gathering in Austin on February 26, 2009, to commemorate |
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Osteopathic Medicine Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians are committed to meeting the |
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needs of the whole person and the whole family, and they share the |
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philosophical belief that home, work, and spiritual and social |
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environments have a significant impact on a patient's health and |
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well-being; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the |
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cornerstone of the University of North Texas Health Science Center, |
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continues to train physicians who enter this field in numbers well |
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above the national average for medical school programs, and many go |
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on to offer primary care through family, general, internal |
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medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric practices; they also provide |
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preventive and public health services, as well as an entire |
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spectrum of specialty care; there are currently 3,700 licensed |
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physicians in Texas who practice osteopathic medicine, including |
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growing numbers of women and Hispanic, Asian, and African |
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Americans; and |
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WHEREAS, Texas osteopathic physicians serve their country as |
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members of the United States armed forces; they also practice in |
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rural and medically underserved areas of the state, and in some |
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instances, they are the only doctors in their respective counties; |
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a number of these dedicated professionals are providing medical |
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care to Texas legislators and their staffs as participants in the |
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Doctor of the Day program at the State Capitol during the week of |
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February 23 to February 27, 2009; and |
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WHEREAS, Practitioners of osteopathic medicine play a vital |
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role in maintaining the health and well-being of countless Texans, |
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and they may indeed reflect with pride on their myriad |
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contributions to this state; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2009, as Osteopathic |
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Medicine Day at the State Capitol and extend to all the state's |
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osteopathic physicians and medical students sincere appreciation |
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for their efforts to provide quality, comprehensive, and |
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personalized care. |
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Alvarado |
Gonzales |
Miller of Comal |
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Anchia |
Gonzalez Toureilles |
Miller of Erath |
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Aycock |
Gutierrez |
Morrison |
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Branch |
Harper-Brown |
Ortiz, Jr. |
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Brown of Kaufman |
Hartnett |
Otto |
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Brown of Brazos |
Heflin |
Parker |
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Callegari |
Hilderbran |
Peña |
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Cohen |
Howard of Fort Bend |
Quintanilla |
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Coleman |
Howard of Travis |
Raymond |
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Craddick |
Jackson |
Rodriguez |
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Crownover |
Keffer |
Sheffield |
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Davis of Harris |
King of Parker |
Smith of Tarrant |
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Davis of Dallas |
King of Taylor |
Smith of Harris |
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Deshotel |
King of Zavala |
Smithee |
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Driver |
Kleinschmidt |
Solomons |
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Eiland |
Leibowitz |
Thompson |
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Elkins |
Lucio III |
Turner of Tarrant |
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England |
Madden |
Turner of Harris |
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Farias |
Mallory Caraway |
Veasey |
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Farrar |
Marquez |
Villarreal |
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Flores |
Martinez Fischer |
Walle |
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Gallego |
McReynolds |
Zerwas |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 634 was adopted by the House on |
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February 26, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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