H.R. No. 517

	R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians from across the Lone Star
	State are gathering in Austin on February 23, 2011, to commemorate
	Osteopathic Medicine Day at the State Capitol; and
	WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians are committed to meeting the
	needs of the whole person and the whole family, and they share the
	philosophical belief that home, work, and spiritual and social
	environments have a significant impact on a patient's health and
	well-being; and
	WHEREAS, Osteopathic medical students from Texas study at
	many osteopathic medical schools across the country, and 728
	students are currently enrolled at the University of North Texas
	Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine;
	these students, upon graduation, will enter primary care
	specialties in numbers well above the national and state averages
	for medical school programs, and many go on to offer primary care
	through family, general, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric
	practices; they also provide preventive and public health services,
	as well as an entire spectrum of specialty care; there are currently
	nearly 4,000 licensed osteopathic physicians in Texas, including
	growing numbers of women and Hispanic, Asian, and African American
	doctors; and
	WHEREAS, Texas osteopathic physicians serve their country as
	members of the United States armed forces; they also practice in
	rural and medically underserved areas of the state, and in some
	instances they are the only doctors in their respective counties; a
	number of these dedicated professionals are providing medical care
	to Texas legislators and their staffs as participants in the Doctor
	of the Day program at the State Capitol during the week of February
	21 to February 25, 2011; and
	WHEREAS, Practitioners of osteopathic medicine play a vital
	role in maintaining the health and well-being of countless Texans,
	and they may indeed reflect with pride on their myriad
	contributions to this state; now, therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas
	Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2011, as Osteopathic
	Medicine Day at the State Capitol and extend to all the state's
	osteopathic physicians and medical students sincere appreciation
	for their efforts to provide quality, comprehensive, and
	personalized care.
	Kolkhorst
	Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison
	Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr.
	Allen Gooden Murphy
	Alonzo Guillen Naishtat
	Alvarado Gutierrez Nash
	Anchia Hamilton Oliveira
	Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr
	Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto
	Aycock Harless Parker
	Beck Harper-Brown Patrick
	Berman Hartnett Paxton
	Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena
	Bonnen Hilderbran Perry
	Branch Hochberg Phillips
	Brown Hopson Pickett
	Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts
	Burnam Howard of Travis Price
	Button Huberty Quintanilla
	Cain Hughes Raymond
	Callegari Hunter Reynolds
	Carter Isaac Riddle
	Castro Jackson Ritter
	Chisum Johnson Rodriguez
	Christian Keffer Schwertner
	Coleman King of Parker Scott
	Cook King of Taylor Sheets
	Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield
	Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton
	Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson
	Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris
	Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant
	J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee
	S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons
	Deshotel Lavender Strama
	Driver Legler Taylor of Collin
	Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston
	Dutton Lozano Thompson
	Eiland Lucio III Torres
	Eissler Lyne Truitt
	Elkins Madden Turner
	Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey
	Farrar Margo Villarreal
	Fletcher Marquez Vo
	Flynn Martinez Walle
	Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber
	Gallego McClendon White
	Garza Menendez Woolley
	Geren Miles Workman
	Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler
	Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas
	______________________________
	Speaker of the House
	I certify that H.R. No. 517 was adopted by the House on February
	23, 2011, by a non-record vote.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House