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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 23, 2011, 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, Osteopathic medical students from Texas study at |
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many osteopathic medical schools across the country, and 728 |
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students are currently enrolled at the University of North Texas |
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Health Science Center's Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine; |
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these students, upon graduation, will enter primary care |
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specialties in numbers well above the national and state averages |
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for medical school programs, and many go on to offer primary care |
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through family, general, internal medicine, OB/GYN, and pediatric |
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practices; they also provide preventive and public health services, |
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as well as an entire spectrum of specialty care; there are currently |
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nearly 4,000 licensed osteopathic physicians in Texas, including |
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growing numbers of women and Hispanic, Asian, and African American |
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doctors; 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; a |
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number of these dedicated professionals are providing medical care |
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to Texas legislators and their staffs as participants in the Doctor |
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of the Day program at the State Capitol during the week of February |
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21 to February 25, 2011; 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 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 23, 2011, 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. |