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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Doctors of osteopathic medicine (DOs) in Texas have |
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contributed greatly to the health care system in the Lone Star |
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State; and |
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WHEREAS, Trained to consider the health of the whole person, |
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DOs are fully licensed to prescribe medicine and to practice in all |
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medical specialties, including surgery; there are currently more |
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than 3,000 osteopathic physicians in Texas, with about 2,000 of |
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them practicing primary care; and |
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WHEREAS, The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at the |
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University of North Texas Health Science Center trains osteopathic |
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physicians to promote overall good health, not just the treatment |
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of disease; the school's innovative applications-based curriculum |
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highlights cutting-edge research, dedication to primary care, |
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promotion of healthy aging, and the practice of rural medicine, and |
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its students excel at both academic and clinical studies; and |
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WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians are ably represented across |
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the state by the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, which |
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advances the philosophy and principles of osteopathic medicine and |
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serves the profession's unique needs; and |
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WHEREAS, Doctors of osteopathic medicine play an essential |
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role in the health care of countless Texans, and their contribution |
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to the welfare and prosperity of the state is truly deserving of |
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special recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 14 through 20, 2013, as |
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Osteopathic Medicine Week. |
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Sheffield of Coryell |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2284 was adopted by the House on May |
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22, 2013, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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