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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; 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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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 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize April 19 through 25, 2015, as |
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Osteopathic Medicine Week. |
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Anderson of Dallas |
Hernandez |
Phillips |
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Anderson of McLennan |
Herrero |
Pickett |
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Bonnen of Brazoria |
Johnson |
Rodriguez of Bexar |
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Bonnen of Galveston |
Kacal |
Rodriguez of Travis |
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Burkett |
Keffer |
Romero, Jr. |
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Burrows |
King of Hemphill |
Sanford |
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Button |
King of Parker |
Schaefer |
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Canales |
King of Taylor |
Schofield |
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Capriglione |
King of Uvalde |
Schubert |
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Craddick |
Landgraf |
Simpson |
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Cyrier |
Laubenberg |
Smithee |
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Davis of Dallas |
Lozano |
Stephenson |
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Davis of Harris |
Lucio III |
Stickland |
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Deshotel |
Márquez |
Thompson of Brazoria |
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Dukes |
Martinez |
Thompson of Harris |
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Dutton |
Martinez Fischer |
Tinderholt |
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Elkins |
McClendon |
Turner of Collin |
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Faircloth |
Metcalf |
Turner of Harris |
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Fallon |
Meyer |
Turner of Tarrant |
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Farney |
Miller of Comal |
Villalba |
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Farrar |
Miller of Fort Bend |
Vo |
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Flynn |
Morrison |
White of Bell |
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Frank |
Muñoz, Jr. |
White of Tyler |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1868 was adopted by the House on April |
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22, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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