[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 181 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 181

Designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as ``National 
                      Osteopathic Medicine Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 10, 2025

 Mr. Wicker (for himself, Mr. Heinrich, and Mrs. Capito) submitted the 
   following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the 
                               Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as ``National 
                      Osteopathic Medicine Week''.

Whereas there are more than 157,000 osteopathic physicians and nearly 40,000 
        osteopathic medical students in the United States;
Whereas osteopathic physicians and medical students train at high-caliber 
        schools of osteopathic medicine across the United States, including in 
        rural and underserved communities;
Whereas, in 1874, Andrew Taylor Still, MD, DO, introduced the principles of 
        osteopathic medicine, emphasizing the idea that the body is a unit, and 
        its structure and function are interrelated;
Whereas osteopathic physicians have made significant contributions to the 
        healthcare system of the United States since the founding of the first 
        osteopathic medical school in 1892;
Whereas the number of osteopathic physicians in the United States has increased 
        by more than 70 percent in the past 10 years;
Whereas osteopathic medicine emphasizes a whole-person, patient-centric approach 
        to healthcare, and osteopathic physicians play an important role in the 
        healthcare system of the United States;
Whereas osteopathic physicians train and practice in all medical specialties and 
        practice settings;
Whereas osteopathic physicians and medical students in the United States are 
        dedicated to improving the health of their communities and delivering 
        high-quality care for the body, mind, and spirit; and
Whereas osteopathic physicians practice in every State: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, 
        as ``National Osteopathic Medicine Week'';
            (2) acknowledges 150 years of osteopathic medicine;
            (3) recognizes the contributions of osteopathic physicians 
        to the healthcare system of the United States; and
            (4) celebrates the role that colleges of osteopathic 
        medicine play in training the next generation of physicians.
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