81R7216 MG-D
By: Geren H.R. No. 634
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 26, 2009, 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, The Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, the
cornerstone of the University of North Texas Health Science Center,
continues to train physicians who enter this field in numbers well
above the national average 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 3,700 licensed
physicians in Texas who practice osteopathic medicine, including
growing numbers of women and Hispanic, Asian, and African
Americans; 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 23 to February 27, 2009; 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 81st Texas
Legislature hereby recognize February 26, 2009, 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.