SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 574
WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Osteopathic Medical
Association are visiting the State Capitol on April 17, 2019, for
Doctors of Osteopathic Medical Excellence (DOME) Day, and this
occasion offers a welcome opportunity to recognize the important
contributions that osteopathic physicians make to the health
care system in the Lone Star State; and
WHEREAS, Trained to consider the health of the whole
person, DOs are fully licensed to prescribe medicine and to
practice in all medical specialties, including surgery; they pay
particular attention to how nerves, muscles, bones, and organs
work together to influence health, and through osteopathic
manipulative treatment, DOs use their hands to diagnose injury
and illness and stimulate the body's natural ability to heal
itself; and
WHEREAS, Representing osteopathic physicians across the
state, the Texas Osteopathic Medical Association was founded in
1900 by a group of five physicians; the organization is dedicated
to advancing the philosophy and principles of osteopathic
medicine and serving the needs of doctors within the field; and
WHEREAS, Practitioners of osteopathic medicine play an
essential role in maintaining the health and well-being of
countless Texans, and these skilled professionals may indeed
reflect with pride on the exceptional care they provide to their
patients; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th
Legislature, hereby recognize April 17, 2019, as Doctors of
Osteopathic Medical Excellence Day at the State Capitol; and, be
it further
RESOLVED, That April 14-20, 2019, be recognized as Texas
Osteopathic Medicine Week.
Buckingham
________________________________
President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on April 11, 2019.
________________________________
Secretary of the Senate
________________________________
Member, Texas Senate