A resolution designating the week of April 14 through April 20, 2025, as "National Osteopathic Medicine Week".

Bill: 119-sres-181
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2025-04-10
Policy area: Health
Latest action: action_date: 2025-04-10
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: III 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 181 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 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

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.