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 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #aa1 #bjah   
,mr4 ,re$ 7= himself & ,mr4 ,cassidy7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
consid]$ & agre$ to  ,,resolution       
,congratulat+ ! ,am]ican ,college (     
,em]g5cy ,physicians on its #ej?        
anniv]s>y4  ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,college (
 ,em]g5cy ,physicians is ! olde/ & l>ge/
 national m$ical specialty organization 
repres5t+ physicians :o practice em]g5cy
 m$ic9e2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,college (   
,em]g5cy ,physicians 0 f\nd$ 9 #aifh 9  
,lans+1 ,mi*igan by #h physicians & has 
gr[n to repres5t m ?an #cg1jjj memb]s   
belong+ to #ec *apt]s1 includ+ #a *apt] 
9 ea* ,/ate1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to    
,rico1 & ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia & !     
,gov]nm5t ,s]vices ,*apt] t repres5ts   
em]g5cy physicians employ$ by bran*es ( 
! milit>y & o!r ,gov]nm5t ag5cies2      
,:]eas em]g5cy physicians treat m ?an   
#ada1jjj1jjj pati5ts ea* ye>2 ,:]eas    
,anyone1 ,any?+1 ,anytime is ! approa* (

 em]g5cy physicians :o provide diagnosis
 & treatm5t s]vices 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em 
#bd h\rs a day1 #g days a week1 #cfe    
days a ye>2 ,:]eas em]g5cy physicians   
are critical to ! ability ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to respond to disa/]s & mass     
casualty ev5ts2 ,:]eas quick ?9k+ & sm>t
 decisions by em]g5cy physicians c save 
_m lives e ye>2 ,:]eas em]g5cy          
physicians are lead]s 9 def9+1 evaluat+1
 & improv+ quality em]g5cy c>e1 focus+  
on individual pati5ts :ile advocat+ = ! 
wellness ( society z a :ole2 ,:]eas     
em]g5cy m$ic9e 0 recogniz$ 9 #aigi by ! 
,am]ican ,bo>d ( ,m$ical ,specialties z 
! #bcrd m$ical specialty 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates2 ,:]eas ! ,am]ican ,college (    
,em]g5cy ,physicians is a lead+ cont9u+ 
education s\rce = em]g5cy physicians & a
 prim>y in=mation res\rce on developm5ts
 9 ! specialty ( em]g5cy m$ic9e2 &      
,:]eas ! developm5t ( physicians        
specializ+ 9 em]g5cy c>e has contribut$ 
greatly to ! heal? & well-be+ ( all ! p 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 

! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 congratulates ! ,am]ican
 ,college ( ,em]g5cy ,physicians on its 
#ej? anniv]s>y2  7#b7 recognizes !      
accompli%m5ts & contributions em]g5cy   
physicians h made to advance ! heal? c>e
 sy/em 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7       
reaffirms ! value ( em]g5cy m$ic9e & !  
vital role t em]g5cy physicians s]ve 9  
ensur+ ! heal? & well-be+ ( _! pati5ts4