,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #h  ,,in ,,the ,,house
 ,,of ,,representatives  ,january #bi1  
#bjai,mr4 ,david ,p4 ,roe of ,tennessee 
7for himself1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,harris1 
and ,mr4 ,bera7 submitted the following 
concurrent resolution2 which was        
referred to the ,committee on ,energy   
and ,commerce  ,,concurrent ,,resolution
  ,expressing the sense of ,congress on 
the need to improve and expand training 
for future physicians on properly       
treating pain and prescribing opioids1  
and for other purposes4  ,whereas the   
,national ,institute on ,drug ,abuse    
reported more than an estimated #fd1jjj 
drug overdose deaths in #bjaf2 ,whereas 
#db1bdi overdose deaths involved opioids
 generally1 and over #bj1jjj of those   
deaths were due to fentanyl and         
synthetic opioids2 ,whereas the ,centers
 for ,disease ,control and ,prevention  
reported a total of #bad1hha1fbb opioid 
prescriptions dispensed in #bjaf2       
,whereas the ,centers for ,disease      

,control and ,prevention reported that  
#be ,states and the ,district of        
,columbia saw statistically significant 
increases in overdose deaths from #bjae 
to #bjaf2 ,whereas ,american medical    
schools train future doctors and other  
health care providers how to            
appropriately treat acute and long-term 
pain1 and provide additional training   
for current practitioners through       
continuing medical education on the     
same2 ,whereas one of the goals of the  
,american ,medical ,association's       
,opioid ,task ,force is to enhance      
education and training2 ,whereas medical
 schools have begun integrating content 
required by the ,liaison ,committee on  
,medical ,education to address substance
 abuse and pain management2 and ,whereas
 the ,accreditation ,council for        
,graduate ,medical ,education has       
approved program requirements for       
addiction medicine1 and there are #de   
addiction fellowships across the country
 with a goal of having #abe by #bjbe3   

,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that it is the 
sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 medical  
colleges should1 as part of their       
curriculum1 continue to improve and     
expand training for the ,nation's future
 physicians about properly treating pain
 and prescribing opioids1 so that all   
providers graduate with a better        
understanding of proper prescribing of  
opioids2  7#b7 residency programs should
 devote specific focus to proper opioid 
prescribing for each specialty2  7#c7   
mid-level health care providers should  
receive additional training while in    
school as to appropriate prescribing    
practices for opioids2 and  7#d7 current
 practitioners should receive additional
 training in pain management and opioid 
prescribing habits through continuing   
medical education4