,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fef  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ag1 #bjba  
,ms4 ,/ev5s 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 
,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 ,mr4  
,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4 ,axne1 ,ms4 ,*u1 &    
,mr4 ,pappas7 submitt$ ! foll[+         
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,,resolution     
,support+ ! designation ( ,septemb] #ag1
 #bjba1 z ,national ,physician ,suicide 
,aw>5ess ,day to raise aw>5ess (1 &     
promote a national discussion ab\t1     
physician suicide & to r$uce ! /igma (  
m5tal heal? issues4  ,:]eas1 prior to ! 
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic1 num]\s heal? c>e  
work]s suff]$ f "w-relat$ burn\t &      
depression2 ,:]eas physicians "w "u     
int5se pressure & are expos$ to trauma  
on ! job2 ,:]eas ! suicide rate among-- 
7#a7 male physicians is #a4da times     
high] ?an ! g5]al male population2 &    
7#b7 female physicians is ev5 m         
pron\nc$1 be+ #b4bg times high] ?an !   

g5]al female population2 ,:]eas         
physicians1 nurses1 & alli$ heal?       
provid]s s]v+ on ! frontl9es ( !        
,,covid-#ai p&emic are "u a critically  
high degree ( /ress & burn\t2 ,:]eas    
%ortages ( p]sonal protective equipm5t1 
difficult work+ conditions1 burd5some   
adm9i/rative tasks1 long h\rs1 grief ov]
 los+ pati5ts1 & wat*+ ! families (     
pati5ts suff] add$ a lay] ( extreme     
/ress = _m frontl9e work]s2 ,:]eas m5tal
 heal? & physical heal? are equally     
important compon5ts ( ov]all heal?2     
,:]eas !re are /ructural b>ri]s 9 place 
t disc\rage self-c>e & m5tal heal?      
help-seek+ behaviors among physicians2 &
 ,:]eas a day ( public aw>5ess &        
education campaigns to %9e a light on ! 
trag$y ( physician suicide is held on   
,septemb] #ag ea* ye>3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7     
supports ! goals ( ,national ,physician 
,suicide ,aw>5ess ,day to br+ national  
att5tion to ! m5tal heal? crisis affect+
 physicians 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7    

d$icates a day ( reflection to honor !  
memory ( physicians :o h di$ by suicide2
  7#c7 recognizes ! ne$ = great] rese>* 
into und]/&+ & address+ ! issue (       
physician suicide1 includ+ ! b>ri]s to  
treatm5t1 help-seek+ behaviors to       
address burn\t1 & m5tal c>e options to  
prev5t physician suicide2 &  7#d7       
enc\rages ! ,presid5t to issue a        
proclamation call+ on ! p ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates to obs]ve ,national ,physician   
,suicide ,aw>5ess ,day ) appropriate    
aw>5ess & educational activities4