,,iv  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #fij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ad1        
#bjbc,ms4 ,/ev5s 7= h]self1 ,mr4        
,fitzpatrick1 & ,ms4 ,wild7 submitt$ !  
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce         
,,resolution  ,support+ ! designation ( 
,septemb] #ag1 #bjbc1 z ,national       
,physician ,suicide ,aw>5ess ,day to    
raise aw>5ess (1 & promote a national   
discussion ab\t1 physician suicide & to 
r$uce ! /igma ( m5tal heal? issues4     
,:]eas physicians "w "u int5se pressure 
& are expos$ to trauma on ! job2 ,:]eas 
risk ( suicide )9 ! m$ical pr(ession is 
among ! highe/ rates ( any occupation2  
,:]eas ea* ye> 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates r\ghly 
#cjj to #djj physicians die by suicide2 
,:]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 difficult work+      

conditions1 burd5some adm9i/rative      
tasks1 long h\rs1 grief ov] los+        
pati5ts1 & wat*+ ! families ( pati5ts   
suff] adds 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