,,iii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bhc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bb1
 #bjbc,mr4 ,risch submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,recognizing ,june #bh1   
#bjbc1 as the #abeth anniversary of the 
,american ,association of ,colleges of  
,osteopathic ,medicine and commending   
the work of the association to improve  
the health of the people of the ,united 
,states4  ,whereas1 in #ahib1 ,dr4      
,andrew ,taylor ,still 7referred to in  
this preamble as ,a4,t4 ,still7 opened  
the first osteopathic medical school1   
the ,american ,school of ,osteopathy1   
now known as ,a4,t4 ,still ,university  
,college of ,osteopathic ,medicine1 in  
,kirksville1 ,missouri2 ,whereas ,a4,t4 
,still was a pioneering physician in    
recognizing the innate healing          
mechanisms present within all           
individuals1 and discovered and expanded

 osteopathic medicine during an era of  
ineffective and harmful medical         
practices2 ,whereas ,a4,t4 ,still       
embodied a philosophy of service through
 his life as a physician advocate1 a    
,civil ,war hospital steward1 and a     
legislator2 ,whereas1 in #ahih1 the     
,american ,association of ,colleges of  
,osteopathic ,medicine 7referred to in  
this preamble as ,,aacom7 was founded to
 support and assist osteopathic medical 
schools in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 ,,aacom leads and advocates for the    
full continuum of osteopathic medical   
education 7commonly known as ,,ome7 to  
improve the health of the public2       
,whereas ,,aacom represents all #dj     
colleges of osteopathic medicine at #fd 
teaching locations in #ce ,states1 as   
well as osteopathic graduate medical    
education professionals and trainees at 
medical centers1 hospitals1 clinics1 and
 health systems in the ,united ,states2 
,whereas1 during the #bjbb-bjbc academic
 year1 colleges of osteopathic medicine 

educated more than #ce1jjj future       
physicians1 #be percent of all medical  
students in the ,united ,states1 a      
percentage projected to rise to #cj     
percent by #bjcj2 ,whereas osteopathic  
medicine is one of the fastest growing  
medical fields in the ,united ,states1  
with osteopathic physicians practicing  
in all specialty areas and medical      
practice settings2 ,whereas there are   
more than #agh1jjj doctors of           
osteopathic medicine and osteopathic    
medical students in the ,united ,states2
 ,whereas osteopathic medicine-- 7#a7   
confers all the benefits of modern      
medicine to diagnose and treat disease  
and injury2 and  7#b7 emphasizes helping
 each person achieve a high level of    
wellness by focusing on health promotion
 and disease prevention2 ,whereas-- 7#a7
 osteopathic medical education          
emphasizes the interrelationship between
 the structure and function of the body2
 and  7#b7 osteopathic medical students 
receive extensive training in both--    

7,a7 the neuromusculoskeletal system2   
and  7,b7 osteopathic manipulative      
treatment1 the therapeutic application  
of manual pressure or force used to     
treat structural and functional issues  
in the bones1 joints1 tissues1 and      
muscles of the body2  ,whereas serving  
rural and underserved populations is a  
key pillar of ,,aacom and its member    
schools1 and ,,aacom works to improve   
access to health care services1         
especially in rural and underserved     
areas of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas  
#fj percent of osteopathic medical      
schools are located in health           
professional shortage areas2 ,whereas   
#hh percent of osteopathic medical      
schools have a stated public commitment 
to rural health2 and ,whereas ,,aacom   
supports its member institutions as they
 educate the future physician workforce1
 increase awareness of osteopathic      
medical education and osteopathic       
medicine1 promote excellence in medical 
education1 policy1 research1 and        

service1 and foster innovation and      
quality throughout medical education3   
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 recognizes the #abeth    
anniversary of the ,american            
,association of ,colleges of            
,osteopathic ,medicine 7referred to in  
this resolving clause as ,,aacom72  7#b7
 commends ,,aacom for its work to       
improve the health of the people of the 
,united ,states2 and  7#c7 recognizes   
osteopathic medical students and doctors
 of osteopathic medicine across the     
,united ,states who devote their time   
and resources to increase access to     
health care services across the country 
and improve the lives of their patients4