,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bhc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bb1 #bjbc,mr4  
,ris* submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1     
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ,june #bh1     
#bjbc1 z ! #abe? anniv]s>y ( ! ,am]ican 
,association ( ,colleges ( ,o/eopa?ic   
,m$ic9e & comm5d+ ! "w ( ! association  
to improve ! heal? ( ! p ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  ,:]eas1 9 #ahib1 ,dr4 ,&rew    
,taylor ,/ill 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is preamble 
z ,a4,t4 ,/ill7 op5$ ! fir/ o/eopa?ic   
m$ical s*ool1 ! ,am]ican ,s*ool (       
,o/eopa?y1 n[ kn[n z ,a4,t4 ,/ill       
,univ]sity ,college ( ,o/eopa?ic        
,m$ic9e1 9 ,kirksville1 ,miss\ri2 ,:]eas
 ,a4,t4 ,/ill 0 a pione]+ physician 9   
recogniz+ ! innate heal+ me*anisms      
pres5t )9 all individuals1 & discov]$ & 
exp&$ o/eopa?ic m$ic9e dur+ an era (    
ineffective & h>mful m$ical practices2  
,:]eas ,a4,t4 ,/ill embodi$ a philosophy
 ( s]vice ?r\gh 8 life z a physician    

advocate1 a ,civil ,w> hospital /ew>d1 &
 a legislator2 ,:]eas1 9 #ahih1 !       
,am]ican ,association ( ,colleges (     
,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
preamble z ,,aacom7 0 f\nd$ to support &
 assi/ o/eopa?ic m$ical s*ools 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ,,aacom leads &   
advocates = ! full cont9uum ( o/eopa?ic 
m$ical education 7commonly kn[n z ,,ome7
 to improve ! heal? ( ! public2 ,:]eas  
,,aacom repres5ts all #dj colleges (    
o/eopa?ic m$ic9e at #fd tea*+ locations 
9 #ce ,/ates1 z well z o/eopa?ic        
graduate m$ical education pr(essionals &
 tra9ees at m$ical c5t]s1 hospitals1    
cl9ics1 & heal? sy/ems 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! #bjbb-bjbc       
academic ye>1 colleges ( o/eopa?ic      
m$ic9e educat$ m ?an #ce1jjj future     
physicians1 #be p]c5t ( all m$ical      
/ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a p]c5tage    
project$ to rise to #cj p]c5t by #bjcj2 
,:]eas o/eopa?ic m$ic9e is "o ( ! fa/e/ 
gr[+ m$ical fields 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ) 
o/eopa?ic physicians practic+ 9 all     

specialty areas & m$ical practice       
sett+s2 ,:]eas !re are m ?an #agh1jjj   
doctors ( o/eopa?ic m$ic9e & o/eopa?ic  
m$ical /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas 
o/eopa?ic m$ic9e-- 7#a7 conf]s all !    
b5efits ( mod]n m$ic9e to diagnose &    
treat disease & injury2 &  7#b7         
emphasizes help+ ea* p]son a*ieve a high
 level ( wellness by focus+ on heal?    
promotion & disease prev5tion2 ,:]eas-- 
7#a7 o/eopa?ic m$ical education         
emphasizes ! int]relation%ip betwe5 !   
/ructure & function ( ! body2 &  7#b7   
o/eopa?ic m$ical /ud5ts receive ext5sive
 tra9+ 9 bo?-- 7,a7 !                   
neuromusculoskeletal sy/em2 &  7,b7     
o/eopa?ic manipulative treatm5t1 !      
!rapeutic application ( manual pressure 
or =ce us$ to treat /ructural &         
functional issues 9 ! bones1 jo9ts1     
tissues1 & muscles ( ! body2  ,:]eas    
s]v+ rural & und]s]v$ populations is a  
key pill> ( ,,aacom & its memb] s*ools1 
& ,,aacom works to improve access to    
heal? c>e s]vices1 especially 9 rural & 

und]s]v$ areas ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas
 #fj p]c5t ( o/eopa?ic m$ical s*ools are
 locat$ 9 heal? pr(essional %ortage     
areas2 ,:]eas #hh p]c5t ( o/eopa?ic     
m$ical s*ools h a /at$ public commitm5t 
to rural heal?2 & ,:]eas ,,aacom        
supports its memb] in/itutions z !y     
educate ! future physician work=ce1     
increase aw>5ess ( o/eopa?ic m$ical     
education & o/eopa?ic m$ic9e1 promote   
excell5ce 9 m$ical education1 policy1   
rese>*1 & s]vice1 & fo/] innovation &   
quality ?r\gh\t m$ical education3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7          
recognizes ! #abe? anniv]s>y ( !        
,am]ican ,association ( ,colleges (     
,o/eopa?ic ,m$ic9e 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is     
resolv+ clause z ,,aacom72  7#b7 comm5ds
 ,,aacom = its "w to improve ! heal? ( !
 p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 recognizes
 o/eopa?ic m$ical /ud5ts & doctors (    
o/eopa?ic m$ic9e across ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
:o devote _! "t & res\rces to increase  
access to heal? c>e s]vices across !    
c\ntry & improve ! lives ( _! pati5ts4