S.Res. 389 — Introduced in Senate

III 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 389 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 30 (legislative day, September 22), 2023Mr. Padilla (for himself and Mr. Cornyn) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions RESOLUTION Expressing support for the annual designation of October 1st as “National Latino/a Physician Day”. Whereas the Hispanic or Latino/a population in the United States is estimated to rise from 57,470,000 in 2016 to 111,216,000 by 2060; Whereas it is estimated that 66 percent of the population growth of the United States from 2016 to 2060 will be comprised of Latino/as; Whereas, by 2060, Latino/as are estimated to account for more than 1 in 4 persons in the United States and 1 in 3 children in the United States; Whereas only 6 percent of physicians in the United States are Latino/a; Whereas the Latino/a population faces significant barriers to medical care, including high poverty, fewer facilities in their communities, and language and cultural barriers; Whereas research shows that when physicians are of the same ethnicity, culture, and language as their patients, care and outcomes improve; Whereas Latino/a physicians are integral to the health of the people of the United States; Whereas the first National Latino/a Physician Day occurred on October 1, 2022, across the United States, supported by multiple national organizations and the Latino/a community, including premedical students, medical students, resident physicians, and attending physicians; and Whereas the annual designation of October 1st as National Latino/a Physician Day will bring awareness to the benefits that Latino/a physicians bring to the growing Latino/a population and the health of the people of the United States as a whole: Now, therefore, be it That the Senate— (1) supports the goal to increase the number of Latino/a physicians in the United States and increase diversity in medicine; and (2) supports the annual designation of October 1st as National Latino/a Physician Day.