LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to
proclaim April 15-21, 2012, as Osteopathic Medicine Week in the State of
New York, in conjunction with National Osteopathic Medicine Week

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to memorialize Gover-
nor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 15-21, 2012, as Osteopathic Medi-
cine Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with National Osteo-
pathic Medicine Week, and to pay tribute to the osteopathic physicians
of this great Empire State; and
WHEREAS, There are approximately 100,000 osteopathic physicians and
medical students in the United States; this figure includes a growing
number of women and minorities; and
WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians offer and emphasize primary care medi-
cine, as well as preventive medical services and specialty care; and
WHEREAS, New York State has approximately 5,000 licensed osteopathic
physicians, which represent the sixth largest osteopathic physician
population in the country; and
WHEREAS, Many osteopathic physicians in New York State practice in
rural and urban medically underserved regions; and
WHEREAS, New York State has two colleges of osteopathic medicine--The
New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) of the New York Insti-
tute of Technology in Old Westbury, and the Touro College of Osteopathic
Medicine-New York, in Harlem; these two outstanding institutions train
students who enter primary care specialties in numbers well above the
national average; and
WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians are distinguished by their training in
osteopathic manipulative medicine, which allows them to encourage the
body's natural tendency toward good health and to practice a holistic
approach to treatment; and
WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians provide comprehensive medical care,
including primary care, specialty care, preventive medicine, diagnoses
and the appropriate use of drugs, surgery, manipulation and hospital
referrals; and
WHEREAS, Close to 10% of all patient visits in the United States are
to osteopathic physicians; and
WHEREAS, Osteopathic physicians deserve acknowledgment for providing
high-quality, comprehensive care to New Yorkers across our State; now,
therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 15-21, 2012, as
Osteopathic Medicine Week in the State of New York, in conjunction with
National Osteopathic Medicine Week; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of New
York.