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This Senate resolution recognizes March 12, 2025, as "Osteopathic Medicine Day" in South Carolina while commemorating the 150-year history of osteopathic medicine in the United States. The resolution highlights the significant growth and contributions of osteopathic physicians (DOs), noting that they now comprise 15% of the nation's physicians and have made important advances in healthcare, including leadership in rural and underserved communities, military service, and medical research. The document emphasizes the unique approach of osteopathic medicine, which focuses on treating patients holistically by addressing body, mind, and spirit, and includes specialized techniques like osteopathic manipulative medicine. It also recognizes specific osteopathic medical schools in South Carolina, such as the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus and the AT Still University School of Osteopathic Medicine, which are committed to training physicians for rural and underserved areas. The resolution celebrates the profession's origins with Andrew Taylor Still and acknowledges the rapid growth of osteopathic medical education and practice over the past three decades.

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