SC S0417

Designates March 12, 2025, as "Osteopathic Medicine Day" in South Carolina to celebrate the 150th anniversary of osteopathic medicine in the United States

Recognizes that osteopathic physicians now comprise 12% of licensed physicians and residents-in-training in South Carolina

Notes the number of doctors of osteopathic medicine in the U.S. has more than quadrupled over the past three decades, with 70% growth in the last ten years

Highlights the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus in Spartanburg as the state's only permanent four-year osteopathic medical school

Acknowledges osteopathic physicians' significant presence in the U.S. military, comprising 43% of Air Force physicians and 44% of Health Professions Scholarship Program medical students