1. August 28, 2017, and thereafter the date designated by the show-me compassionate medical education research project committee established in section 191.596, shall be designated as “Show-Me Compassionate Medical Education Day” in Missouri. The citizens of the state of Missouri are encouraged to participate in appropriate activities and events to increase awareness regarding medical education, medical student well-being, and measures that have been shown to be effective, are currently being evaluated for effectiveness, and are being proposed for effectiveness in positively impacting medical student well-being and education.

2. The director of the department of mental health shall notify the revisor of statutes of the date selected by the show-me compassionate medical education research project committee for the show-me compassionate medical education day.