[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 135 (Thursday, September 26, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CONGRATULATIONS TO THE SCHOOL OF NURSING, UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT 
                  BALTIMORE, AND DR. BARBARA R. HELLER

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                        HON. BENJAMIN L. CARDIN

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 25, 1996

  Mr. CARDIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the School of 
Nursing, University of Maryland at Baltimore and Dr. Barbara R. Heller, 
Dean of the School, as it breaks ground on a new building and marks an 
important milestone in the history of the institution, nursing 
education and the nursing profession.
  The School of Nursing, ranked in the top 10 nationally and one of the 
largest institutions of nursing education in the country, is in the 
forefront of nursing education, research and clinical service. Students 
are provided with the knowledge and skills they need to practice in a 
dynamically changing, global health care marketplace.
  The school targets critical local, State and national problems 
through research in such areas as the health of mothers and infants, 
drug abuse, oncology, geriatrics, school/child health, trauma/critical 
care, community health and AIDS prevention.
  Through growing clinical practice initiatives, the school offers 
vital primary and preventive services throughout Maryland. While 
enriching the academic experience for many students, these affordable, 
accessible nurse-managed, community-based health centers served as 
models of health care delivery to underserved and uninsured 
populations.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in saluting the efforts of the School 
of Nursing to refocus, redefine and reengineer nursing education. I 
also congratulate the faculty, students and staff as they break ground 
on a new facility, building the future of our Nation's health care 
delivery system through education.

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