[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 47 (Thursday, April 13, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E553]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     IN RECOGNITION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL SCHOOL

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 12, 2000

  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, today I commend the fine folks at the 
University of Washington Medical School for doing an exemplary job of 
preparing doctors and medical personnel for our future.
  This year, The U.S. News and World Report rated the University of 
Washington Medical School as the TOP primary care medical school in our 
country. This Medical School has been their top choice for the past 
seven years. In choosing to recognize the University of Washington, The 
U.S. News and World Report looked at the school's excellent reputation, 
the quality of the research conducted by its students and faculty, and 
the low faculty to student ratio among other criteria. I would like to 
add to this that the University of Washington Medical School is also 
the leading teaching hospital in the five-state northwestern region of 
our country.
  I am particularly impressed by the specific programs within the 
Medical School that The U.S. News and World Report recognized for 
excellence. The University of Washington Medical School has the best 
family medicine program and the best rural medicine program in our 
country. Its programs for women's health, AIDS, Pediatrics and 
Geriatrics are rated in the top five in our country. It also boasts 
leading nursing, physician assistant and dental programs.
  To me, this means that the facility and administration at the 
University of Washington Medical School is producing the very best of 
the doctors who will care for our families, our parents and our 
children. I know that the students who attend the Medical School will 
spread out across our country bringing the wisdom and the skills that 
they learned at the University. Like all doctors, the graduates of the 
University of Washington Medical School maintain the gift of life. 
Unlike most, they have had the privilege of attending the best Medical 
School in the nation. I am proud that this institution graces the state 
that I represent and I commend all who have made the Medical School 
into what it is today.

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