[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 214 (Friday, December 29, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 IN HONOR OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT STRUCTURE FOR THE MASON 
                    AND PARTNERS HEALTH CARE CLINIC

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                         HON. BARBARA COMSTOCK

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 29, 2017

  Mrs. COMSTOCK. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the award-winning 
Mason and Partners (MAP) health care clinic and to congratulate George 
Mason University School of Nursing and its partners on the 
establishment of a permanent MAP Clinic in Manassas Park, Virginia. The 
clinic provides residents of medically underserved areas with a variety 
of health care services, including physicals, screenings, health care 
counseling and acute primary care treatment while, at the same time, 
offering George Mason University nursing students and those in related 
studies the invaluable practical experience of treating and counseling 
patients who utilize the clinic.
  George Mason launched its first MAP clinic in 2013, originally 
offering its services at the Manassas Park Community Center. Since 
then, the operation has expanded to three Northern Virginia sites while 
also broadening the services it provides. The clinic strives to serve 
as a bridge for patients with no access to healthcare until they are 
able to arrange for more formal healthcare coverage for themselves.
  The MAP clinic program has greatly benefitted a significant variety 
of George Mason students. By offering an active learning lab, nursing 
and health and human services students are able to receive real-life 
experience working on interprofessional teams, a learning opportunity 
that is not available to many students across the nation. These 
clinical opportunities have been so well-received that the federal 
government's Health Resources Service Administration (HRSA) has made 
two awards totaling $2 million to support the education of George Mason 
University School of Nursing students in this way.
  Mr. Speaker, I take great pride in celebrating with you and our 
colleagues the establishment of the first permanent structure of the 
MAP clinic in Manassas Park, Virginia. In addition, I ask that you join 
me in congratulating the George Mason University School of Nursing and 
its partners, Dr. Allison Ansher of the Prince William Health District, 
the Parks and Recreation and Education Departments of the City of 
Manassas Park, the city's Community Development Office and interim 
director Calvin O'Dell, the Potomac Health Foundation and the students 
and faculty of George Mason's College of Health and Human Services, for 
the extraordinary success of this visionary, nurse-led program and in 
wishing them all the best in their future collaborative endeavors.

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