[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 19 (Thursday, February 1, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H368-H369]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRESSIONAL APP CHALLENGE WINNERS

  (Mr. GOOD of Virginia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for one minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GOOD of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I rise to congratulate the winners 
of this year's Virginia's Fifth District Congressional App Challenge.
  Every year, middle and high school students submit their applications 
to participate in the Congressional App Challenge, a complex 
competition where students interested in STEM code an application of 
their preference.
  Adrian Park, Sean Fu, and Emmet Lach from Albemarle High School 
produced an extraordinary app, called Illness IQ, to help individuals 
detect and diagnose medical symptoms without having to see a doctor.

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  After tragically losing a close friend to heart disease, Adrian and 
his classmates were inspired to develop a tool to access critical 
medical information in a user-friendly app. The app meets a significant 
need in the healthcare marketplace, using intricate technology, pre-
gathered scientific data, and user input to diagnose individual 
symptoms with a 97 percent success rate.
  I commend Adrian, Sean, and Emmet for their hard work in creating 
this innovative app, and I encourage them to continue excelling in 
their academic and professional pursuits.
  I am honored to represent these outstanding students in the Fifth 
District of Virginia.

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