[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5649]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE RANKED NATION'S TOP 
                      PRIMARY-CARE MEDICAL SCHOOL

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                            HON. JAY INSLEE

                             of washington

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 24, 1999

  Mr. INSLEE. Mr. Speaker, I am proud to announce that US News and 
World Report recently ranked the University of Washington's School of 
Medicine as number one in primary care.
  Many teaching programs at the University's School of Medicine were 
also ranked in the top five, including a number one rank in rural 
medicine, number one in family medicine, number four in women's health, 
and number five in AIDS instruction. Overall, the University of 
Washington's medical school was ranked ninth in the country.
  The most exciting and creative research is taking place at the 
University of Washington. In fact, only two other medical schools 
receive more funding from the National Institutes of Health. I can 
safely assert that the best primary care doctors of the 21st Century 
are the current students at the University of Washington.
  Congratulations to the outstanding students, teachers, researchers, 
and faculty of the University of Washington's School of Medicine. Your 
commitment to excellence is second to none.

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