About Project Access



In late 2005,the Board of Directors of the Medical Society of Northern Virginia (MSNVA) focused their energy on seeking solutions for vulnerable patients in need of specialty care. At about the same time, INOVA Alexandria Hospital's Healthy Communities Access Program (HCAP) began exploring the feasibility of creating such a system. The two initiatives were combined in mid-2006 and have become known as Project Access of Northern Virginia (PANV).

What is Project Access of Northern Virginia's Mission?
PANV's mission is to increase access to Speciality Care in Fairfax County and Alexandria City through a volunteer network of Physician Specialists who have pledged to provide care to low-income, uninsured patients of participating "safety net" entities at no cost.


The Physician Recruitment Committee,
commonly named the "Physician Champion Group", is tasked with recruiting Volunteer Physician Specialists to join PANV's network.

Members:

  • Mark Hughes, M.D., Emergency Medicine
  • John Klousia, M.D., Urology
  • Linda Mosely, M.D., Plastic Surgery
  • Mary Schmidt, M.D., Infectious Diseases
  • Joel Temme, M.D., Internal Medicine

The Operations Committee is comprised of "safety net" administrators. This committee develops and reviews policies and procedures related to referral processes between their organizations and PANV, in collaboration with MSNVA staff.

Members:

  • Deborah L. Bowers, Public Health Nursing Supervisor
    Alexandria Health Department
  • Carol Jameson, V.P. Supportive Family Services
    Northern Virginia Family Service
  • Kristin Langlikke, Executive Director
    Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
  • Christina Stevens, Program Director
    Fairfax County Community Health Care Network
  • Meagan Ulrich, Executive Director
    Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic

The Advisory Committee includes Fairfax County and Alexandria City Health Department Directors, "safety net" Medical Directors, and members of the Physician Recruitment Committee.

Members:

  • Gloria Addo-Ayensu, M.D., M.P.H
    Health Director, Fairfax County Health Department
  • Roger Chinery, M.D.
    Medical Director,
    Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
  • Jean Glossa, M.D.
    Medical Director,
    Fairfax County Community Health Care Network
  • Lyn S. Hainge, M.S.
    Executive Director, Campbell Hoffman Foundation
  • Mark Hughes, M.D.
    Medical Director, Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic
  • JoAnne Jorgenson, R.N., M.P.H.
    Deputy Director for Health Services,
    Fairfax County Health Department
  • John Klousia, M.D.
    Urologist
  • Charles Konigsberg, Jr., M.D., M.P.H
    Health Director, Alexandria Health Department
  • Linda Mosely, M.D.
    Plastic Surgeon
  • Mary Schmidt, M.D.
    Infectious Diseases
  • Kelly Woodward, D.O., M.P.H
    Medical Director, Alexandria Health Department

Staff:

Participating "safety net" entities:

  • Alexandria Health Department
  • Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc.
  • Fairfax County Community Health Care Network
  • Jeanie Schmidt Free Clinic
  • Northern Virginia Family Services