National Institutes of Health
Overview
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the Federal government's primary agency for the support and conduct of biomedical research. The intramural research program is housed primarily on a 318-acre campus in Bethesda, Maryland, a suburb of Washington, DC, and at other research centers located in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Baltimore and Frederick, Maryland; Phoenix, Arizona; and Hamilton, Montana.
Approximately 14,800 employees work on the NIH campus in Bethesda, including 4,000 with doctoral degrees and 3,000 technical support staff. The NIH is also home to the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, a 250 bed facility that provides outstanding clinical training and a research experience that includes exposure to the design and analysis of clinical trials, as well as cutting-edge basic science investigation. The Clinical Center contains more than 1,600 research laboratories, fostering a close relationship between patient care areas and research laboratories.
The NIH provides many opportunities for the professional development of physicians and scientists who intend to pursue careers in biomedical research or academic medicine. Over the years thousands of physicians and scientists have completed postdoctoral training at the NIH and are now providing leadership in the biomedical research community not only in the United States but also throughout the world.
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