The National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers a variety of short-term clinical rotations and research elective opportunities, as well as specialized “year out” programs designed to provide advanced training in basic science, translational research, or clinical research, to highly qualified medical and dental students.

View the eligibility criteria.
View the program brochure.

Clinical/Research Electives Program Descriptions

Alcoholism Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics for Senior Medical Students Critical Care Medicine Endocrinology and Metabolism Hematology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Consult Service Medical Genetics Medical Informatics Neurology Neurosurgery Nuclear Medicine Otolaryngology—Head and Neck Surgery Pain and Palliative Care  Pathology Pediatric Consult Service Pediatric Endocrinology Pediatric Oncology Pediatric Psychopharmacology Psychiatry/Psychopharmacology Psychiatry/Psychosomatic Medicine Radiation Oncology Surgical Oncology Transfusion Medicine Urologic Oncology Other Opportunities

The NIH Clinical/Research Electives Program no longer offers a housing or travel subsidy.

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