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NIH Visiting Program

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Visiting Program provides opportunities for foreign scientists to train and conduct collaborative research at the NIH, the principal agency of the U.S. Government responsible for conducting and supporting biomedical research. Annually, more than 2,000 scientists from other nations conduct research in the basic and clinical science laboratories on the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and in several field units around the country.

The NIH includes 18 separate research institutes, the National Library of Medicine, the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, the Center for Information Technology, the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, the National Center for Research Resources, the Fogarty International Center, the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, and the Center for Scientific Review. Working within and through these organizations, scientists investigate many aspects of basic biomedical sciences as well as specific diseases. These range from heart disease, cancer, stroke, and diabetes to influenza, tooth decay, arthritis, AIDS, and other disorders that afflict millions of people.

The knowledge, experience, and facilities at the NIH make it a unique international resource in the effort to understand, prevent, and cure disease. The NIH has long considered close interaction with foreign scientists in the conduct of collaborative research to be an essential ingredient in achieving its objectives.

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Division of International Services
Office of Research Services
National Institutes of Health
Building 31, Room B2B07
Bethesda, MD 20892-2028
Tel: (301) 496-6166
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