Our elective rotations offer residents or clinical fellows the opportunity to have direct experience in the care of patients enrolled in investigational protocols in the disciplines of allergy and immunology, anatomic pathology, critical care medicine/internal medicine, hematopathology, infectious diseases, medical genetics, and transfusion medicine. Participants will have first-hand exposure to the design, conduct, and management of clinical trials.  Please note that a particular NIH Laboratory or Branch may be able to arrange resident/fellow elective rotations  that are not listed on this website.

Depending on the elective rotation of interest, certain eligibility requirements must be met. When reading descriptions of available electives, please consider that every rotation is different. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Residency Electives Program no longer offers a housing or travel subsidy.

For more information on specific rotations, click on the links below:

Anatomic Pathology Cardiology Clinical Immunology and Allergy Critical Care Medicine/Internal Medicine Hematology Hematopathology Infectious Diseases Medical Genetics Pediatric Oncology Transfusion Medicine