Resources for New Trainees

On this page

• Metro Area, Maryland
• RML/Hamilton, Montana
• International Visiting Scientists

Regional Resources

Maryland Region

Housing

• R & W Housing
• The Washington Post
• Locations:
  • Germantown, Maryland – 17 miles, approximately 1 hour commute time
  • Rockville, Maryland – 7.5 miles, approximately 30 minute commute time
  • Silver Spring, Maryland – 7 miles, approximately 25 minute commute time
  • Northwest, Washington DC – 9 miles, approximately 45 minute commute time
  • Fairfax, Virginia – 21 miles, approximately 1 hour commute time

Transportation

• Metro Bus and Rail
• Montgomery County Maryland Ride-On and Transit
• MARC and Light Rail
• Carpool Information (Ridefinders Network)
• Maryland: Motor Vehicle Administration

Getting Around NIH and Bethesda

• Bethesda Campus Map
• Bethesda Urban Partnership

Please email the Office of Research Training and Special Programs upon your arrival for the most recent issue of the “NIAID Orientation Booklet.”

Montana Region

Housing

• Ravalli Republic, Hamilton, Montana, newspaper
• Bitterroot Valley Chamber of Commerce

Transportation

• Hamilton – Missoula Vanpool
• Montana Department of Transportation

Getting Around NIH and Hamilton

• Exploring Hamilton
• Department of Motor Vehicles
• Hamilton community

Please email the Office of Research Training and Special Programs upon your arrival for the most recent issue of the “NIAID Orientation Booklet."

International Visiting Scientists

• Visa Application Process
• Division of International Services, for Visiting Scientists
• Fogarty International Center