The National Institutes of Health (NIH), a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s medical research agency — making important discoveries that improve health and save lives.
This program focuses on expanding research education activities within the domains pertinent to the National Institutes of Health. Its primary goal is to recruit individuals from specific specialties or disciplines into careers in biomedical, behavioral, and clinical sciences. It emphasizes creative educational activities centered around Research Experiences to achieve this aim.