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Special Events
World Hand Hygiene Day
May 6, 10 am - 2 pmNorth Lobby, NIH Clinical Center
Patients, visitors and staff invited to the Clinical Center Hand Hygiene recognition exhibit.
Test your knowledge on hand hygiene through interactive games and activities. This event is organized by the Clinical Center Hospital Epidemiology Service.
Watch the video about why hand hygiene is important.
Bike To Work Day
May 17Building 1 lawn
Join us – rain or shine – in celebrating National Bike Month. The NIH will host one of the 107 pit stops in DC, Maryland, and Virginia, supported by the Washington Area Bicyclists Association .
Registration for Bike to Work Day is free. Enter your employer as "MD Montgomery Co National Institutes of Health Bldg 1" and help NIH defend our proud title as the employer with the most Bike to Work Day participants. The NIH is not affiliated with, nor does it endorse, any prizes associated with the event.
Music in the Atrium
All patients, their families and NIH staff are invited to attend the performances in the Clinical Center atrium. The north atrium is a comfortable, welcoming gathering place at the center of the Clinical Center. These concerts are intended to support the Clinical Center's environment of care and healing. Strict social distancing measures will be maintained. Health and safety are our main concern.
Lecture Series
Empowerment of Under-represented Researchers Lecture Series
Monthly Lecture
Webcast OnlyInvited Lectures Series highlighting and honoring women leaders in academic research, especially related disciplines of Interventional Radiology, Biomedical Engineering, Radiology, Imaging Sciences, Data Science, and Image-Guided Oncology.
Grand Rounds Lectures
Wednesdays, Noon – 1 pm
Webcast Only - VideocastClinical Center Grand Rounds are weekly presentations on state-of-the-art discoveries geared toward physicians, allied health professionals and non-clinical scientists. Lectures occur from August through June from 12 noon to 1 pm All lectures provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits offered by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.
Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Wednesdays, 2 pm – 3 pm
Webcast Only - VideocastThe NIH Director's Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series, commonly referred to as WALS, features leading researchers from around the globe. Lectures occur on most Wednesdays from September through June from 2 to 3 pm.
National Heritage Months
The NIH Clinical Center treats a diverse group of patients from all over the world. It also draws researchers from different cultures and backgrounds. Learn about some of these researchers who conduct their work at the Clinical Center.
Office of Communications & Media Relations
Phone: 301-496-0080
Email: ccpressgroup@cc.nih.gov
For additional NIH events, visit our events page.
- Black History Month
Feb. 1 – 28
For more information on Black History Month, visit the Department of Health & Human Services' Office of Minority Health Black History Month page. - Women's History Month
March 1 – 31
For more information about women in science, visit the NIH Women In Biomedical Careers page. - Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
May 1 – 31
For more information about Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, visit the Department of Health & Human Services' Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage page. - National Hispanic Heritage Month
Sept. 15 – Oct. 15
For more information on Hispanic Heritage Month, visit the Library of Congress Hispanic Heritage Month page. - World AIDS Day
Dec. 1
For more information on World AIDS Day, visit the Department of Health & Human Services World AIDS Day page.