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Five Clinical Center staff took leave in July and paid their way to the Dominican Republic, to help to treat more than 600 people in need of medical attention.

Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson spent four days touring NIH last month to familiarize himself with the latest medical research and internal operations.

About 60 high school students came to the Clinical Center as part of the National Native-American Youth Initiative, designed to bring Native
American Indians into the field of biomedical research. The initiative, sponsored by the Association of American Indian Physicians, began four years ago in an effort to motivate Native American students to remain in academics and pursue a career in the health profession or biomedical research.

As new and innovative cancer treatments are developed daily, so too is the knowledge-base of the nurses on the 2 East Surgical Immunotherapy Unit at the NIH Clinical Center.

Clinical Center Director Dr. John Gallin has been named the 2001 Physician Executive of the Year by the Physicians Professional Advisory Committee of the U.S. Public Health Service.

It’s time to retire and recycle those mercury-filled thermometers and blood pressure cups because the Division of Safety (DS) is “mad as a hatter” about mercury, and with your help they hope to eliminate it from the NIH.

With many patients traveling to the Clinical Center from foreign countries, the need for interpreters has grown significantly over the past 10 years.

The Clinical Center recently announced a collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh, designed to broaden clinical research training opportunities. The program will lead to a Certificate in Clinical Research or a Master of Science in Clinical Research from the University of Pittsburgh.

Newly appointed Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson visited the Clinical Center last month and toured various institutes prior to a press conference held on campus where he expressed satisfaction with NIH’s research efforts. 

Dr. Rodney Hood, president of the National Medical Association, was joined by the Morgan State University choir and the NIH Pre-School Song and Dance Troupe in celebrating the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the NIH 30th annual Martin Luther King, Jr. observance last month in Masur Auditorium.

The Rehabilitation Medicine Department’s foot clinic celebrates 15 years of service. The clinic has become the last resort for patients with complicated foot problems that have been consistently treated by podiatrists and surgeons without success.

Dr. Christine Grady has been appointed to the editorial board of the Institutional Review Board: Ethics and Human Research journal, the only publication devoted exclusively to the ethics of research with human subjects.

The annual national Bankshot basketball tournament presented a “courage and good sportsmanship” award, named for a Clinical Center pediatric patient, for the first time.

NIH officially opened its first pediatric rheumatology clinic during a reception held on Sept. 21.