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Special Events

• Mindfulness for Health
  Held every Thursday (excluding Federal Holidays)
  3:00 pm – 4:15 pm
  Building 10, Auxiliary Chapel on the 7th Floor, Bethesda, MD
  
  During the class, attendees will experience stress-reducing mindfulness practices including light stretches/movement, body scan, and sitting with breath. No experience is needed and the class is free and open to patients and caregivers. In case of serious disability/debilitating health issues, please consult your primary care team and or the instructor to ensure the class will be beneficial. Contact Dr. Ameli at Rezvan.Ameli@nih.gov or 301-402-7360 with any questions.

Lecture Series

• Grand Rounds Lectures
  Wednesdays, Noon – 1:00 p.m.
  Lipsett Amphitheater
  
  Clinical 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 12:00 noon to 1:00 p.m. in Lipsett Amphitheater in Building 10 on the NIH Bethesda campus. 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, 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
  Masur Auditorium
  
  The 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 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. in Masur Auditorium in Building 10 on the NIH Bethesda campus.

• All Lectures

Music in the Atrium

All patients, their families and visitors as well as 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.

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 reasearchers who conduct their work at the Clinical Center.

• Black History Month
  February 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
  September 15 – Oct. 15
  For more information on Hispanic Heritage Month, visit the Library of Congress Hispanic Heritage Month page.

• World AIDS Day
  December 1
  For more information on World AIDS Day, visit the Department of Health & Human Services World AIDS Day page.

Office of Communications & Media Relations
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