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Special Events
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NIH Clinical Center Anniversary
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31With a focus on improving public health, the NIH Clinical Center opened its doors in July 1953.
In 2023, the NIH Clinical Center celebrates seven decades of supporting “firsts” – first innovations on diagnoses for disease, first application of technology and novel approaches and first treatments for our patients.
This celebration looks fondly at our past, our partnerships with patients, their families and our staff and the promise of the future as we continue to innovate and provide a model environment for clinical research, patient care and training future generations of clinician scientists.
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Let's Salsa
North Atrium
12:30 pm
Sept. 27As part of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are hosting "Let's Salsa" in the Clinical Center North Atrium on Sept. 27 at 12:30 pm.
Salsa is a hybrid musical form based on Afro-Cuban music and also incorporating elements from other Latin American music styles. The roots of salsa (Spanish: “sauce”) are in the son, a genre of music and dance that originated in the highlands of eastern Cuba during the late 19th century. It is a syncretic genre that blends elements of Spanish and African origin, combining elements of the Spanish guitar-playing tradition with the rhythmic complexity and call-and-response vocal tradition of African musical sources.
The son traveled throughout Latin America, notably to Mexico. However New York City became the home for the transformation into salsa, beginning in the 1940s. The term salsa was officially coined in the 1960s.
So, come move and groove with us on Sept. 27.
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Clinical Center Art Exhibit: “Science Related”
July 8 – Oct. 7 & Oct. 7 – Jan. 9The Clinical Center will feature “Science Related” – artwork with a scientific focus or created by people with scientific and medical backgrounds.
The exhibit will feature artists with disparate mediums: wood art and illustrations from Candice Tavares, a clinical pharmacy specialist in palliative care at Medstar Washington Hospital Center; large format botanic photographs from Amy Lamb who worked at NIH as a Post-Doctoral fellow; abstract paintings inspired by science and medicine from Michele Banks who studied at George Washington University and Harvard, paintings of historic microscopes from the Golub Collection of Antique Microscopes at UC Berkley by Sue Fierston and art from Barbara Southworth who combines her twin passions of art and science.
View the current exhibits online and learn more about the Clinical Center Fine Arts Program (staff only).
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
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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.
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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.
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Wednesday Afternoon Lecture Series
Wednesdays, 3 pm – 4 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 3 to 4 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.
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Phone: 301-496-0080
Email: ccpressgroup@cc.nih.gov
For additional NIH events, visit our events page.
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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.