The National Institutes of Health’s Clinical Center is a 200-bed hospital dedicated to clinical research in which all care is delivered within the context of more than 1500 active clinical research protocols. The Clinical Center’s mission is scientific discovery: half of the clinical protocols evaluate rare (most often genetically determined) diseases; the other half are clinical trials of novel interventions. More than 90% of the ongoing 750 clinical trials are Phase I or Phase II trials. Expertise in providing pharmacy support to early phase trials is a requirement for those seeking this position.
