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Advanced Practice Providers

Advanced Practice Providers at NIH

We are the Advanced Practice Providers – Nurse Practitioners and Physician Associates – at the National Institutes of Health. Our intention is to spotlight these professions at the NIH and to provide information for the advanced practice provider interested in clinical research.

There are currently more than 200 NPs and more than 50 PAs within the NIH Clinical Center and various Institutes. Each advanced practice provider works in collaboration with a research team to provide continuity of care for patients enrolled in clinical trials. We are committed in our profession to providing exceptional quality of care through our unique clinical perspective, training, and skills. 

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Program Highlights

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Committed to our profession

History of Advanced Practice Providers

Nurse Practitioners are nurses who hold a Master's degree in nursing. Most are credentialed by the American Nurses Credentialing Center in specialty areas such as adult, pediatric, family, and acute care.

Physician Associates are licensed clinicians who practice medicine in every specialty and setting. Trusted, rigorously educated and trained healthcare professionals, PAs are dedicated to expanding access to care and transforming health and wellness through patient-centered, team-based medical practice.

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Vital component of every clinical specialty

Directory of Advanced Practice Providers

Our Advanced Practice Providers are members of the various institutes and centers of the NIH and are a dynamic part of the teams of every clinical specialty at the NIH Clinical Center. 

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MAILING ADDRESS

NIH Clinical Center
Advanced Practice Providers
10 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892