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      NIH -- Making a difference - Anonymous employee NIH Employee Review

      4.0
      Mar 16, 2014
      Anonymous employee
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      Pros

      The people who choose to work at NIH do it because they care about creating new medical knowledge that advances human health. They have the right values and believe that they are making a difference -- which turns out to be true. They are.

      Cons

      In the current political climate, congressional support for all basic research and science has been on the decline, which is causing painful choices about what can be supported within NIH. Also, DHHS rules, especially around travel, make it hard to get things done.

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      5.0
      Jul 11, 2026
      Program specialist
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      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Work-life balance, coworkers are good humans, and there is room to grow

      Cons

      Slow at times, but there are also very busy periods.

      4.0
      Jun 25, 2026
      Senior clinical research nurse
      Recommend
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      Pros

      Working with the some of the smartest scientists and clinicians in the world. So many learning opportunities. Kind patients. Allowed time to care for patients as there is no pressure of quotas by health insurance.

      Cons

      Nursing management can be verbally abusive with frequent retaliation and intimidation. As most older nurses have worked there for most of their career, they are dismissive of new perspectives and resistant to evidence-based practice.

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