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| | Institutes, Centers & Offices - National Institutes of Health (NIH) (Site not responding. Last check: ) |
 | | Office of the Director (OD) The Office of the Director is the central office at NIH for its 27 Institutes and Centers. |
 | | The OD is responsible for setting policy for NIH and for planning, managing, and coordinating the programs and activities of all the NIH components. |
 | | The Institute plans, conducts, fosters, and supports an integrated and coordinated program of basic research, clinical investigations and trials, observational studies, and demonstration and education projects. |
| www.nih.gov /icd (1463 words) |
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