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About Our Program: Our Relationships
Children's National Medical Center works hand-in-hand with the Children’s Research Institute (CRI) to advance research and education to improve child health and well being. There are more than 300 scientists, trainees and staff in CRI.
Our annual NIH grant portfolio has grown from $6 million in 1998 to more than $33 million in 2006, and the total grant portfolio has increased from $12 million to $60 million in that same period. In 2007, the grant portfolio grew to $75 million. The research at Children’s has become a focal point for multi-institutional projects in the metropolitan Washington, DC, area and nationally.
There are extensive interactions between CRI and clinical programs at Children’s, facilitated by the high number of physician/scientists, and the physical proximity of research space and patient care units. This multidisciplinary approach to research has led to substantial strength in translational medicine, including the application of state of the art genomic and proteomic approaches to patient diagnosis and monitoring. It has also been the catalyst in developing treatments, preventions and cures for some of the most devastating pediatric disease.
Children’s Outreach in the United Arab Emirates
Children's National Medical Center has expanded its services to help children internationally. Children’s National Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center recently opened a medical office in the United Arab Emirates in the city of Abu Dhabi. The new office serves as a liaison office for Children’s National Medical Center and Washington Hospital Center in the Gulf Region. The office coordinates conferences and continuing medical education courses for medical staff and facilitates second opinion services via the internet and telemedicine, bringing the expertise offered at the two Washington, DC-based hospitals to the citizens of the UAE and other Gulf countries. For more information please contact our International Program office.
Children’s National and Zayed Giving opened a specialized Children’s National pediatric mobile health clinic on May 26, 2008 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The mobile clinic, stationed next to the Marina Mall in Abu Dhabi, provides medical treatment, educational programs, and screening services for children and their families. Through its partnership with Zayed Giving, Children’s National will provide dedicated pediatric pediatricians to the UAE for the duration of one year for this health campaign.
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