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So I would say NIH's mission is to
reduce the burden of disease on people either
internationally or here, even, especially here in the United States
NIH is one of the few agencies
with, if not the only agency within the federal government
where you essentially bridge scientific discovery to
the public's health and actually link
directly to
improvements at the local level.
The minute you work for NIH,
you're sharing that common goal that
and that excitement in knowing that you're supporting, no matter what you do whether you're an administrator,
or whether you're a technician, you're an engineer,
or whether you're a contract specialist,
you're supporting that common goal of just enhancing life in general. Well, I mean,
the mission is very clear,
they're trying to find discoveries to advance medicine and human health
and that's
near and dear to everybody because everybody has some family member or knows somebody who
suffered
or suffering from some sort of disease or state and
you want to help
find some cure for that. I mean it's very cliche, but it's the truth
and that's what it is and I think that
hits some basic
basic level of
you wanting to help people and
it's sort of easy
to do that, especially if it's along your lines of interests and areas of expertise.
The mission is fantastic and that's probably one of the number one
reasons to work for NIH.
There are so many times I hear other companies and where
other people work, you know, and
it's just not as exciting, it's just not as rewarding as if you're working for a place that's
actually the leaders of biomedical research and the
health of not just our country but the world.
It's really
an amazing thing if you think about it.