Enhancing the Vitality of the National Institutes of Health: Organizational Change to Meet New ChallengesNational Research Council, Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Life Sciences, Committee on the Organizational Structure of the National Institutes of Health National Academies Press, 2003 M07 29 - 164 pages The report says that important organizational changes are needed at the National Institutes of Health to ensure the agency meets future challenges effectively. In particular, the report advises NIH to devote additional resources to innovative interdisciplinary research that reflects its strategic objectives and cuts across all agency's institutes and centers. The report recommends that Congress should establish a formal process for determining how specific proposals for changes in the number of NIH agencies and centers should be addressed. |
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... recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 0-309-08967-0 ...
... recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project. International Standard Book Number 0-309-08967-0 ...
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... recommendations as in any way seeking to undermine the primacy of investigator-initiated science or of the excellent peer review system in place at NIH. The Committee believes that the tens of thousands of NIH-supported scientists ...
... recommendations as in any way seeking to undermine the primacy of investigator-initiated science or of the excellent peer review system in place at NIH. The Committee believes that the tens of thousands of NIH-supported scientists ...
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... recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Floyd Bloom of The Scripps Research Institute and Mary Jane Osborn of the University of Connecticut Health ...
... recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Floyd Bloom of The Scripps Research Institute and Mary Jane Osborn of the University of Connecticut Health ...
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... recommendations are, however, based on the Committee's assessment of the information that was available and current trends in biomedical science and health. THE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSE TO ITS CHARGE The goal of the study focused on the ...
... recommendations are, however, based on the Committee's assessment of the information that was available and current trends in biomedical science and health. THE COMMITTEE'S RESPONSE TO ITS CHARGE The goal of the study focused on the ...
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... Recommendation 1: Centralization of Management Functions Any efforts to consolidate or centralize management functions at NIH, either within NIH or at the DHHS level, should be considered only after careful study of circumstances unique ...
... Recommendation 1: Centralization of Management Functions Any efforts to consolidate or centralize management functions at NIH, either within NIH or at the DHHS level, should be considered only after careful study of circumstances unique ...
Contents
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The Changing Nature of Biomedical Science | 51 |
4 The Organizational Structure of the National Institutes of Health | 67 |
5 Enhancing NIHs Ability to Respond to New Challenges | 83 |
6 Accountability Administration and Leadership | 103 |
7 Putting Principles into Practice | 121 |
References | 129 |
Appendixes | 135 |
APPENDIX B Acronyms and Abbreviations | 139 |
APPENDIX C Committee Member Biographies | 143 |
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