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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... vitality of NIH is only modestly dependent on its formal administrative and organizational structure, but is very dependent on other aspects of the organization's culture and reward system, particularly its capacity to attract viii Preface.
... vitality of NIH is only modestly dependent on its formal administrative and organizational structure, but is very dependent on other aspects of the organization's culture and reward system, particularly its capacity to attract viii Preface.
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... administrative mechanisms, as recommended in this report. Nevertheless the Committee did feel that no organization as important as NIH should remain frozen in organization space and that some regular, thoughtful and publicly transparent ...
... administrative mechanisms, as recommended in this report. Nevertheless the Committee did feel that no organization as important as NIH should remain frozen in organization space and that some regular, thoughtful and publicly transparent ...
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... ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS NIH is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which has recently issued instructions to consolidate administrative functions, such as personnel management, communications, congressional ...
... ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS NIH is an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), which has recently issued instructions to consolidate administrative functions, such as personnel management, communications, congressional ...
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... administrative responsibilities. The results of such reviews should be communicated, as appropriate, to the Advisory Committee to the director and/or the Council of Public Representatives. The Committee concluded that review and ...
... administrative responsibilities. The results of such reviews should be communicated, as appropriate, to the Advisory Committee to the director and/or the Council of Public Representatives. The Committee concluded that review and ...
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... administrative reasons, this special status should be reconsidered. Recommendation 12: Reconsider the Status of the National Cancer Institute Congress should reassess the provisions of the National Cancer Act of 1971, particularly as ...
... administrative reasons, this special status should be reconsidered. Recommendation 12: Reconsider the Status of the National Cancer Institute Congress should reassess the provisions of the National Cancer Act of 1971, particularly as ...
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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