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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... application of that knowledge to extending healthy life and reducing the burdens of illness and disability has been enormous. NIH's investment in biomedical research has helped produce remarkable results in terms of declining rates of ...
... application of that knowledge to extending healthy life and reducing the burdens of illness and disability has been enormous. NIH's investment in biomedical research has helped produce remarkable results in terms of declining rates of ...
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... in the priority setting and planning processes of an institute, have active involvement in decisions regarding issuance of program announcements and requests for applications, and work to ensure that the institute is Executive Summary 13.
... in the priority setting and planning processes of an institute, have active involvement in decisions regarding issuance of program announcements and requests for applications, and work to ensure that the institute is Executive Summary 13.
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... applications, and work to ensure that the institute is held accountable in reaching its goals and communicating with the public. The manner in which institute directors interact with their advisory councils should be a criterion for IC ...
... applications, and work to ensure that the institute is held accountable in reaching its goals and communicating with the public. The manner in which institute directors interact with their advisory councils should be a criterion for IC ...
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... applications of their findings. It is an enterprise full of moral relevance because it contributes to the interests of current and future generations and to the commitment to reduce health disparities. In Democracy in America (1835) ...
... applications of their findings. It is an enterprise full of moral relevance because it contributes to the interests of current and future generations and to the commitment to reduce health disparities. In Democracy in America (1835) ...
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... of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability” (NIH, 2001). 1In addition, there are appropriations for the Office of the Introduction 29.
... of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability” (NIH, 2001). 1In addition, there are appropriations for the Office of the Introduction 29.
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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