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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... consider new ways to meet the challenges of the future. What Congress wants to know is whether NIH's “organizational structure” is right for the times? As NIH's budget and the number of its organizational units have grown, the ...
... consider new ways to meet the challenges of the future. What Congress wants to know is whether NIH's “organizational structure” is right for the times? As NIH's budget and the number of its organizational units have grown, the ...
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... consider aspects of all these matters. In the end, our Committee decided that while the current organizational structure of NIH represents a fundamentally useful response to the legitimate demands made by its varied constituencies, some ...
... consider aspects of all these matters. In the end, our Committee decided that while the current organizational structure of NIH represents a fundamentally useful response to the legitimate demands made by its varied constituencies, some ...
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... consider, and discuss a diverse range of facts and opinions about the organizational structure of NIH. Its final ... considering the mission of NIH, some of its key processes, and the scientific, social, and political environment in ...
... consider, and discuss a diverse range of facts and opinions about the organizational structure of NIH. Its final ... considering the mission of NIH, some of its key processes, and the scientific, social, and political environment in ...
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... consider at this time, it felt that these issues ought to have the benefit of the public process we have recommended. The Committee was also well aware that all organizational changes, however well thought out, potentially carry both ...
... consider at this time, it felt that these issues ought to have the benefit of the public process we have recommended. The Committee was also well aware that all organizational changes, however well thought out, potentially carry both ...
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... consider outsourcing some of its administrative functions. While the Committee believes that it is critical that government continue attempts to eliminate inefficiencies, it would not serve anyone if such initiatives result in ...
... consider outsourcing some of its administrative functions. While the Committee believes that it is critical that government continue attempts to eliminate inefficiencies, it would not serve anyone if such initiatives result in ...
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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