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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... federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of ...
... federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of ...
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... Assistant DENISE GROSSHANS, Senior Project Assistant LYNN CARLETON, Project Assistant/Research Intern BHAVIT SHETH, Project Assistant SETH STRONGIN, Project Assistant vi Preface The strong system of federal support for US science.
... Assistant DENISE GROSSHANS, Senior Project Assistant LYNN CARLETON, Project Assistant/Research Intern BHAVIT SHETH, Project Assistant SETH STRONGIN, Project Assistant vi Preface The strong system of federal support for US science.
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... federal agencies that support scientific research, providing 80% of the federal government's contribution to biomedical research. From a humble beginning in the late 19th century as a one room laboratory with a $300 government ...
... federal agencies that support scientific research, providing 80% of the federal government's contribution to biomedical research. From a humble beginning in the late 19th century as a one room laboratory with a $300 government ...
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... federal science agencies, NIH makes extensive use of advisory committees (variously known as study sections, councils, boards, etc.) of nonfederal scientists, health advocacy representatives, and others to ensure the best possible input ...
... federal science agencies, NIH makes extensive use of advisory committees (variously known as study sections, councils, boards, etc.) of nonfederal scientists, health advocacy representatives, and others to ensure the best possible input ...
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... federal agency primarily responsible for sponsoring and conducting biomedical research has been the NIH. NIH is one of eight agencies of the Public Health Service (PHS), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) ...
... federal agency primarily responsible for sponsoring and conducting biomedical research has been the NIH. NIH is one of eight agencies of the Public Health Service (PHS), which is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) ...
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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