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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... intramural research, and met with directors of 18 institutes or centers. Data about NIH programs and budgets were requested from NIH staff as the need emerged. Prior reports conducted about and for NIH were reviewed, as was the relevant ...
... intramural research, and met with directors of 18 institutes or centers. Data about NIH programs and budgets were requested from NIH staff as the need emerged. Prior reports conducted about and for NIH were reviewed, as was the relevant ...
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... intramural and extramural research programs. It should also include partnerships with the nonprofit and private sectors. Specifically, the Committee recommends that several intramural and extramural programs be combined in a new entity ...
... intramural and extramural research programs. It should also include partnerships with the nonprofit and private sectors. Specifically, the Committee recommends that several intramural and extramural programs be combined in a new entity ...
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... Intramural Research The intramural research program should consist of research and training programs that complement and are distinguished from those in the extramural community and the private sector. The intramural program's special ...
... Intramural Research The intramural research program should consist of research and training programs that complement and are distinguished from those in the extramural community and the private sector. The intramural program's special ...
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... intramural and extramural investigators. In the current NIH environment, reviews of the performance of senior members of management—a form of public accountability—are too informal and ad hoc to be effective. Moreover, the processes and ...
... intramural and extramural investigators. In the current NIH environment, reviews of the performance of senior members of management—a form of public accountability—are too informal and ad hoc to be effective. Moreover, the processes and ...
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... intramural research program costs, program development, priority setting, education and outreach, acquisition and maintenance of new information technology systems, professional development, and facilities management) flow through the ...
... intramural research program costs, program development, priority setting, education and outreach, acquisition and maintenance of new information technology systems, professional development, and facilities management) flow through the ...
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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