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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... peer review system in place at NIH. The Committee believes that the tens of thousands of NIH-supported scientists working at a couple of thousand institutions must remain the bedrock of NIH's programs. Though not perfect, NIH's peer review ...
... peer review system in place at NIH. The Committee believes that the tens of thousands of NIH-supported scientists working at a couple of thousand institutions must remain the bedrock of NIH's programs. Though not perfect, NIH's peer review ...
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... peer review is deemed appropriate, the program should use peer review panels created specifically for it and charged with selecting high-risk, high-potential return projects. Congress should be prepared to provide new funding in the ...
... peer review is deemed appropriate, the program should use peer review panels created specifically for it and charged with selecting high-risk, high-potential return projects. Congress should be prepared to provide new funding in the ...
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... peer-review process, scientific infrastructure (e.g., information technology, buildings and facilities, including the intramural Clinical Research Center), and thematic coordination (through links to the offices in each of the five ...
... peer-review process, scientific infrastructure (e.g., information technology, buildings and facilities, including the intramural Clinical Research Center), and thematic coordination (through links to the offices in each of the five ...
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... peer review should be the usual mechanism guiding extramural funding decisions. 6. The intramural research program is a unique federal resource that offers an important opportunity to enhance NIH's capability to fulfill its mission. It ...
... peer review should be the usual mechanism guiding extramural funding decisions. 6. The intramural research program is a unique federal resource that offers an important opportunity to enhance NIH's capability to fulfill its mission. It ...
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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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