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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... programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was ...
... programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Wm. A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering. The Institute of Medicine was ...
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... Program Officer, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ROBIN A. SCHOEN, Senior Program Officer, Board on Life Sciences, DELS JOAN ESNAYRA, Program Officer, Policy and Global Affairs Division BRIDGET K. B. AVILA, Senior ...
... Program Officer, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Institute of Medicine ROBIN A. SCHOEN, Senior Program Officer, Board on Life Sciences, DELS JOAN ESNAYRA, Program Officer, Policy and Global Affairs Division BRIDGET K. B. AVILA, Senior ...
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... Program Officer ROBERT T. YUAN, Senior Program Officer KERRY A. BRENNER, Program Officer MARILEE K. SHELTON-DAVENPORT, Program Officer EVONNE P. Y. TANG, Program Officer BRIDGET K. B. AVILA, Senior Project Assistant DENISE GROSSHANS ...
... Program Officer ROBERT T. YUAN, Senior Program Officer KERRY A. BRENNER, Program Officer MARILEE K. SHELTON-DAVENPORT, Program Officer EVONNE P. Y. TANG, Program Officer BRIDGET K. B. AVILA, Senior Project Assistant DENISE GROSSHANS ...
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... programs of strategic importance that should engage all the institutes and centers, to support broad based interdisciplinary efforts, and to cooperate in other ways across existing organizational and bureaucratic boundaries. What became ...
... programs of strategic importance that should engage all the institutes and centers, to support broad based interdisciplinary efforts, and to cooperate in other ways across existing organizational and bureaucratic boundaries. What became ...
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... programs. Though not perfect, NIH's peer review system is the best guarantee we have overall that scientists will carry out research that is of high quality and high potential for scientific progress. I wish to thank all the members of ...
... programs. Though not perfect, NIH's peer review system is the best guarantee we have overall that scientists will carry out research that is of high quality and high potential for scientific progress. I wish to thank all the members of ...
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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