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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... requires it to advise the 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 ...
... requires it to advise the 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 ...
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... require congressional action. Any thoughtful major reorganization would necessitate a lengthy and complex information gathering and decision making process that would include numerous congressional hearings involving members of Congress ...
... require congressional action. Any thoughtful major reorganization would necessitate a lengthy and complex information gathering and decision making process that would include numerous congressional hearings involving members of Congress ...
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... require that certain steps be taken in considering the creation, dissolution, or consolidation of organizational units. Recommendation 2: Public Process for Considering Proposed Changes in the Number of NIH Institutes or Centers Either ...
... require that certain steps be taken in considering the creation, dissolution, or consolidation of organizational units. Recommendation 2: Public Process for Considering Proposed Changes in the Number of NIH Institutes or Centers Either ...
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... requires the development of an NIH-wide agreement on what to track and publish and of a single method for coding data that uses consistent definitions and deals with the uncertainties inherent in counting research when it is only ...
... requires the development of an NIH-wide agreement on what to track and publish and of a single method for coding data that uses consistent definitions and deals with the uncertainties inherent in counting research when it is only ...
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... require changes in the technologies used, the organization of research teams, and the active engagement of participants in clinical research. Equally important are the effective management of the rapidly expanded NIH budget and the ...
... require changes in the technologies used, the organization of research teams, and the active engagement of participants in clinical research. Equally important are the effective management of the rapidly expanded NIH budget and 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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