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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... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the ... programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements ...
... research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the ... programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements ...
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... research and training related to the nation's health concerns must ... programs of strategic importance that should engage all the institutes and ... research organization like NIH, which must not only productively interact with an ...
... research and training related to the nation's health concerns must ... programs of strategic importance that should engage all the institutes and ... research organization like NIH, which must not only productively interact with an ...
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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 ...
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... programs and budgets were requested from NIH staff as the need emerged. Prior reports conducted about and for NIH ... research priorities or the quality and effectiveness of the wide array of research and advanced training programs that ...
... programs and budgets were requested from NIH staff as the need emerged. Prior reports conducted about and for NIH ... research priorities or the quality and effectiveness of the wide array of research and advanced training programs that ...
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Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges National Research Council, Institute of ... research essential to the long-term goal of improving human health ... programs in support of improving health. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF NIH ...
Organizational Change to Meet New Challenges National Research Council, Institute of ... research essential to the long-term goal of improving human health ... programs in support of improving health. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF NIH ...
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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