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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... success in its mission of science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the application of that knowledge to extending healthy life and reducing the burdens of illness and disability has been enormous. NIH's investment in biomedical ...
... success in its mission of science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge and the application of that knowledge to extending healthy life and reducing the burdens of illness and disability has been enormous. NIH's investment in biomedical ...
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... success, as if that settled the issue. While NIH's success is to be celebrated, success alone does not answer fully the question of whether there is a better way to proceed, particularly as one faces a future where the world of ...
... success, as if that settled the issue. While NIH's success is to be celebrated, success alone does not answer fully the question of whether there is a better way to proceed, particularly as one faces a future where the world of ...
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... successful in the future. Although the Committee discussed on numerous occasions the advisability of the widespread consolidation of NIH, it eventually came to believe that this was not the best path for NIH to take at this time. It is ...
... successful in the future. Although the Committee discussed on numerous occasions the advisability of the widespread consolidation of NIH, it eventually came to believe that this was not the best path for NIH to take at this time. It is ...
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... success. The Committee also kept the enormous benefits of investigator-initiated grants, including those focused on fundamental research, firmly in mind during its deliberations. Finally, the Committee understood that it is the quality ...
... success. The Committee also kept the enormous benefits of investigator-initiated grants, including those focused on fundamental research, firmly in mind during its deliberations. Finally, the Committee understood that it is the quality ...
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... success has been due largely to its ability to adapt to meet the ever-changing needs and challenges posed by science, medicine, and public health. Moreover, there is a perception that given the substantial increases in resources and the ...
... success has been due largely to its ability to adapt to meet the ever-changing needs and challenges posed by science, medicine, and public health. Moreover, there is a perception that given the substantial increases in resources 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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