© 2003 by Oxford University Press
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Committee Recommends Against Complete NIH Reorganization
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As the premier supporter of the funding of biomedical research and training, the National Institutes of Health is a successful enterprise that makes a useful response to the demands made upon it. But if it is to meet coming challenges, some organizational changes are needed to enable the NIH as an whole to respond effectively, concludes a new report from the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine.
At the same time, the report stated, there is no need