KEY INITIATIVE:
CC BOARD OF SCIENTIFIC
COUNSELORS
Organizational Priority #1
Improve infrastructure and develop new services for intramural
clinical research program to support growth in clinical activity.
Leader(s)
David Henderson, Laura Cearnal
Collaborators
Clinical Center Departments
Description
The Clinical Center allocates approximately 3% of its total
CC operating budget to support independent clinical research
conducted by CC investigators. In an effort to assure excellence
in clinical research and to provide stewardship of the resources
allotted for research, the Clinical Center reconstituted the
organizationís Board of Scientific Counselors. This Board
is charged with reviewing the quality, integrity, and utility
of the independent research conducted by CC departments.
Accomplishments-to-Date
- Developed a new charter for the reconstituted Board of Scientific
Counselors
- Developed objective criteria for review of programs
- Selected a team of national experts as Board members
- Established a process of rotation for Board membership
- Established review schedule for department reviews every
four years
- Planned for and completed inaugural Board meeting and review
in
September 1998
- Completed CC response to Board recommendations
FY2000 Goals
- Complete Board of Scientific Counselor reviews of:
- Critical Care Medicine (June 1999)
- Imaging Sciences (December 1999)
- Transfusion Medicine (June 2000)
- Facilitate implementation of recommendations of the Board
regarding specific research programs
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