NIH Extramural Center Programs: Criteria for Initiation and Evaluation
Frederick J. Manning, Michael McGeary, Ronald Estabrook, Committee for Assessment of NIH Centers of Excellence ProgramsBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Synopsis
Since the 1960s, the National Institutes of Health has established centers where scientists and clinicians can work together to translate fundamental science to patient care for specific diseases, for example cancer. As more and more advocates requested such centers to investigate diseases they focused on, the Institutes and the US Congress, which finances it, asked for a study to help decide which diseases warranted additional financial support to establish Centers of Excellence. The Committee's report does not list diseases, but suggests criteria for deciding. It is not indexed. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR