NIH Establishes Steering
Committee to Streamline Decision Making
August 1, 2003 - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Director Elias Zerhouni, M.D., July 25 announced the formation
of a steering
committee made up of 10 directors representing the 27
institutes and centers at NIH to give "crisp strategic
direction" to the agency and streamline the decision
making process. Dr. Zerhouni will chair the committee, which
will have permanent membership from the three largest institutes,
the National Cancer Institute, the National Heart, Lung and
Blood Institute, and the National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Diseases. The other seven members, representing
the remaining institutes and centers, will serve three-year
terms on a staggered, rotating basis.
Get Washington Highlights
in your Inbox!
|
