tailieunhanh - NIH at the Crossroads: Strategies for the Future

xSelecting jobs for board members based on their expertise. The executive director makes suggestions to the board chair about which board member would be appropriate for a specific job because of his/her skills, abilities, knowledge, and interests (for example, who is good at public speaking, who has the historical perspective, who is good at looking to the future). The executive director respects what each board member brings to the table, and each board member respects the executive director’s ability to capitalize on those strengths. If the executive director suggests changes to which board member does which job, it is with. | NIH Budget Facing a Perfect Storm in 2006 Federal Trade Deficits Defense and Homeland Security needs Katrina Pandemic flu Post- Doubling effects Physical Sciences focus Biomedical research inflation- 3 to 5 Competition for funds from the NIH and other sponsors intensifying year by year now stands at an unprecedented level and shows no sign of abating. Never before have so many established investigators faced so much uncertainty about their longevity as active scientists. Never before have so many novices faced so many disincentives to entering or continuing a research career. Dr. William F. Raub NIH Associate Director for Research and Training strategy paper .