The Report of the External Advisory Committee (EAC) on the
Intramural Research Program of NIH (April 11, 1994) strongly
recommended that individual reviews of each intramural program be
conducted. The NIH Director asked the Deputy Director for Intramural
Research (DDIR) to continue with the Blue Ribbon Panel reviews. This
is considered an opportunity to tap outside expertise to advise the
NIH IRP on improvements, some of which may be difficult to achieve
without outside support. (For more details see
SD
Minutes for August 7, 1996, item 5.)
The charge to the IC Blue Ribbon Panels is to be given by the IC Director, with the reports addressed to the NIH Director, the Advisory Committee of the Director, and the IC Director. Panels have been asked to review the following trans-institute issues:
Each panel will consist of the Chair of the BSC, a member of the
IC's National Advisory Council, a member of the Advisory Committee to
the Director, NIH, and three or four other prominent scientists from
relevant clinical and basic areas.
Each panel will hold approximately four meetings --during the
first meeting basic information will be exchanged; the second and
third meetings are for interviews with IC intramural staff; and the
fourth meeting will be to formulate proposals. Click here for the
IC review schedule and
status .