Setting priorities in science : hearings before the Subcommittee on Science of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, April 7, 28, 1992.

  • United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. Subcommittee on Science
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1992
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Credit: Setting priorities in science : hearings before the Subcommittee on Science of the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundred Second Congress, second session, April 7, 28, 1992. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    a Population-Based Studies & Chronic and Recurrent Illness and Rehabilitation ey Aging s Health of Women, Minorities, and Underserved Populations For the most part, the individual Institutes of the NIH reflect long-standing National priorities to respond to today's public health needs. Strong Institutes with their focus on specific diseases and human health are central to achieving this objective. These suggested areas have been identified by the Institutes as ones which they will promote and develop. Together they will have a direct impact on whether we can achieve the goals of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Public Health Service as outlined in its strategic plan, Healthy People 2000. OBJECTIVE 3 -- INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL vi or the ewal and ° ° he jintellectua capjtal base essential to the biomedica] research enterprise. Ensuring fairness and equality of opportunity at NIH is central] to efforts to enhance the human resource base of biomedical research. The framework proposes operational issues in concert with the Secretary's Program Direction #7 (increasing the number of well trained biomedical and behavioral scientists) that are critical to maintaining and enhancing the talent pool of science, including strengthening research training and career development and ensuring the recruitment and retention of underrepresented groups into science. The suggested issues include: a Science Education and Human Resource Development | Intramural Research -- Research Infrastructure & Professional Standards of Scientific Research The NIH supports more training and career development in science than any other federal agency. This objective is vital to the future of NIH and the biotechnology industry, and is also key to achieving the President's education goals, America 2000. OBJECTIVE 4 -- STEWARDSHIP OF PUBLIC RESOURCES Secure the maxima] return on the public investment in the enterprise.