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This report provides the IOM committee's findings and recommendations regarding the progress and potential of NIH's CTSA Program. The report covers the breadth of the statement of task and highlights opportunities to bolster the program and ensure its continued success and sustainability in supporting clinical and translational researchers and serving the needs of the communities CTSAs are linked to and in which they reside. Chapter 2 discusses the ecosystem in which NCATS and the CTSA Program operate and provides the committee's vision for the next phase of the CTSA Program. Chapter 3 emphasizes the need for strong and active leadership by NCATS in establishing a clear vision and mission for the program along with measurable goals; supporting individual CTSAs; partnering and collaborating within the NIH and with external partners; and evaluating and communicating the program's value. Chapter 4 highlights specific opportunities and priorities in the areas of training and education, community engagement, and research related to child health. On the basis of discussions, conclusions, and recommendations outlined in the preceding chapters, in Chapter 5 the report concludes with next steps and potential future directions.
Contents
- THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
- COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE AWARDS PROGRAM AT THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR ADVANCING TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCES
- Reviewers
- Preface
- Summary
- 1. Introduction
- 2. A Vision for the CTSA Program in a Changing Landscape
- 3. Leadership
- 4. Crosscutting Topics
- 5. Conclusion: Opportunities for Action
- A Data Sources and Methods
- B Committee Biographical Sketches
This project was supported by a contract between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institutes of Health (Award No. HHSN26300001). The views presented in this publication are those of the editors and attributing authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of the organizations or agencies that provided support for this project.
Suggested citation:
IOM (Institute of Medicine). 2013. The CTSA Program at NIH: Opportunities for advancing clinical and translational research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
- NLM CatalogRelated NLM Catalog Entries
- The CTSA Program at NIHThe CTSA Program at NIH
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