Label

Evaluation of the congressionally directed medical research programs review process

Statement of responsibility

Committee on the Evaluation of Research Management by DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Board on the Health of Select Populations, Health and Medicine Division ; a report of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine

Title variation

Congressionally directed medical research programs review process

Creator

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), Committee on the Evaluation of Research Management by DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Author

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), Committee on the Evaluation of Research Management by DoD Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs

Subject

Language

eng

Summary

The medical research landscape in the United States is supported by a variety of organizations that spend billions of dollars in government and private funds each year to seek answers to complex medical and public health problems. The largest government funder is the National Institutes of Health (NIH), followed by the Department of Defense (DoD). Almost half of DoD's medical research funding is administered by the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP). The mission of CDMRP is to foster innovative approaches to medical research in response to the needs of its stakeholders--the U.S. military, their families, the American public, and Congress. CDMRP funds medical research to be performed by other government and nongovernmental organizations, but it does not conduct research itself. The major focus of CDMRP funded research is the improved prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injuries, or conditions that affect service members and their families, and the general public. The hallmarks of CDMRP include reviewing applications for research funding using a two-tiered review process, and involving consumers throughout the process. Evaluation of the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs Review Process evaluates the CDMRP two-tiered peer review process, its coordination of research priorities with NIH and the Department of Veterans Affairs, and provides recommendations on how the process for reviewing and selecting studies can be improved

Cataloging source

NLM

Dewey number

610.72

Funding information

This study was supported by Contract/Grant No. HHSP233201400020B between the National Academy of Sciences and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.

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illustrations

Index

no index present

LC call number

R854.U5

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries
bibliography
technical reports

NLM call number

W 20.5

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