TRIAGE AT NIH - A SMOKE SCREEN CONCEALING THE REAL PROBLEMS FACING AMERICAN SCIENCE

Authors
MUSACCHIO JM
Citation
Jm. Musacchio, TRIAGE AT NIH - A SMOKE SCREEN CONCEALING THE REAL PROBLEMS FACING AMERICAN SCIENCE, The Scientist, 8(17), 1994, pp. 13-13
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Journal title
The Scientist → ACNP
ISSN journal
08903670
Volume
8
Issue
17
Year of publication
1994
Pages
13 - 13
Database
ISI
SICI code
0890-3670(1994)8:17<13:TAN-AS>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
Triage, a recently instituted NIH practice in considering grant propos als-whereby applications can be rejected after cursory review and with out reply-is intended to save time as well as reduce the pressure on a nd boost the morale of NIH reviewers. In reality, says pharmacology pr ofessor Jose Musacchio, a former reviewer, little time would be saved and it would be the researchers-specially young ones-who would be demo ralized by the summary, unexplained rejections.