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A Review of the Department of Defense's Program for Breast Cancer Research (1997) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 17-21

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... Because the FY 1993 appropriation represented a nearly 10-fold increase in funds for the breast cancer program, and because Congress stipulated that the research funded must be externally peer-reviewed, the Army sponsored a study by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to elicit advice and recommendations regarding programmatic investment strategies and scientific peer review.
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From page 18...
... The first tier would be responsible for assessing the scientific excellence of the research proposals and the second tier would award funding based on their programmatic relevance. The report emphasized the importance of "channeling the research funds in directions that stimulate innovative ideas, involve interdisciplinary research, enhance the use of existing research resources, and reward scientific excellence among all disciplines" (IOM, 1993~.
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From page 19...
... , the administrative support contractor to the BCRP director. The committee obtained detailed information on the peer review system including mechanisms for recruiting executive secretaries and scientific peer review chairs and panelists, the frequency distributions of technical merit scores assigned to proposals (classified by peer review panel and award category)
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... Staff members, under committee guidance, conducted an extensive literature search of various databases to attain a more "global" view of the topics currently being studied in breast cancer research and to delineate important areas in which programs are not in place or which would benefit from additional emphasis. Databases searched included Medline, Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
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