CCIR Committees

TheExecutive Committee, composed of the Center Director, Associate Director, Core Directors, and three administrators of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, assists the Directors of the CCIR Cores in making scientific and administrative decisions.

The External Advisory Committeeconsists of six nationally recognized scientists with significant experience in the development and management of research centers or whose research has focused on various aspects of collaborative interventions and related methodologies. This Committee meets to evaluate and advise on the overall research programs of the CCIR, the effectiveness of Center operations, and the Center�s progress towards meeting its goals and objectives.

The Merit Evaluation Committee provides the application review and funding recommendations for the pilot / feasibility study applications submitted annually. The Committee includes scientists external to the School of Nursing and may also solicit input from other scientists with expertise in the proposed research area. The Merit Evaluation Committee prepares written reviews for feedback to the applicants and forwards these reviews along with the merit scores to the Executive Committee for funding decisions. Following the Executive Committee�s funding decision, Merit Evaluation Committee Members are available to meet with investigators (funded and nonfunded) to provide constructive suggestions to improve the quality of their proposed projects so that revised proposals may merit resubmission on another cycle.

A standing Data Safety and Monitoring Board (DSMB) advises the CCIR on accuracy and reliability of data, data ownership and management responsibility, potential benefits or potential damage from the data and decision on use of the data, control of data access, and data retention and storage.

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