National governing body awards: a strategy for success

National strategy for access and student success in higher education

National Institutes of Health Career Development Awards for Cardiovascular Physician-Scientists: Recent Trends and Strategies for Success.

Nurturing the development of cardiovascular physician-scientist investigators is critical for sustained progress in cardiovascular science and improving human health. The transition from an inexperienced trainee to an independent physician-scientist is a multifaceted process requiring a sustained commitment from the trainee, mentors, and institution. A cornerstone of this training process is a ...

Patient Throughput: A Critical Strategy for Success

Pressured Return on Assets: For most U.S. providers, the need for enhanced Return on Assets (ROA) is significant and will only increase as operating cost growth continues in the face of constrained reimbursement, resulting in decreasing ROA, net income and a higher future cost of capital. Those providers considering constructing new beds face even greater ROA hurdles because construction costs ...

Bioproducts: Developing a Federal Strategy for Success

Bioproducts are nonfeed or food industrial goods composed to a significant degree from biological products, renewable domestic agricultural materials, or forestry materials. Hydraulic fluids, lubricants, biopharmaceuticals, chemicals, and building materials all fall within the product range of bioproducts. There are a wide variety of feedstocks that can be used to make bioproducts, including gr...

A Strategy for Success in Electronic Commerce*

Customer relationship management (CRM) is a concept for increasing companies’ profitability by enabling them to identify and concentrate on their profitable customers. The term “electronic commerce customer relationship management” (ECCRM) refers to the application of CRM in electronic commerce, i.e., when business relationships are maintained via the Internet or World Wide Web. Previous studie...