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ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
CIBERDEM’s organizational structure is based on the strategic objectives and the By-laws governing the Consortium . CIBERDEM’s management and administration is made up of the following bodies:
Board of Trustees
The Board of Trustees is formed by three representatives from Instituto de Salud Carlos III and one representative from each of the Consortium Institutions . The Board of Trustees is chaired by the Director of Instituto de Salud Carlos III, the General Manager of the consortium acting as Secretary of the Board .
Permanent Commission
The Permanent Commission is formed by the President of the Board of Trustees, or the appointed person, the Scientific Director of the Consortium, the General Manager of said Consortium – acting as the Secretary - and four members representative of the Consortium Institutions .
Scientific Director
In 2014, the Scientific Director was Dr . Luis Castaño . He was appointed as acting Scientific Director by the CIBERDEM Permanent Commission and the appointment was ratified by the Board of Trustees on 18 December 2012 .
Members of the CIBERDEM Scientific Management • Scientific Director: Luis Castaño • Scientific Sub-Director: Anna Novials
Steering Committee
In 2014, the members of the Steering Committee were:
Luis Castaño, Scientific Director and President of the Steering Committee Anna Novials, Scientific Sub-Director and Programme 3 Coordinator Rafael Carmena, Programme 1 Coordinator Manuel Benito, Programme 2 Coordinator
Antonio Zorzano, Programme 4 Coordinator Fatima Bosh, Teaching Programme Coordinator Manuel Sánchez, CIBER General Manager
External Scientific Advisory Committee
The External Scientific Advisory Committee is formed by prominent individuals in the health sciences field whose professional and scientific careers are in alignment with Consortium objectives . This Committee is a scientific advisory body that performs annual evaluation of CIBERDEM’s activity and research groups . It consists of a President appointed by the President of the Board of Trustees, and 4 members appointed by the Board of Trustees .
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