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For an institution as large, complex, and respected as the MGH, the administrative framework running throughout the research endeavors is relatively unencumbering to the researcher. The administration is not a typical rigid pyramidal structure. It is perhaps this less than rigid structure that has allowed the MGH and its researchers the opportunity and flexibility to assume the leadership position they enjoy today.

The responsibility for the specific research programs and their direction lies with the Chiefs of Services/Departments. They and their colleagues constitute the scientific backbone of the MGH research. The research reputation of the Institution is the result of these professionals and their predecessors.