Section 11Sec./Art. 11

Functions of the Board of Advisers. – The Board of Advisers shall have the following powers and functions:

(a) To recommend the general directions and determine the priorities and thrusts of the Institutes;

(b) To recommend research areas for study and investigation by the Institutes or any of its component units, based on its scanning and interpretation of the demands of health care environment and the needs of the Filipino people;

(c) To recommend to the Board of Regents the establishment of component units of the Institutes;

(d) To generate resources and obtain logistical and financial support for the programs and component units of the Institutes; and

(e) To provide advice to the Institutes on any matter relating to the development of a research area and the administration of their research programs.