Abstract
In 2017, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) announced new guidelines for the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) application that requires reporting on education and career development activities in a section entitled, “Cancer Research Career Enhancement and Related Activities” (CRCERA). While these cancer education and training programs previously have been a required part of the CCSG application, the new guidelines require greater rigor in conducting and reporting these endeavors. In this commentary, I give my perspective of how I have built a cancer education program, first as a program director and then as an associate director of cancer education and mentoring, the critical role leadership plays in the process, and how I have recruited contributors to this educational “stone soup.”
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I would like to acknowledge Dr. B. Mark Evers for his unwavering support of education and his constructive critiques of our program and this commentary. I would like to thank Dr. Nathan Vanderford for his dedication to cancer education and his insight into this perspective. Finally, I would like to thank Dr. Ann Richmond of Vanderbilt University for her mentorship and encouragement for writing this article and her constructive input in the development of our program.
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This project was supported by NCI Cancer Center Support Grant, P30 CA177558.
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O’Connor, K.L. Building a Cancer Education Program in the Modern Era: Lessons from Stone Soup. J Canc Educ 35, 205–209 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-019-01514-5
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