CRA Committee
The members of the Clinical Research Associates (CRA) Committee (Medical/Surgical) assist principal investigators in the development and coordination of ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (ECOG-ACRIN) clinical trials and facilitate the participation of patients in clinical trials.
Goals/Specific Aims
- Provide ongoing training and educational opportunities to the clinical research associates (CRAs), clinical research coordinators (CRCs), and data managers (DMs) in member institutions
- Assist principal investigators of clinical studies in developing new protocols by designating CRA liaisons to disease-oriented committees in the Therapeutic Studies Program, who will provide input on new protocols regarding protocol implementation issues and case report form development
- Provide guidance and support to new CRAs, CRCs and DMs
- Promote professionalism among CRAs
Travel Funds for Group Meetings
From time to time, the CRA Committee offers limited travel assistance to ECOG-ACRIN group meetings. These funds are intended to facilitate attendance for CRAs with no other form of travel support. Data managers, clinical research associates, or clinical research coordinators/nurses (who do their own data) are eligible to apply. Only one candidate per institution will be supported for a given meeting.
Core Committee
Member Name | Institution | Committee Position | |||
Christine M. Jerome, MS, CCRP | Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Health | Chair | |||
LaToya D. Strickland, MBA, CCRP | University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | CoāChair | |||
Carol Fairchild | Mayo Clinic Florida | ||||
Carrie Ann Geoffrey | Illinois Cancer Care | ||||
Amy Greathouse | Providence Portland Medical Center | ||||
Mary Horak | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | ||||
Fran Laurie | University of Massachusetts Medical School | IROC Rhode Island (QARC) Representative |
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Basia (Barbara) Lukaszczyk | John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County MUāNCORP | ||||
Christine (Chris) Meyer | Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | ||||
Judy Murray | Johns Hopkins University | ||||
Josh Schoppe | ECOGāACRIN Headquarters | Audit Committee Representative | |||
In transitionĀ | ECOGāACRIN Headquarters | Data Management Representative |
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Missy Stravers | IowaāWide Oncology Research Coalition NCORP | ||||
Siby Varughese | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital |
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