CRA Committee
Committtee Purpose
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
The CRA Core Committee develops committee policy, provides educational materials and programs, and coordinates with all Group scientific, modality, and ad hoc committees.
Member Name | Institution/Program | 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 | Co‐Chair | |||
Carrie Ann Geoffrey | Illinois Cancer Care | Member | |||
Mary Horak | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Member | |||
Fran Laurie | Imaging and Radiation Oncology CORE (IROC) | IROC Rhode Island (QARC) Representative |
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Christine (Chris) Meyer | Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | Member | |||
Heather Miller | Metro-Minnesota NCORP | Member | |||
Judy Murray | The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins University | Member | |||
Josh Schoppe | ECOG‐ACRIN Headquarters | Audit Committee Representative | |||
Kellie Sellitto | University of Pittsburgh Medical Center | Member | |||
Matthew Shimizu | ECOG‐ACRIN Operations Office | Data Management Representative |
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Martina Steffen | Stanford Cancer Institute | Member | |||
Missy Stravers | Iowa‐Wide Oncology Research Coalition NCORP | Member |