Health Equity

Purpose

The Health Equity Committee ensures that the needs of special populations permeate the science of ECOG-ACRIN through research aimed at health disparities. Using a broad definition of underserved populations, including adolescents and young adults, the elderly, racial/ethnic/gender minorities, and rural residents, the committee fosters full representation and accrual of underserved groups.

Committee Leadership

	Chair Melissa A. Simon, MD, MPH Northwestern University and the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center Biography Email		Co-Chair Edith P. Mitchell, MD, FACP Thomas Jefferson University and the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Biography Email

	Community Co-Chair Thomas E. Lad, MD Stroger Hospital of Cook County Minority Underserved NCORP Biography Email

Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Subcommittee

	Chair John M. Salsman, PhD Wake Forest University and the Comprehensive Cancer Center of Wake Forest University Biography Email		Co-Chair Selina M. Luger, MD University of Pennsylvania and the Abramson Cancer Center Biography Email

Geriatric Oncology Working Group

	Chair Efrat E. Dotan, MD Fox Chase Cancer Center Biography Email