
| The Cancer Care Quality Training Program |
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Overview Evidence shows that the quality of cancer care in the US is not what it could be. Quality problems exist for all major forms of cancer and span the cancer care continuum from early detection and screening, diagnosis and treatment, care of survivors, and palliative care. Moreover, significant variations in cancer care quality exist across practice sites, geographic regions, and patient populations. Improving cancer care quality will require clinician and non-clinician scientists to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary research teams that span the fields of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, information science, public health, and social work. To work together effectively, clinician and non-clinician scientists will need education and training that not only spans traditional disciplinary and specialty boundaries, but also provides the skills and experience needed to collaborate in team-oriented research environments. Program Description The Cancer Care Quality Training Program (CCQTP) offers pre-doctoral and post-doctoral training to clinician and non-clinician scientists who wish to work in multidisciplinary teams to improve cancer care quality across the cancer care continuum. The CCQTP recruits 2 pre-doctoral and 2 post-doctoral candidates per year who have an explicit interest in conducting research on cancer care quality. The program offers pre-doctoral and post-doctoral trainees:
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DISCLAIMER: NCI has not yet approved funding for this program. Please keep your options open. Contact Information Content for this page is provided by the Department of Health Policy and Administration. Please contact the webmaster with any questions or comments. |
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| Last updated June 18, 2008 |




