The Cancer Care Quality Training Program

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: A specialized curriculum that fosters a multidisciplinary understanding of cancer care quality. Training experiences in multidisciplinary research teams that focus on cancer care quality. Career development experiences that enhance professional skills and build professional networks. The program is administered through the Department of Health Policy and Administration, but draws upon the collaborative, productive, multidisciplinary cancer research community at UNC-Chapel Hill. Thirty faculty members from 11 departments in the Schools of Public Health, Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work, and Library and Information Sciences participate as teachers and mentors. To learn more about the program, choose from the following: Program Leaders Program Faculty Cancer Care Quality (defined) Program Curriculum Mentored Research Experience Admissions Process Stipend and Support Application deadline: Applications are currently being accepted for the 2008-2009 academic year. Applications will be considered up until February 1, 2008.  DISCLAIMER: NCI has not yet approved funding for this program. Please keep your options open. Contact Information For more information, contact: Bryan J. Weiner, Ph.D. CCQTP Co-Director Department of Health Policy and Administration CB# 7411 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411 bryan_weiner@unc.edu 919-966-7375 919-966-6961 (fax) or Melissa Burns CCQTP Program Coordinator Department of Health Policy and Administration CB# 7411 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7411 burnsml@email.unc.edu 919-966-7371 919-966-6961 (fax)  Content for this page is provided by the Department of Health Policy and Administration. Please contact the webmaster with any questions or comments.

Last updated June 18, 2008