title: The National Cancer Institute R25 Cancer Education Grants Program: A Workshop Report.
abstract: Through the R25 Cancer Education Grants Program (CEGP), the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has been supporting the broad educational needs of the cancer research and cancer healthcare communities since 1974. NCI sponsored a workshop on September 13, 2016 in Bethesda, Maryland, with the objectives of sharing best practices in cancer education, communicating R25 CEGP programmatic information, and gathering ideas to strengthen the R25 CEGP to better meet the emerging needs in cancer education in the face of a rapidly changing landscape in cancer research and cancer care. With 53 leaders in cancer education in attendance, the workshop featured an overview of the R25 CEGP by NCI Program Staff, a showcase of several types of CEGP programs by current R25 grantees, and in-depth discussions on a broad range of questions critical for the continued success of the R25 CEGP. The workshop afforded an opportunity, for the first time, for cancer researchers and clinicians conducting different forms of cancer education activities to gather in one place as leaders of a community of increasing importance. The discussion resulted in a set of suggestions that will benefit the R25 CEGP and cancer education in general. There was a general consensus among the participants that bringing the cancer education community together is a significant achievement of the workshop that will have a long-lasting impact on cancer education.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 2W110, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Jeannette F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Korczak
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 2W110, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Davyd W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Rosemond
authors.affiliation: American Association for Cancer Research, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Von Hoff
authors.affiliation: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Haspel
authors.affiliation: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, USA.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Waterbor
authors.affiliation: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Shine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Amelie G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Ramirez
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 2W110, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perkins
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 2W110, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Jonathan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wiest
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, 9609 Medical Center Dr., Room 2W110, Rockville, MD, 20852, USA. leim@mail.nih.gov.
authors.forename: Ming
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-0378-511X
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lei
mesh_terms: D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000193:education*; D004493:Education; D005381:Financing, Organized; D006801:Humans; D008495:Medical Oncology / Q000193:education*; D054547:National Cancer Institute (U.S.) / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D013663:Teaching; D014481:United States
keywords: Cancer education; NCI; R25