The Partnership between the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Tuskegee University (TU), and Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) presents a unique opportunity to build on our successful accomplishments in training and education of the pipeline of future cancer research scientists, with emphasis on underrepresented racial/ethnic minorities. For this U54 application, The evaluation will be conducted by a team of evaluators representing each partnering institution, who meet monthly to discuss progress, issues, and solutions: Dr. Isabel Scarinci (UAB CCC), Dr. Desiree Rivers (MSM), and Mr. Lecarde Webb (TU). Although they will work together, each will be primarily responsible for specific Cores and Shared Resources. This team makes recommendations to be implemented administratively by the Principal Investigators with the advice, guidance, and direction of the Executive Committees (ECs) at each institution, the Partnership Leadership Committee (PLC), the Internal Advisory Committee, and the Program Steering Committee. These four committees also provide guidance to the PE Core members on adjustments to evaluation activities. Each Core and Shared Resource will have its own evaluation plan/worksheet outlining the evaluation questions for each specific aim, tasks, data collection tools, person responsible for each task, and timeline. The evaluator for each component will generate quarterly reports to be discussed with the ECs and the PLC. It should be noted that, although each component will have its own evaluation plan, an integrated evaluation process will be conducted to synergize all components to achieve the long-term outcomes.

Public Health Relevance

The primary responsibility of the Planning and Evaluation (PE) Core is to evaluate the impact of research projects, cores, and shared resources of the Partnership in achieving its programmatic goal of eliminating cancer health disparities. Given the participatory and complex nature of the tripartite Partnership between MSM, TU, and the UAB CCC, we plan to implement, for the entire project, a participatory, mixed-method, triangulated, formal process, impact, and outcomes evaluation plan.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Specialized Center--Cooperative Agreements (U54)
Project #
5U54CA118638-15
Application #
10007645
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZCA1)
Project Start
2005-09-30
Project End
2021-08-31
Budget Start
2020-09-01
Budget End
2021-08-31
Support Year
15
Fiscal Year
2020
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Morehouse School of Medicine
Department
Type
DUNS #
102005451
City
Atlanta
State
GA
Country
United States
Zip Code
30310
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