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Harvey CE, Gapstur SM, Pottinger CA, et al. Applying the Strategic Planning Process to a Large Research Consortium: The Example of the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021;30(10):1769-1774doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0513.
Harvey, C. E., Gapstur, S. M., Pottinger, C. A., Elena, J. W., & Helzlsouer, K. J. (2021). Applying the Strategic Planning Process to a Large Research Consortium: The Example of the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 30(10), 1769-1774. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0513
Harvey, Chinonye E, et al. "Applying the Strategic Planning Process to a Large Research Consortium: The Example of the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium." Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology vol. 30,10 (2021): 1769-1774. doi: https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0513
Harvey CE, Gapstur SM, Pottinger CA, Elena JW, Helzlsouer KJ. Applying the Strategic Planning Process to a Large Research Consortium: The Example of the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Oct;30(10):1769-1774. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0513. Epub 2021 Aug 26. PMID: 34446473.
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Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Oct;30(10):1769-1774. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0513. Epub 2021 Aug 26.

Applying the Strategic Planning Process to a Large Research Consortium: The Example of the National Cancer Institute Cohort Consortium.

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology

Chinonye E Harvey, Susan M Gapstur, Camille A Pottinger, Joanne W Elena, Kathy J Helzlsouer

Affiliations

  1. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland. [email protected].
  2. Consultant, Tiffin, Iowa.
  3. The Scientific Consulting Group, Inc., Gaithersburg, Maryland.
  4. Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland.

PMID: 34446473 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0513

Abstract

Strategic planning is conducted by many organizations to systematically evaluate and assess their current state, establish or update their mission and/or goals, and identify strategies and activities to achieve the goals. The National Cancer Institute (NCI) Cohort Consortium is a collaborative network of 62 prospective cohort studies and their affiliated investigators that focus on cancer etiology and outcome research. The organization's membership grew markedly from 10 cohort studies at its inception in 2001 to 59 cohort studies at the time of the launch of the Consortium's strategic planning in 2017. This paper describes the strategic planning process that was conducted to establish organizational goals and to develop strategies and activities consistent with the Consortium's mission. The process involved a 2-year iterative approach combining surveys and in-person meetings. The resulting goals focus on communication, career development, research facilitation, scientific gaps, and common scientific challenges. The NCI Cohort Consortium's strategic plan and evaluation of its progress will advance new initiatives in cancer etiology and survivorship research.

©2021 The Authors; Published by the American Association for Cancer Research.

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