# Planning and Evaluation

> **NIH NIH P30** · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $53,099

## Abstract

PLANNING & EVALUATION: PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT 
The Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center (MCC) leadership, through its Executive 
Committee, relies on various external and internal advisors to provide the comprehensive review and 
evaluation of MCC’s progress towards meeting its strategic goals. The groups and processes described in this 
section provide the infrastructure that promotes successful planning and evaluation within the center. The 
Executive Committee leads strategic planning and establishes policies and practices within MCC. The 
Executive Committee is responsible for the overall planning and evaluation of the scientific programs and 
cross-cutting focus groups, including the disease-specific focus groups, as well as shared resources. The 
Executive Committee meets monthly with program co-leaders and is tasked with oversight and review of 
scientific research development within and among the program membership. The Executive Committee and 
program co-leaders focus on ways to improve inter- and intraprogrammatic collaborations and how best to 
utilize financial resources provided by the center for program development. The External Advisory Board (EAB) 
provides an extensive annual scientific review and evaluation of MCC’s progress in new scientific discoveries 
and its success in translating this science into novel cancer treatment trials. The EAB’s feedback is invaluable 
and significantly impacts decisions by the Executive Committee related to selecting new initiatives, identifying 
areas of emerging science and MCC strengths in those areas, and prioritizing use of resources to achieve 
strategic goals. The Community Advisory Board is an external advisory group that offers support to the director 
and Executive Committee by raising funds through philanthropy and advocacy within the community that 
significantly impacts the resources available for research at MCC. Other task force and working groups that 
provide input, advice, and engage in thoughtful discussions with the Executive Committee include the core 
directors, Senior Advisory Committee, Shared Resources Oversight Committees, and Clinical Oncology 
Services Executive Committee. These various work groups focus on strategic areas of importance such as 
clinical research, shared resources, and coordination of clinical services operations with clinical research 
activities.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10174754
- **Project number:** 5P30CA016059-40
- **Recipient organization:** VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Robert A. Winn
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $53,099
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 1995-12-01 → 2023-04-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10174754

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10174754, Planning and Evaluation (5P30CA016059-40). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-22 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10174754. Licensed CC0.

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