# PLANNING AND EVALUATION (Core-001)

> **NIH NIH P30** · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · 2020 · $40,902

## Abstract

PROGRAM PLANNING AND EVALUATION 
Project Summary/Abstract 
The significant progress of the Simmons Cancer Center over the four years since award of the center's 
inaugural CCSG has been a direct result of effective use of internal and external planning and evaluation 
processes that have engaged the Cancer Center membership and UT Southwestern Medical Center 
leadership. Planning and evaluation activities are organized into three categories: an External Advisory Board, 
internal planning and review, and program development. 
External Advisory Board. The Simmons Cancer Center has received strong guidance from an External 
Advisory Board that includes outstanding scientists and leaders with NCI-designated cancer center experience. 
As the Simmons Cancer Center has evolved, new expertise has been added to the EAB. The board meets 
annually in Dallas to review scientific programs, shared resources, and research thrusts. Individual members of 
the EAB visit to provide guidance on specific topics or programmatic initiatives. The board reviews the 
productivity, excellence, and cancer focus of each scientific program and makes recommendation regarding 
opportunities for recruitment to address gaps in the program as well as on strategies to further enable the 
success of a growing cancer center. Institutional leadership participates in the review and receives reports 
each year. 
Internal planning and evaluation. The Senior Leaders Council oversees the planning and evaluation for the 
center and is supported by a series of committees, including a monthly meeting of program leaders and 
disease-oriented team members who convene with the senior leaders. The center engages membership in a 
highly successful and popular center-wide retreat held annually. The associate directors and program leaders 
convene half-day retreats with specific transdisciplinary thematic goals. Each shared resource has an oversight 
committee responsible for prioritization of resources and recommendations for new investments. Shared 
resources are reviewed annually. 
Program development. Planning and evaluation at the program level occurs with program meetings as well as 
with special program events, where outside consultants provide input in planning new initiatives. 
Strategic plan. Following the award of the inaugural CCSG and NCI designation, the center's strategic plan 
was updated in a year-long process that focused on disease oriented research initiatives; shared resources 
that support high-impact translational research; and cancer control research, as priorities for new investments 
going forward. Over the next grant cycle, we plan to use this set of internal and external mechanisms to 
implement the center's strategic vision; identify strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities; and review 
progress. 
Relevance 
The Planning and Evaluation activities described here have been critical to the success of the Simmons 
Cancer Center. They provide the structure for the review of o...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10260746
- **Project number:** 3P30CA142543-10S3
- **Recipient organization:** UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER
- **Principal Investigator:** Carlos L Arteaga
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $40,902
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2010-08-03 → 2021-07-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10260746

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10260746, PLANNING AND EVALUATION (Core-001) (3P30CA142543-10S3). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10260746. Licensed CC0.

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