# Leadership, Planning and Evaluation

> **NIH NIH P30** · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · 2024 · $232,979

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY: LEADERSHIP, PLANNING, AND EVALUATION
Stephen D. Nimer, MD, was appointed as Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (Sylvester) Director in
2012. Under his leadership, Sylvester has experienced impressive growth, driven by a dedicated leadership
team, an experienced External Advisory Board, a productive relationship with University of Miami (University)
leadership, and an adherence to processes with clear standards, timelines, goals, and deliverables. Nimer’s
authority over the Oncology Service Line (OSL), research, and education provides synergistic opportunities
to advance scientific discovery and translate findings to the clinic and impact the community. Nimer leads
Sylvester with a senior leadership team composed of a Deputy Director, nine Associate Directors, and a
Physician-in-Chief and a Sr. Associate Vice President for the OSL. This team establishes and implements a
vision for the Center, through strategic planning, evaluation, and counsel to the Director. The goals of the
2024-2028 Strategic Plan (SP) are to 1) promote team science, 2) advance precision medicine initiatives, 3)
invest in big data analytical capabilities, 4) develop Shared Resources, 5) enhance education, training, and
faculty development opportunities, 6) increase impact of clinical research, 7) engage more of the community,
and 8) optimize organizational effectiveness. In addition to guidance offered by the senior leadership team,
the Cancer Center has ten internal leadership review committees and four advisory boards/ committees,
three of which are external. Together, their feedback promotes effective internal and external evaluation, sets
priorities, optimizes decision-making, and informs the SP. These activities will drive Sylvester’s mission and
vision in the next project period, maximizing its ability to advance robust goals and policies and enabling it to
maintain the highest standard of research, education, and clinical care. Sylvester serves its members and
diverse catchment area (CA) through the following specific aims to 1) enhance senior leadership’s ability to
develop, guide and oversee basic, translational, clinical, and population-based cancer research in a diverse,
equitable, and inclusive environment aligned with Sylvester’s CA; 2) employ a broad-based, data-informed,
transparent planning and evaluation process that promotes stakeholder inclusion, communication, and goal-
oriented decision-making; and 3) establish priorities and ensure adherence to a thoughtfully constructed SP
with clear objectives and deliverables to achieve Sylvester’s research, clinical, educational, service, and
community outreach and engagement goals. To achieve these aims, Sylvester will continue to strengthen its
leadership team and expand the opportunities available to build the next generation of diverse leaders,
through leadership training and the recruitment of faculty who can strengthen priority areas of research and
become leaders with mentorship and proper s...

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10933324
- **Project number:** 2P30CA240139-06
- **Recipient organization:** UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
- **Principal Investigator:** Stephen D. Nimer
- **Activity code:** P30 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2024
- **Award amount:** $232,979
- **Award type:** 2
- **Project period:** 2019-07-10 → 2029-06-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10933324

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10933324, Leadership, Planning and Evaluation (2P30CA240139-06). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10933324. Licensed CC0.

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