PSC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION 2025

PROTOCOL SUPPORT COMMITTEE (PSC) GENERAL MEMBERSHIP SUBCOMMITTEE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

PSC General Membership Overview

Thank you for your interest in joining a Protocol Support Committee! All applicants must submit the following documents to be considered for membership:

The completed application form,
NIH bio sketch or CV,
A brief cover letter stating which subcommittee(s) you are interested in and the reasons why you wish to join,
A letter of support from the Institutional Corresponding Principal Investigator (PI) (or supporting physician) that includes support of your time, effort and travel to the Semi-Annual NRG Oncology Meetings.

The deadline for submission of the application is Thursday, October 16, 2025, Midnight ET.

The Protocol Support Committee (PSC) Core Members review the applications along with accrual rate, delinquency rate, and audit status of the institution with which the applicant is affiliated. These criteria, along with consideration for the representative make-up of the subcommittee in terms of geographic location and type of institution as well as NRG Oncology membership experience will be used to select members.

Appointments will be announced by Monday, November 10, 2025.

PSC General Membership Overview

The PSC currently supports 6 Subcommittees to complete its goals and objectives: clinical research associate (CRA), clinical trials nurse (CTN), education and training, mentorship, protocol review, and quality control & communication. These Subcommittees are led by PSC Core members. Below is a brief description of the subcommittees, and examples of members’ roles and responsibilities:

Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Subcommittee: This subcommittee is an advisory/working subcommittee to help facilitate the goals of the PSC. Examples of activities the subcommittee work on:
- Reviews selective active protocols from a data management perspective.
- Identify any relevant data management issues that impact protocol accruals related to protocol comprehension by institutions.
- Identify protocol related issues from a CRA perspective that impact protocol accruals and patient compliance on protocols (including but not limited to toxicity reporting, QOL compliance, case report form discrepancies, data collection, and specimen collection.)
- Provide mentorship to members.
- Opportunity to serve as an NRG Oncology disease site or committee PSC liaison.
- Assist in identifying educational opportunities for meetings or newsletter articles by collaborating with Education & Training Subcommittee and Quality Control & Communication Subcommittee.
- Members will be expected to lead/co-lead educational and/or discussion/breakout sessions at NRG Oncology meetings as requested.
- Assist in the development of educational tools for NRG Oncology/CLASS.

Clinical Trials Nurse (CTN) Subcommittee: This subcommittee is a nurse advisory/working subcommittee to help facilitate the goals of the PSC. Examples of activities the subcommittee work on:
- Reviews selective active protocols for clinically relevant nursing matters.
- Identify patient care issues that impact protocols.
- Identify nursing issues (symptom management and therapy administration) that impact patient compliance on protocols.
- Provide ongoing clinical oversight.
- Provide mentorship to members.
- Opportunity to serve as a NRG Oncology disease site or committee PSC liaison.
- Assist in identifying educational opportunities for meetings or newsletter articles by collaborating with Education & Training Subcommittee and Quality Control & Communication Subcommittee.
- Members will be expected to lead/co-lead educational and/or discussion/breakout sessions at NRG Oncology meetings as requested.
- Assist in the development of educational tools for NRG Oncology/CLASS.

Education & Training Subcommittee: This subcommittee, in conjunction with the PSC Core Committee, develops the educational programs for CRAs and CTNs attending the NRG meetings. The educational sessions include topics that enhance health care knowledge; review protocol specific science and trial requirements; recruitment strategies including special populations; administrative issues; data management and protocol management topics; ethics in clinical research; investigational drug management; adverse event updates and other topics specific to the NRG Oncology agenda. Examples of activities the subcommittee work on:
- Active involvement in planning, coordinating, and implementing educational sessions for NRG Oncology membership.
- Members will be expected to lead/co-lead educational and/or discussion/breakout sessions at NRG Oncology meetings as requested.
- Develop protocol specific tools to educate research staff about protocol requirements and conduct training programs.

Mentorship Subcommittee: This subcommittee developed and continues to refine the NRG Oncology CRA/CTN Mentor Program. Examples of activities the subcommittee work on:
- Developed and continues to maintain the Introductory Materials which is an online resource for CRAs and CTNs.
- Train the mentors, define the goals, and oversee the Mentor Program.
- Assist in selecting experienced PSC NRG Oncology members to provide individual support to coordinators for a wide range of clinical trial activities including data management, protocol nursing care, regulatory, budget, affiliate oversite, adverse event reporting, etc.
- Mentorship Subcommittee members can apply to be mentors, however, being a mentor is not required for membership of the Mentorship Subcommittee.

Protocol Review Subcommittee: This subcommittee prospectively reviews protocols and major protocol amendments. They work closely with NRG Oncology protocol development team. Examples of activities the subcommittee work on:
- Review documents for clarity, consistency, compliance issues, and clinical care management issues.
- Identify potential barriers to accrual.
- Review documents within a short timeline of 1-2 weeks.
- Review approximately 10 to 15 protocols each year.

Quality Control and Communication Subcommittee: This subcommittee collaborates with NRG Oncology Quality Assurance team to identify common audit findings and quality issues; utilize the Mentor Program and PSC NRG Oncology educational programs to resolve compliance and data issues. Additionally, this subcommittee works closely with the NRG Oncology Communications Committee by coordinating the solicitation and review of articles aimed at improving overall quality of clinical trial participation for publication in the NRG Oncology newsletters. Examples of activities the subcommittee work on:
- Identify and promote best practices.
- Identify protocol and site compliance issues.
- Assist in identifying education al opportunities for meetings based on the review of common audit findings and site challenges by collaborating with Education & Training Subcommittee.
- Participate in newsletter article generation and review for the monthly NRG Oncology newsletter.

PSC Subcommittees meet in-person twice a year at the NRG Oncology meetings and teleconference as needed. Work assignments are conducted throughout the year.

For any questions or problems with this application process please email:

NRG-PSC@nrgoncology.org

Thank you,

PSC Core Committee

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* 1. Contact Information:

Name:

Participating Institution Name:

Institution Site Code:

Address:

City, State, Zip:

Country:

Work Phone:

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* 2. NRG Oncology Institution Membership Status:

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NCORP

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* 3. Upload your NIH Biosketch or CV.

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* 4. Upload a brief cover letter stating the reasons why you wish to join the committee and what contributions you expect to make to the group.

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* 5. Upload a letter of Support from the Institutional Corresponding Principal Investigator that includes support of your time, effort, and travel to the Semi-Annual NRG Oncology Meetings.

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* 6. Please indicate which Subcommittee you are interested in serving (maximum of two subcommittees):

Clinical Trials Nurse (CTN) Subcommittee

Clinical Research Associate (CRA) Subcommittee

Education and Training Subcommittee

Mentorship Subcommittee

Protocol Review Subcommittee

Quality Control and Communication Subcommittee