Community Advisory Board (CAB)
The Meyer Cancer Center’s Community Advisory Board (CAB) is a diverse and representative group of volunteers whose purpose is to advise and guide the Meyer Cancer Center on how to meaningfully engage the community in its cancer research, clinical care, and programmatic efforts to better understand and serve needs of individuals residing in its catchment area. Volunteers are asked to serve for a minimum of two years and are compensated for their time and expertise.
Priorities
Identifying facilitators and barriers – for researchers and the community – to conducting community-informed research, clinical care, and programs.
Identifying priorities for what MCC should do to advance its mission.
Communicating MCC and community partners’ successes to external stakeholders across the catchment area.
For more information please contact Luis Gamero at Lag4014@med.cornell.edu
Research Advisory Council (RAC)
The Meyer Cancer Center's Research Advisory Council directly bridges the gap between science and daily life, offering crucial feedback on research protocols, trial designs, and making discoveries understandable, ultimately making research more relevant and impactful for everyone.
- Bridges Science & Life: Translates complex science for laypeople and brings the patient/caregiver perspective to researchers.
- Reviews Research: Provides input on clinical trial design, quality of life impacts, and patient-centeredness of research.
- Shapes Research Agenda: Helps researchers understand what matters to patients and communities, influencing future study ideas.
- Ensures Relevance: Maximizes research impact by ensuring studies are valuable and understandable to those affected by cancer.
Patient-Family Advisory Council (PFAC)
The Patient-Family Advisory Council (PFAC) is a group of patients, families, caregivers, hospital staff, and faculty who work together on issues relevant to patient—and family-centered care across the Meyer Cancer Center sphere. Patient and Family Advisors are Hospital Volunteers. PFAC members (listed below) are required to adhere to the NewYork-Presbyterian Volunteer policies and procedures. The PFAC meets at 2 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month.
For more information, please contact the cancer service line manager,Ciara McCullagh, crm9033@nyp.org.