Clinical Membership Guidelines

Clinical Members should be licensed practitioners participating in the clinical research efforts of UH Cancer Center or practicing within the UH Cancer Center clinical trials network. A specific membership category is attained if any one of the listed criteria is satisfied. 

Clinicians are divided into two categories.  CCSG vs. Non-CCSG Clinical Members.  

Non-CCSG Clinical Members are divided into Core Clinical, Clinical-X, and Collaborating Clinical Members

All Clore Clinical Members and Clinical-X Members are expected to provide an updated CV/Biosketch annually.

Membership will be re-evaluated annually on July 1st.

CCSG Member, see the CCSG membership criteria.

Non-CCSG Clinical Members

Core Clinical Member - meet one of the following criteria

  1. Directs a UH Cancer Center PRMC-approved Investigator-Initiated Interventional Clinical Trial
  2. Local chair of one of the National Clinical Trials Network Cooperative Groups
  3. Chair of a key UH Cancer Center clinical research committee – PRMC, DSMC, TCR Steering Committee
  4. Leadership role in UH Cancer Center Translational and Clinical Research (e.g Medical Director, CTO)
  5. Compensated UH Cancer Center appointment
  6. Leader, Translational & Clinical Research (TCR) Affinity Group
  7. Leader of co-leader of the Disease Site Working Group (DSWG)
  8. PI for a National Clinical Trial
  9. Enrolls ≥ 10 participants onto UH Cancer Center sponsored clinical trials annually

Clinical-X Member - meet one of the following criteria

  1. Enrolls ≥ 5 participants onto UH Cancer Center sponsored clinical trials annually
  2. Local PI of a UH Cancer Center sponsored clinical trial (industry- or NCTN-sponsored)
    3. [Associated with non-compensated UH Board of Regents appointment.]
  3. Reviews ≥ 3 protocols for PRMC or DSWG annually
  4. Member or alternate member of a key UH Cancer Center clinical research committee – PRMC, DSWG, DSMC, TCR-SC
    5. [Attendance is expected at ≥ 50% of meetings annually.]

Collaborating Clinician

  1. Does not meet criteria for Core Clinical Member or Clinical-X Member

Clinical Membership Benefits
Benefits Core Clinical Member Clinical-X Member Collaborating Clinician
TCR Strategic Planning participant X
Individual web page on the UH Cancer Center site X
Eligible for UH Cancer Center seed/pilot awards as PI X
Eligible to be UH Cancer Center Adjunct faculty X X*
Included in TCR listing on UH Cancer Center site X X x
Inclusion in TCR List Serve and UH Cancer Center announcements X X x

*PI on local trial

For Clinical membership questions, please contact:
UH Cancer Center Clinical Trials Office
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Telephone: (808) 586-2979