Department of Medical Oncology
Committees
Executive
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Quality, Safety & Ethics
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Committee Chairman : Neal Flomenberg, MD Chair, Dept. of Medical Oncology Standing Members : Matthew Carabasi, MD Director, Clinical Research Andrew Chapman, DO Director, Division of Regional Cancer Care Andrew Curran Departmental Administrator Joanne Filicko-O'Hara, MD Director, Education & Training Programs Wm. Kevin Kelly, DO Director, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology Michael Lisanti, MD, PhD Director, Basic & Translational Research Edith Mitchell, MD Director, Diversity Programs Ron Myers,PhD Director, Division of Population Science John Wagner, MD Quality, Safety & Ethics Committee Chair Mark Weiss, MD Director, Division of Hematologic Malignancies |
The Medical Oncology Executive Committee actively seeks to make continual advancements in the department with a vision to build programs to enhance our reputation and recognition, develop process excellence, establish strong human resources and expertise, and to achieve financial success in all academic, research and clinical care arenas. With these goals in mind, the specific objectives of the Medical Oncology Executive Committee include:
A) Academic Excellence
- Highly skilled and regarded faculty
- Timely, compassionate, and appropriate care
- Preferred regional oncology provider
- High level of internal (TJU) and external (regional) respect
- State of the art clinical programs in all common malignancies
- State of the art clinical programs in selected rarer malignancies
- Bench to bedside translation in selected programs
- Conduct of outstanding/desirable investigator initiated and pharmaceutical trials
- Outstanding teaching programs attracting outstanding trainees
B) Financial Profitability
- Efficient and Profitable practice
- Profitability rewards existing programs and grows new ones
- Established philanthropy
- Established grant base
- Profitable clinical trials operation
- New opportunities for growth and revenue generation can be seized
C) Personal Satisfaction
- Type A - desire to be the best
- Climate of collegiality/teamwork
- Efficient, pleasant environment which enhances productivity
- Satisfaction from seeing growth and development of new programs
