Quality Control & Communication Subcommittee

Purpose

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.

Quality Control & Communication Subcommittee Leadership

Chair

Erin McCaig, RN, BSN

Vice Chair

Mary Gulzow, CCRP
Core Committee Members
  • Donna Angel-Carico
  • Belinda Buehl, BS
  • Mark Fischer, BS, CCRP
  • Noriko Fujiwara, RN, PhD, CCRP
  • Adriana Gamboa
  • Michele Harmon, RN, BSN
  • Mahnaaz Ismailzadah
  • Pamela Mason, RN, BSN, CCRP
  • Suprabha Pulipparacharuvil, MS, PhD
  • Jessica Salamacha
  • Jamie Saunders, MS
  • Jessica Schnase, RN, MSN, CCRP
  • Laura Sorci, BS, CCRP
  • Minh Tran, RN, BSN, OCN, CCRP
  • Michelle Tuz-Cordova, MPH
  • Erin Zielinski, MS, CCRP
  • Michelle Shepard – NRG Oncology Staff Support 
  • Mary Jo Antonelli, MBA, MHA – NRG Oncology Staff Support 
  • Kelly Dunn, BA, CCRP – NRG Oncology Staff Support 
Resources

For more information about the activities of the Protocol Support Committee, visit the Clinical Trial Resources section or contact NRG-PSC@nrgoncology.org


NRG Oncology Meeting Resources

For NRG 2025 Summer Meeting Resources, click here (login required).

For NRG 2025 Winter Meeting resources, please click here (login required).
For PSC presentations from past NRG Oncology Meetings, click here (login required).

“PSC Discuss With US” monthly series
Information about the PSC’s Discuss With Us series can be found here.

PSC Discuss With Us LOGO-resize193x108.png

PSC Columns in the NRG Newsletters


Listing of PSC Columns in the NRG Newsletter
Look for the PSC Column in the NRG Newsletter each month! We include several articles regarding topics of interest or current PSC updates.

Mentorship Program 

Information about the PSC Mentorship program can be found by visiting the Clinical Trials – Introductory Materials section.

For more information about the Protocol Support Committee Mentorship program contact PSCMentorship@nrgoncology.org.

Publications

 

Support NRG Oncology.
Help Our Cause.

We are a leading protocol organizations within the National Clinical Trials Network and we seek to improve the lives of cancer patients by conducting practice-changing, multi-institutional clinical and translational research. Learn More

Donate Today

NRG Oncology Foundation, Inc, is a nonprofit, tax-exempt foundation. Donations to NRG Oncology help us conduct this important mission, and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.