NRG Oncology Patient Advocate Committee Call for Committee Membership

12/15/2025

Submission Deadline: Thursday January 15, 2026 at Midnight ET

Help improve cancer clinical trials and improve the lives of cancer patients by becoming a patient advocate. NRG Oncology (NRG) is one of the largest cancer research cooperative groups in North America under the National Cancer Institute. NRG’s Patient Advocate Committee (PAC) seeks an individual to serve as the patient advocate representative for NRG’s Head and Neck Cancer Committee and an individual to serve as the patient advocate representative for NRG’s Uterine Corpus Cancer Subcommittee. These positions come with core membership on the PAC.

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Patient Advocate Purpose and Role Outline

NRG Patient Advocates are valued for their front-line experiences and unique perspectives on cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival issues. The primary role of general members is to provide the “voice” of the patient. Patient advocates infuse the patient perspective throughout the development and implementation of clinical trials. More information on the PAC, including the committee charter, can be found on the committee website.

Patient Advocates Requirements

NRG Patient Advocates should meet the following qualifications:

• Be a cancer survivor, caregiver, and/or leader within a related advocacy organization, or possess other meaningful experience with clinical trials.
• Have a strong and active connection to the broader patient community to help support outreach efforts beyond the scope of NRG.
• Demonstrate a foundational understanding of the committee research or disease area to which they are assigned.
• Be able to commit to attending NRG meetings, including:
  • In-person participation at the NRG semiannual meetings (twice per year), including both the Patient Advocate Committee (PAC) and Head and Neck Cancer Committee sessions.
  • Participation in two interim PAC teleconferences (via Zoom) annually.
• Uphold NRG’s ethical standards and maintain strict confidentiality.
• Capable of representing the patient community’s views as opposed to personal perspective.
• Commitment to membership for a minimum of two years.

Position Benefits

• Collaborate with passionate advocates, physicians, and nurses.
• Receive voluntary PAC training on the role of a research advocate.
• Help shape patient-centric cancer clinical trials.
• Learn about cutting-edge oncology research and dispel myths about trials.
• Get the latest information on new treatments and prevention methods.
• In-person participation for all NRG Oncology semiannual meetings.
• Provide input on patient-facing materials.
• Help eliminate barriers to clinical trials.