Benchmarks for Academic Oncology Faculty.
Lowell AnthonyGeorge AtwehRavi BhatiaLisa Anne CareyJenny C ChangMartin J EdelmanPhilip W KantoffMerry-Jennifer MarkhamWells MessersmithEdward L NelsonKurt OettelRuth O'ReganClaire F VerschraegenJulie M VosePublished in: JCO oncology practice (2020)
The role of clinical researchers is vital to cancer progress. The teaching, research, and leadership roles that academic oncologists hold need to be accounted for and appropriately compensated. National metrics are currently inexistent, but are necessary to move the oncology research field forward. Clinical research and routine clinical care must be harmoniously integrated without competing. This article reviews the national landscape of clinical cancer research and proposes a call for action.