The George Washington University (GW) Cancer Center created the Comprehensive Cancer Control Cancer Communication Mentorship Program in response to needs assessment findings that comprehensive cancer control stakeholders desire mechanisms for collaboration and building relationships, as well as technical assistance in planning and implementing evidence-based health communication interventions to increase cancer screening.
The program structure was adapted from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Research 2 Reality (R2R) pilot Mentorship Program (Purcell et al., 2013), and was developed with guidance and input from NCI’s former Mentorship Program staff. This Comprehensive Cancer Control Cancer Communication Mentorship Program Manual incorporates lessons learned and improvements from both the GW Cancer Center’s 2015-2016 pilot and 2019-2020 Mentorship Program cohorts. The program content is based on GW Cancer Center’s Communication Training for Comprehensive Cancer Control (CCC) Professionals 102: Making Communication Campaigns Evidence-Based.
This program manual serves as a facilitation guide for any institution or organization that wishes to implement their own mentorship program for comprehensive cancer control professionals. Aside from core content, optional elements (indicated via green text) can be adapted to different contextual needs.
View Comprehensive Cancer Control Cancer Communication Mentorship Program Manual (DOC)