AACI Presidential Initiative

AACI distinguishes itself among professional cancer organizations through its ongoing engagement with academic cancer centers. The AACI Presidential Initiative allows the president of AACI's Board of Directors to formalize a special project of broad interest and value to AACI members during their two-year term. Several of AACI's signature programs began as presidential initiatives.

AACI President Robert A. Winn, MD, is the director of VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center. 

Dr. Winn’s AACI Presidential Initiative aims to develop and promote inclusive excellence by examining methods through which AACI members can foster partnerships with like-minded organizations, government agencies, and other institutions – regionally, nationally, and globally. 

Inclusive Excellence Initiative activities focus on collaborative efforts to create opportunities for research, training and education, and patient navigation. The initiative will also support the continued facilitation of AACI’s annual Leadership Diversity and Development Workshop and the annual Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Summit in partnership with the Cancer Center DEI Network and the American Cancer Society. 

Inclusive Excellence Steering Committee

• Chair: Robert A. Winn, MD
  VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
   
• Wafik S. El-Deiry, MD, PhD, FACP
  Legorreta Cancer Center at Brown University
   
• ​Rudene Haynes, JD
  Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
   
• Loriana Hernández-Aldama
  ArmorUp for LIFE®
   
• ​Robert S. Mannel, MD
  Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma
   
• Stephen D. Nimer, MD
  Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami
   
• Ze'ev Ronai, PhD
  Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
   
• Joann B. Sweasy, PhD
  Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center 
   
• ​Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD
  ​Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah

Reimagining Community Engagement and Equity in Cancer: A Virtual Conversation With Two Presidents

Tuesday, June 18, 1:00 pm ET
In honor of Juneteenth, a celebration of progress in equity, Association of Cancer Care Centers (ACCC) President Dr. Nadine J. Barrett and AACI President Dr. Robert A. Winn engaged in an empowering discussion about a shared organizational goal to advance equitable cancer care. They disucssed what it takes for the cancer community to effect real change, the science behind outreach engagement, and how you can contribute to the conversation in your community.
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