Inclusive Excellence

AACI Inclusive Excellence Initiative

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

Dr. Winn’s AACI Presidential Initiative is examining methods through which AACI members can foster partnerships with like-minded organizations, government agencies, and other institutions – regionally, nationally, and globally. 

The Inclusive Excellence Initiative focuses on collaborative efforts to create opportunities for research, training and education, and patient navigation.  



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
    Cedars-Sinai Cancer
     
  • Joann B. Sweasy, PhD
    Fred & Pamela Buffett Cancer Center 
     
  • ​Cornelia Ulrich, MS, PhD
    Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah


AACI Commentary

Global Oncology: Shifting From a Transactional Model to Mutually Beneficial Partnerships
By Patrick J. Loehrer, Sr., MD; Satish Gopal, MD, MPH; Stephen Kimani, MD, MSc; Martin Lajous, MD; and Elias Melly, MD
April 2024