Name: Pam
Alverson
Title: Program
Director, Protocol Review and Monitoring Systems (PRMS) Office
How long have you worked at the Cancer Center? I have worked at UAB for 27 years. Of the 27 years, 21 were with the Cancer
Center.
Describe a typical day in your job. My job allows me to interact with current
and new investigators and their staff across the UAB campus. Sometimes I will meet with groups to provide
information about the Cancer Center review
processes and other related topics. The Cancer Center has a Clinical Trials
Operations Committee (Chaired by Dr. Harry Erba) that meets weekly. The focus of this meeting is to provide a
preliminary review of all
cancer-related trials with the focus on trial management resources, funding,
prioritization of trials, a look at the science and competing trials to make
sure there are no concerns raised at this level. Logistics-related or any other clinical
trial-related business or concerns are handled at this meeting. Accrual for on-going trials is another charge
of this committee. Preparation related
to these topics and follow-up business can be part of any given day.
The internal
scientific review provided by the Clinical Trials Review Committee (Chaired by
Dr. Mansoor Saleh) at the Cancer Center reviews all cancer-related trials. There is interaction with clinical,
statistical, radiology and nursing reviewers.
Cancer Control and Population Sciences protocols and gene therapy
protocols are also reviewed by this Committee.
From these meetings, reviews will be written and distributed to the
investigators. All scientific
review-related correspondence comes through the PRMS office. Both
of these committees must review and approve a protocol prior to submission to
the IRB and ultimately activation.
Attention to making sure the review processes of the Cancer Center are
functioning as designed and facilitating these processes to avoid any
unnecessary delays in protocol activation is at the top of my list.
What do you enjoy most about working at the Cancer
Center? Some of the main reasons I
enjoy what I am doing are because of the people I work with and the nature of my
job. I work with people who are compassionate,
intelligent and hard-working. Whether
they are in clinical, laboratory, administrative, regulatory, or clerical
positions there seems to be a common focus to make things faster, easier and
better for patients. It is also a
privilege to interact with world-class clinicians and scientists. The people and the science make me proud to
be part of the Cancer Center.
Tell us a little about yourself. Family, Hobbies,
Interests, etc. I am married and
have a daughter and step son. They are
both married. My daughter recently had
our first grandchild in October, 2013.
Noah is a cute, happy baby who has already developed a sense of
humor. I am Granna. My parents live close by so I get to see them
often. When not visiting with family, my
husband and I enjoy working in our garden.
It is an organic garden, so the past 6 years I have been learning how to
grow vegetables and not insects. I also
enjoy watching the wildlife appreciating the garden. I enjoy most activities outside related to
nature and really enjoy trips to the mountains as often as possible.
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