1. SIU faculty member whose clinical and/or research activities comprise more than 50% effort on clinical or research cancer activity .
2. SIU faculty member who has a prominent leadership role in the Cancer Institute: Director, Associate Director, Program Leader, Core leader
3. SIU faculty member who is a principal investigator on a cancer clinical research protocol or basic research grant initiated at SIU.

Benefits:

• Access to all program and core activities of the Cancer Institute. Core services will be provided at a discounted rate. At the discretion of the Cancer Institute’s Director and in circumstances that will clearly advance the objectives of the Cancer Institute, those services could be provided for free.
• Eligible for Cancer Institute discretionary funds
• Eligible to compete for Cancer Institute pilot research awards
• Eligible to receive all Cancer Institute related reports including annual report, newsletters and web page access.

ASSOCIATE MEMBER

1. SIU faculty with less than 50% effort on clinical or research cancer activity
2. SIU faculty who provides support to Cancer Institute programs, cores and other Cancer Institute related activities and who is not necessarily a clinical or basic research cancer specialist.

Benefits:

• Access to all program and core activities. Core services will be provided at a discounted rate.
• Eligible to compete for Cancer Institute pilot research awards
• Eligible to receive all Cancer Institute related reports including annual report, newsletters and web page access.

AFFILIATE MEMBER

1. Non-SIU physician or basic scientist who participates in and supports the activities of the Cancer Institute such as multidisciplinary clinics, tumor boards, grand rounds, symposiums, outreach, clinical and/or basic research.
2. Post-doctorate students, residents and graduate students who engage in cancer research.
3. Medical students.

Benefits:

• Access to all program and core activities. Core services will be provided at a full rate.
• Eligible to receive all Cancer Institute related reports including annual report, newsletters and web page access.

ALLIED HEALTH MEMBER

1. Non-faculty nurses and other care providers focused in cancer management.

Benefits:

• Eligible to receive all Cancer Institute related reports including annual report, newsletters and web page access.

SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at SIU Application for Membership (.doc)

Form A (.doc)