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Division of General Internal Medicine

The Cancer Outcomes & Health Services Research Interest Group

About the Interest Group

The Cancer Outcomes & Health Services Research (COHSR) Interest Group was formed to connect researchers across the schools of medicine, nursing, and public health, who are working in the area of cancer outcomes and health services research.  The purpose of the interest group is to:

  • Identify who is doing research related to cancer outcomes and health services research;
  • Learn about ongoing and planned research projects;
  • Discuss opportunities for collaboration; and
  • Begin developing an infrastructure to support this area of research

The Interest Group is a joint collaboration of the Division of General Internal Medicine and the Cancer Center. For more information, please contact our co-chairs Jenni Sheng, MD, Lauren Berninger, DO, MBE, and Rachel Peterson, PhD. To join the email list with Zoom information, please contact Maya Sohn.

2026-2027 COHSR Talks

Date/Time

Speaker

Talk Title

Where

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026; Noon to 1 p.m.

Roxanne Jensen, PhD
Outcomes Research Branch, Healthcare Delivery Research Program
Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute

“ChatGPT and Beyond: Emerging Opportunities in Health Services and Outcomes Research”

Joint session with the Center for Health Services & Outcomes Research

1812 Ashland Ave., 3rd Floor, AL3-11, or Zoom 

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2026; Noon to 1 p.m.

David Hui, MD, Msc
Dallas Fort Worth Living Legend Professor 
Professor, Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine 
Professor, Department of General Oncology
Director and Head, Center for Goal Concordant Care Research 
Research Director, Supportive and Palliative Care
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center 

"Personalizing Supportive & Palliative Care in Oncology: The Next Frontier"

Joint session with Palliative Care Grand Rounds

 Zoom

Wednesday, March 10, 2027; Noon to 1 p.m.

Craig Pollack, MD
Katey Ayers Professor at The Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Bloomberg School of Public Health, and School of Medicine

"How Improving Housing Insecurity Supports Cancer Prevention and Control"

Joint session with Welch Center Grand Rounds & the Cigarette Restitution Fund

2024 E. Monument St., Powe Room (1-500Q) or Zoom

Visiting Professor in Cancer Outcomes & Health Services Research

Friday, April 8, 2027; 8 to 9 a.m.

Heidi D. Klepin MD, MS, FASCO
Professor and Division Chief of Supportive Oncology
Department of Cancer Medicine
Wake Forest University School of Medicine 

"Advancing Cancer Care for Older Adults: Bridging Research and Clinical Practice"

Joint Medicine & Oncology Grand Rounds

Hurd Hall at 600 N. Wolfe Street

Friday, April 9, 2027; Noon to 1 p.m.

Presented by Medical Oncology fellow with commentary from Dr. Klepin 

Oncology Journal Club

Cancer Research Building II, Room 111