Melyssa Foust, MSN, RN, OCN

Melyssa Foust, MSN, RN, OCN is Upstate Carolina NCORP’s CCDR Lead and the CCDR and Cancer Control Manager for Gibbs Cancer Center and Research Institute.  She leads a team dedicated to enrolling patients onto NCI clinical trials in their own community.  Melyssa is passionate about working to eliminate health disparities in cancer outcomes by increasing clinical trial enrollment of underrepresented populations and working to overcome barriers to enrollment.  She has led efforts to increase diverse enrollment and to engage with her community.

Melyssa has contributed to research efforts both nationally and locally. She recently participated in the National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Care Delivery Research Committee, “Addressing Health-Related Social Needs to Improve Cancer Care Delivery and Outcomes Among Newly Diagnosed Cancer Patients in Community Settings” on the Screening Process Breakout Group. Additionally, she served on the 2022 Landscape Assessment Committee that collected information about community site infrastructure and capacity to conduct research among NCORP clinics.