Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality (PFACQ)

The Patient and Family Advisory Council for Quality at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is a partnership of current and former patients, family members, and caregivers, along with clinical and administrative staff who work together to integrate the patient experience into all aspects of care at MSK. Council members use their powerful perspectives to make meaningful, patient-centered change that supports MSK’s mission of ending cancer for life.

We Want to Hear from You

Are you interested in becoming a patient or family advisor? Please review our frequently asked questions or apply today.

Diversity is at the heart of PFACQ’s structure and helps drive its recruitment approach. Advisors with all backgrounds are welcome as we look to diversify across gender, age, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, disease type, and treatment type.

For more information or questions, please contact us at pfacq@mskcc.org.

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Symposium

PFACQ is hosting the second “Raise Your Voice” Symposium in the fall of 2025. The event brings together clinicians, hospital leaders, patients, and caregivers from cancer centers across the country to strategize around how to most effectively partner with their respective organizations so that they may integrate their perspectives and better advance patient centered care. The 2025 Symposium will be held October 8-10 in New York City.