Welcome to the National Cancer Registrars Association Online Education Center. NCRA’s Education Center is the premier website providing online education resources for Cancer Registrars. Here you'll find numerous education activities for all
experience levels, whether you are preparing for the CTR Exam
or looking for CE opportunities to maintain your credential.
The Journal of Registry Management is the technical journal
of the National Cancer Registrars Association.
Published 4 times a year, each issue of the Journal of Registry
Management offers a Continuing Education Quiz worth one CE credit.
Participants now have the option of reviewing an online article
and submitting the quiz online for CE credit.
NCRA’s Case Scenarios are self-guided
interactive case scenarios in which participants are presented
with a mock medical record. Every Case Scenario is followed
by a set of assessment questions to test the participant's
knowledge of abstracting.
For candidates of the Certified Tumor Registrar (CTR) credentialing
examination, here is an excellent opportunity to assist you
in preparing for the exam.
The online Exam Prep contains questions based on content from
the CTR Exam. Participants receive immediate feedback regarding
answers and study references are given to further aid in studying.
Supervisors of non-CTR-credentialed staff who want to determine exam readiness, and Hiring managers screening non-CTR-credentialed candidates who want to determine readiness.
This tool provides a general assessment of the test taker's knowledge and skills, as an indication of readiness to take the CTR exam.
Benefits of using this tool include:
Ability to understand exam readiness
Screen job candidates for level of knowledge
Understand the level of development, resources, and time needed to achieve exam readiness
The purpose of this screening tool is to assist in hiring decisions by allowing job candidates to demonstrate their knowledge about:
Critical cancer identification and treatment data items