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Developing an Infrastructure to Cultivate Equitable and Sustainable Community-Academic Research Partnerships: Meharry
Elizabeth C Stewart1, Jennifer Cunningham Erves2, Margaret K Hargreaves2
1Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr., Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37208, USA.
Objectives:
Achieving health equity and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities require intentional community engagement efforts by academicians. Primary among these efforts is the acknowledgement of research-related mistrust. Efforts to build trust must begin with recognition of the invaluable knowledge and experience community stakeholders possess.
Methods:
The Meharry Community Engagement Core builds on the foundation provided by Meharry Medical College, a Historically Black College and University, to achieve its mission to improve health and health outcomes through long-term collaborative research partnerships with community stakeholders. Early in its development, the Core actively engaged community stakeholders throughout all research phases.
Results:
Early successes include achieving community feedback on research priorities, policies, and procedures and developing partnerships that span the research spectrum. Core work to date is promising and may serve as a model for addressing research-related mistrust and efforts to build trust.
