Community and Stakeholder Engagement
The University of Miami Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) mission is to catalyze the development, demonstration, and dissemination of scientific discoveries to improve the health of our community.
In alignment with this mission, the Community and Stakeholder Engagement (CASE) module of our CTSI is committed to accelerating scientific inquiries that contribute to public health improvement. Through robust community engagement (CE), we actively foster a two-way dialogue between our module’s investigators and community stakeholders.
We are committed to coordinating CE research across our CTSI, streamlining efforts to prevent redundancy and optimize impact. Our strategic initiatives include developing innovative operational solutions to overcome institutional barriers to community engagement, enhancing trustworthiness to foster deeper connections with the communities we serve, and expanding our CE infrastructure.
Consultation Services
The program can help study teams with the following:
- Links to community partners (individual and orgranizations)
- How to compensate research participants
- Advisement on recruitment
SCHEDULE A CONSULTATION
Complete the consultation form, providing detailed information about your research objectives and engagement requirements.
Funding Opportunities
CTSI Trustworthiness Seed Funding Opportunity
The CTSI Trustworthiness Seed Funding Opportunity has the primary goal of enhancing community-academic collaborations between the University of Miami and community partners. The purpose of this award is to deploy the AAMC trustworthiness framework with academic research teams and community organizations who already have an ongoing partnership, and to ensure that the deployment of the trustworthiness framework is effective and beneficial to all involved parties. It also aims to bridge the trust gap by promoting transparency, mutual understanding, and collaborative decision-making. Learn more
Resources
- Facilitators Guide
- Student Workbook
- Welcome & Introduction
- Topics:
- Topic 1: What is Research? Patient Centered Outcomes Research?
- Topic 2: Ethics: What Does it Mean to Conduct Research in an Ethical Way?
- Topic 3: Study Allocation and Randomization: How to ensure all research participants have equal chances, without bias?
- Topic 4: Different ways to gather research data
- Topic 5: How to inform the participants about their rights and risks associated with a study?
- Topic 6: Following the rules and instructions as part of a team
- Topic 7: How to report the results of a study and to whom?
VIDEO: Community Reviewers Training Session
The Southeast Collaborative for Innovative & Equitable Solutions to Chronic Disease Disparities (P50) Center shows community reviewers how to review pilot project proposals.
Community Steering Committee
| Member | Title | Organization |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Bretsch | Manager, Health Care Quality and Public Health Initiatives Director of Programs, AAMC Center for Health Justice |
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) |
| Paola Calderon | Program Coordinator | Common Threads |
| Dr. Katherine Chung-Bridges | Chief Community Research Officer | Health Choice Network |
| Dr. Nadia Cumberbatch | Family Medicine Physician | Jessie Trice Community Health System |
| Lieren DeVera | Programs & Scholars Manager | Miami Dade Area Health Education Center |
| Lizzy Endemano | Research Operations Manager | Health Choice Network |
| Barbara Fonte | Vice President, Managed Care | Jackson Health System |
| Patricia Furlong | President and CEO | Health Council of South Florida |
| Trina Harris | CEO | Touching Miami with Love |
| Dr. Vanessa Madrazo | Helpline Coordinator | NAMI Miami-Dade County |
| Nicole Marriott | President & CEO | Health Council of South Florida |
| Dr. Joanne Ruggiero | CEO | Holtz Children’s Hospital |
Contact
Angelica Agati
Sr. Manager, Community & Stakeholder Engagement
Email: [email protected]