Partnering for Effective Research Collaborations (PERC) Background

Background

A key dimension of President Price’s Duke strategic framework is “Partnering with Purpose” which aligns with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute’s and the Duke Center for Community-Engaged Scholarship's support of the university’s ongoing commitment to Duke’s vision for its second century. To further this priority, an institutional effort is underway to enhance partnerships for effective research collaborations between Duke and community partners.

Through ongoing partnership with the Center for Community-Engaged Scholarship and discussions with groups such as the Community-Engaged Research Initiative, the Duke Cancer Institute, and other researchers and scholars across Duke, we are increasingly clear that there are hurdles to community partnerships in multiple areas, including agreements, contracts, compensation, ethics review, training, proposals, transportation, and reimbursements. Duke is committed to tackling these barriers to enable meaningful and successful relationships with our community.

Long-term goal and deliverables 

The team aims to reduce barriers to engaging our community partners by: 

• Developing and sharing tailored resources with our partners and Duke’s research community
• Streamlining processes as possible and advisable
• Helping navigate the administrative elements of community-engaged research and scholarship 

Key Partners and Working Group Community 

There are several groups at Duke who have been focused on improving partnerships with our community. This initiative looks to assemble these various groups and work towards institution-wide solutions.  

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