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 have gained a deeper understanding of the challenges that arise in building and sustaining community partnerships. These challenges span a range of areas, including agreements and contracts, compensation, ethics review, training, proposal development, transportation and reimbursements.

As we continue to learn from our community-engaged research partners, Duke remains committed to identifying opportunities to reduce these challenges and strengthen the support available for meaningful, mutually beneficial, and successful partnerships.

Long-term goal and deliverables 

The team aims to address challenges when 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 strengthening partnerships with our community. This initiative looks to assemble these various groups and work towards institution-wide solutions.  

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