Quarterly Update: Reducing Administrative Barriers to Community-Engaged Research at Duke
The PERC Working Group is now in its second year!
For an overview of the Partnering for Effective Research Collaborations (PERC) Working Group's activities from year 1, please check out our annual report.
WORKING GROUP UPDATES
The Partnering for Effective Research Collaborations (PERC) Working Group prioritized issues, and formed groups targeting specific areas impacting community-engaged research.
For a full listing of issue-focused working groups and their outcomes to date please see the PERC 2024-2025 Annual Report.
Future working group activity will be shared on PERC's progress page.
In Case You Missed It
PERC Announces Two New Resources to Help Navigate Administrative Processes
In July, Partnering for Effective Research Collaborations (PERC) announced the PERC Community of Practice (COP) and several new resources, housed on a dedicated Sharepoint site.
PERC-COP MS Teams Site: Research teams and administrators are encouraged to join this Team to facilitate collaboration and knowledge sharing. This Teams site provides access to the resource below
PERC-COP Resources: Via a dedicated Sharepoint site, the COP offers reference materials to support Duke research teams in navigatinFor more information, please see the update on myRESEARCHpath.
Many thanks to the PERC working group members and administrative offices who contributed to the resources above, and have dedicated time to moving the PERC initiative forward.
To request access to the COP Team or the Resource, click either link above. If you experience any issues or need assistance, kindly contact somclinicalresearch@duke.edu.
COMMUNICATIONS & ENGAGEMENT
If you are interested in PERC presenting at a meeting you host, please contact us.
If you have administrative complications related to community engaged research, questions about the CER initiative, or would like to get involved, please contact us.
The team is interested in addressing and deeply understanding the hurdles our community members, and our researchers and scholars, experience when forging these important relationships.
Priorities for Fall/ Winter 2025
- Share the 2024-2025 PERC annual report with internal and external stakeholders and partners
- Survey internal Duke staff and external partners to learn if PERC has addressed previously identified concerns or if there are new barriers to be identified
- Continue developing resources addressing administrative barriers for community engaged research