Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Clin Transl Sci. 2013 Aug;6(4):292-6. doi: 10.1111/cts.12072. Epub 2013 Jun 10.
To understand the formal roles of community representatives (CRs) in Clinical and Translational Science Awardee (CTSA) activities, to evaluate the extent of integration into the organizational and governance structures and to identify barriers to effective integration.
The inventory tool was distributed to each of the 60 CTSAs using a secure web application.
Forty-seven (78%) completed the inventory. The mean number of CRs per CTSA is 21.4 (SD: 14.8). Most CTSAs had community advisory boards (89%) and 94% included CRs in Community Engagement (CE) cores. Only 11% reported a CR being a member of the CTSA leadership team and 19% reported that CRs advise core programs beyond CE. CRs are compensated by 79% of CTSAs. Mean annual compensation is $753 (median: $400). Compensation directly correlated with the number of hours that CRs worked in CTSA activities (r = 0.64; P = 0.001).
This inventory allows CTSAs to better understand how CRs have engaged in activities and brings attention to the limited representation among cores and in leadership roles. CTSAs should, with substantive input from CRs, develop strategies to provide the resources and compensation necessary to better integrate the community in CTSA activities and fully realize the goals of the CTSA vision.
了解社区代表（CRs）在临床和转化科学奖（CTSA）活动中的正式角色，评估其融入组织和治理结构的程度，并确定有效融入的障碍。
使用安全的网络应用程序向每个 CTSA 分发清单工具。
共有 47 个（78%）完成了清单。每个 CTSA 的平均 CR 数量为 21.4（SD：14.8）。大多数 CTSA 设有社区咨询委员会（89%），94%的委员会在社区参与（CE）核心中纳入了 CR。只有 11%的报告称 CR 是 CTSA 领导团队的成员，19%的报告称 CR 对 CE 以外的核心项目提供建议。79%的 CTSA 向 CR 提供薪酬。平均年薪为 753 美元（中位数：400 美元）。薪酬与 CR 在 CTSA 活动中的工作时间直接相关（r = 0.64；P = 0.001）。
本清单使 CTSA 能够更好地了解 CR 如何参与活动，并引起人们对核心和领导角色中代表性有限的关注。CTSA 应在 CR 的实质性投入下，制定战略，提供必要的资源和薪酬，以更好地将社区融入 CTSA 活动，并充分实现 CTSA 愿景的目标。
