title: Community representatives' involvement in Clinical and Translational Science Awardee activities.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  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.
  
  
  METHODS
  The inventory tool was distributed to each of the 60 CTSAs using a secure web application.
  
  
  RESULTS
  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).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  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.
authors.affiliation: Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical and Translational Research, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. consuelo.h.wilkins@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Consuelo H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wilkins
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Spofford
authors.forename: Neely
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: Corliss
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McKeever
authors.forename: Shauntice
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Allen
authors.forename: Jen
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Opp
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Richmond
authors.forename: A Hal
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Strelnick
mesh_terms: D001363:Awards and Prizes; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D036301:Qualitative Research; D013997:Time Factors; D057170:Translational Research, Biomedical
keywords: CTSA; community engagement; community-engaged research; translational research
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