title: Developing Research Collaborations in an Academic Clinical Setting: Challenges and Lessons Learned.
abstract: Research collaboration in "real world" practice settings may enhance the meaningfulness of the findings and reduce barriers to implementation of novel intervention strategies. This study describes an initiative to integrate research into a hospital-based outpatient psychiatric clinic within an academic medical center, focusing on collaborative processes across three research projects. We report on the varied outcomes of the projects and utilize data from two focus groups to identify the key elements that contributed to the challenges and successes. We identify barriers to practice-research collaborations that emerged even when the initial circumstances of the partnership were favorable. These barriers include the presence of varied agendas across clinicians and investigators, resource constraints, limited staff buy-in, and staff turnover. In highlighting the lessons learned in this collaborative process, we hope to facilitate successful partnerships in other clinical settings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, Adult Psychiatry Clinic, New York Presbyterian-Columbia, 635 West 165th Street, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA. sahsjoh@nyp.org.
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Sahs
authors.affiliation: Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA.|Department of Psychology, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA.
authors.forename: Andel V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nicasio
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, Adult Psychiatry Clinic, New York Presbyterian-Columbia, 635 West 165th Street, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Joan E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Storey
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Ecology and Investigator, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, USA.
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Guarnaccia
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, Adult Psychiatry Clinic, New York Presbyterian-Columbia, 635 West 165th Street, 6th floor, New York, NY, 10032, USA.|Center of Excellence for Cultural Competence, New York State Psychiatric Institute, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lewis-Fernández
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers / Q000458:organization & administration; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D008297:Male; D009519:New York City; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration; D011567:Psychiatric Department, Hospital; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Community-based research; Implementation strategies; Research-academic collaboration