Stanford Center for Clinical and Translational Education and Research
SCCTER Programs

Office of Community Research

Program Leadership

Steve Fortmann, MD Leader

Steve Fortmann, MD
Leader

Doug Owens, MD Co-Leader

Doug Owens, MD
Co-Leader

Program Purpose

The objective of the Office of Community Research (OCR) is to establish and promote a new culture in which community engagement and the translation of research findings from the bedside to the community, and the flow of new research questions from the community back to the investigators, are key components of success.

To reach this objective, OCR will:

  • Strengthen community partnerships and provide for two-way communication on research goals as a single point-of-contact for community groups, reached through the office and a broadly-representative community advisory board.
  • Build the capacity for community-based outcomes research at Stanford by providing staff support, expert consultation, and training by integrating faculty and staff who have expertise in community-based and outcomes research into the Center for Innovative Study Design (CISD) and the Support Portal.
  • Create systems to facilitate research partnerships that will increase the diversity of research participants represented in our clinical studies.
  • Create a dissemination service to enhance communication of research results to the medical and lay communities by providing investigators with support for developing dissemination plans that include informing all research participants of the results of the study.
  • Promote active dissemination of research results by using existing partnerships, shared clinical information systems, and experience in implementation science to effectively translate and incorporate new evidence-based science into clinical practice.
  • Implement initiatives to assess and improve the level of public trust in clinical research by establishing the Stanford Trust Initiative.

Service and Access

    • COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH SUPPORT
      If you are an investigator involved in community-based research and are looking for support in study design or access to other useful resources, please contact the Center for Innovative Study Design.

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Contact

Shannon Shankle, SCCTER Administrator

650 725-9722