540 Amplifying community voices: Enhancing CE Studios through facilitator-led power sharing in translational research

Objectives/Goals: 1. Explore how to increase shared leadership of CE Studio by leveraging the expertise of community facilitators. 2. Understand processes implemented to enhance power sharing between community and academic partners participating in CE Studios. Methods/Study Population: In partnership with a community co-investigator, community members (N= 35) were recruited to serve as facilitators for the Northeast Ohio CTSC Community Engagement (CE) Studios starting in October 2024. A four-phase innovation method was conducted to onboard community facilitators and solicit feedback to increase power sharing during our CE Studios – Phase 1: Developing Facilitator Pipeline, Phase 2: Engaged Training and Development, and Phase 3: Enhancing Expert Experience. A selection of facilitators participated in virtual or in-person CE Studio (N= 4) to pilot Phase 4: Team Integration. Together, these innovations enhanced community expert recruitment and shared leadership of the CE Studio while strengthening the value of the CE Studio for investigators seeking community input. Results/Anticipated Results: We anticipate enhanced CE Studio outcomes by implementing community facilitator guidance and innovation throughout the CE Studio framework. Discussion/Significance of Impact: Empowering facilitators to provide their expertise throughout the full scope of the CE Studio framework through coaching, expert recruitment, training, investigator preparation, and reporting enhances the CE Studio experience. This power sharing increases trust and quality of the CE Studio experience and enhances academic partnerships.