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This research aims to develop a shared service to enhance community engagement in research across Mayo Clinic's multiple sites.

May 9, 2026Journal of Clinical and Translational Science0 citationsOpen Access

472 Strengthening translational science through research shared services: Mayo Clinic’s enterprise model of engagement

MAMonica Albertie GAGladys Asiedu DMDouglas Murrell

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This research aims to develop a shared service to enhance community engagement in research across Mayo Clinic's multiple sites.
Established a shared service model called Community Outreach and Engagement in Research Services (COERS) for 19 sites across five states.
Employed 31 staff to facilitate consultative services with over 200 community partners for research involvement.
Conducted over 75 Community Engagement Studios and trained 40 Community Scientists assigned to study teams.
Engaged over 100,000 community members in outreach and health education since 2021.
Enrolled over 2000 participants in the Community Research Registry, enhancing research participation.
Provided $260K to 12 community organizations for developing evidence-based interventions.

Abstract

Objectives/Goals: The Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center’s Community Outreach and Engagement program and the Center for Clinical and Translational Science’s Community Engagement Research program developed a shared service to foster and catalyze community engagement in research. We describe the development, operations, and management of this shared service. Methods/Study Population: Community Outreach and Engagement in Research Services (COERS) is a shared service for all 19 Mayo Clinic sites across five US states. COERS is supported by 31 staff, located across all Mayo Clinic sites. The staff offers consultative services assisting investigators in engaging communities to increase robust participation in research and develop trusting research relationships with over 200 collaborative community partners. Consultative services include facilitating research through resource connections; development of community partner engagement plans; development of community outreach and engagement strategies; development of community-based recruitment and retention strategies; assigning Community Scientists to study teams; and facilitating Community Engagement Studios. Results/Anticipated Results: Since 2021, COERS has engaged over 100, 000 community members across all Mayo Clinic sites in outreach, health education, and research awareness activities with the goals of addressing disease burden in communities; improving trust and participation in research; and engaging communities as collaborators and advisors in research design. There have been over 250 consultations with investigators. COERS developed a Community Research Registry to enhance participation in research with over 2000 participants enrolled. Forty Community Scientists were trained, and 20 were matched to study teams. Over 75 Community Engagement Studios were conducted with a total of 180 community experts. COERS provided 260K to 12 community organizations to develop evidence-based interventions to improve community health. Discussion/Significance of Impact: COERS creates a platform that expands Mayo Clinic’s capacity to foster trust, engagement, and translate discoveries into meaningful community health outcomes. This approach has strengthened the relevance and impact of Mayo Clinic research and laid a foundation for continued progress in improving health outcomes through community-engaged science

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