Table 2.
Prior experience in community‐engaged projects and interest in and preferred training approaches for learning about community‐engaged research by faculty tenure status
| All Faculty | Pretenure* | Tenured† | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | (N = 923) | (N = 420) | (N = 503) | |
| From January 1, 2011 to present, have you participated in community‐engaged projects, programs, education, or research? (n = 868), n(%) | 395 (45.5) | 156 (39.7) | 239 (50.3) | 0.002 |
| Would you like to learn about best practices for community‐engaged research? (n = 752), n(%) | 483 (64.2) | 210 (62.5) | 273 (65.6) | 0.374 |
| What would be the best delivery mode for you to learn about community‐engaged research? Select all that apply. (n = 475)‡, n(%) | ||||
| Seminar, grand rounds, conference, self‐directed online learning opportunities | 436 (91.8) | 188 (89.5) | 248 (93.6) | 0.109 |
| Participation in current community partnered research projects, meeting community partners, formal mentorship, consultation | 247 (52.0) | 114 (54.3) | 133 (50.2) | 0.375 |
| What are your barriers to conducting community‐engaged research? Select all that apply. (n = 458)‡, n(%) | ||||
| Lack of time | 337 (73.6) | 157 (75.5) | 180 (72.0) | 0.400 |
| Lack of capacity/skill | 98 (21.4) | 42 (20.2) | 56 (22.4) | 0.566 |
| Lack of funding (opportunities) | 268 (58.5) | 115 (55.3) | 153 (61.2) | 0.201 |
| Lack of access to community partners | 128 (27.9) | 62 (29.8) | 66 (26.4) | 0.418 |
| Lack of incentive/reward structure | 106 (23.1) | 58 (27.9) | 48 (19.2) | 0.028 |
| What would increase the likelihood you would participate in opportunities to learn about community‐engaged research? Select all that apply. (n = 439)‡, n(%) | ||||
| Career development grants that would protect time to conduct research | 253 (57.6) | 133 (68.2) | 120 (49.2) | <0.001 |
| Convenience of learning opportunities on how to conduct community‐engaged research | 257 (58.5) | 116 (59.5) | 141 (57.8) | 0.719 |
| Pilot grant awards in community‐engaged research | 277 (63.1) | 121 (62.1) | 156 (63.9) | 0.685 |
| Improved access to community partners | 209 (47.6) | 97 (49.7) | 112 (45.9) | 0.423 |
| Faculty promotion criteria that incentivize community‐engaged research | 210 (47.8) | 107 (54.9) | 103 (42.2) | 0.008 |
| How many hours would you be open to committing to learning about community‐engaged research per year? (n = 380) | 0.020 | |||
| Mean (SD) | 24.8 (43.1) | 30.9 (54.0) | 20.0 (31.1) | |
| Median (min–max) | 10 (0.5–480) | 12 (0.5–480) | 10 (1–200) |
Data are presented as No. (%) or mean (SD). Chi‐square and Fisher's exact tests were used for comparing two groups.
*Pretenure: clinical instructor, assistant professor.
†Tenured: associate professor, professor.
‡ “n” indicates the number of respondents selecting one or more survey item response options.