Table 3.
Suggestions of ways Clinical and Translational Science Awardees (CTSAs) can better utilize their community advisory boards (CABs)
| Individual CTSAs | • Include CAB members on all core components |
| • Improve engagement with external advisory board | |
| • Provide input on pilot studies and trainees | |
| • Provide stronger infrastructure and support for broader CTSA input | |
| CTSA consortium | • Send two CAB representatives per site to national meeting |
| • Share rather than duplicate functions across CTSA network | |
| • Share CAB policies and documents across the consortium | |
| • Share success stories, case studies across the consortium | |
| • Include CAB member on Domain Task Force | |
| • Develop standard training for CTSA CABs | |
| Research activities | • Help tailor projects for communities where CAB members have expertise |
| • Assist with engaging communities of color in proposed research | |
| • Engage CAB in dissemination activities | |
| Institutional leadership | • Inform leadership about community needs and resources |
| CAB diversity | • Increase patient representation |
| • Use diverse modalities to recruit more diverse membership | |
| • Increase geographic diversity | |
| • Include business interests | |
| • Increase participation of majority population | |
| Evaluation | • Annual evaluation of goals; compare with previous year |
| • Get CAB input on how to increase their participation | |
| • Evaluate community engagement strategies | |
| Community priorities | • Share current issues in communities represented by CAB members |
| • Increase reciprocity: prioritize health and research interests from communities | |
| • Tap into CAB knowledge of local communities |