Community engagement can take many forms and can be a powerful tool to address health equity. We encourage community and academic partners to connect with us directly to request 1:1 consultations. We offer a range of free services for UCSF and community partners:
Our staff can leverage our extensive connections within the University and beyond to connect you directly to the experts and resources you need.
If more extensive involvement is desired, our staff can convene consultation meetings between research teams and community partners to address a range of community-engagement needs.
We can help you answer challenging questions and refine your work by convening experts from UCSF, local communities and beyond to meet with you. Previous facilitations have focused on strategic planning, consensus building, and action planning. Facilitating a group typically requires significant lead time.
Our online guides can help you understand opportunities for and steps to engagement. We also provide training for community clinics, community organizations and other partners interested in using science, research or evaluation to improve or strengthen their community-based efforts.
If you are not sure if you are ready to submit a request, or have questions about the consultation request process, please feel free to email our team. We try to respond within one week.