C. KENNETH AND DIANNE WRIGHT CENTER
FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH

COMMUNITY ADVISORY BOARD

The Wright Center works to advance science and foster partnerships that accelerate translational research for the betterment of human health. The Greater Richmond Research Advisory Board serves an important role in developing transparent communication between VCU and the community, in asset mapping and in defining research priorities. The board is a collaboration between Virginia Commonwealth University, VCU Health and those Greater Richmond external stakeholders.

The board targets the regional health patterns of Richmond and the surrounding cities and counties, but the methods developed and information gathered are disseminated nationwide.

The board is representative of regional stakeholders . 

Mission

The mission of the Greater Richmond Community Advisory Board is to play an essential role in coordinating research collaborations between academic teams and external organizations, contributing to advancements in public health research.

Goals

• Define research priorities based on local preferences
• Offer opinions to researchers on local external collaborators norms and expectations
• Create forms and questionnaires to develop an effective informed consent process
• Protocol development and review
• Help researchers facilitate communication and transparency
• Raise awareness and dispel myths about research
• Help with research participant recruitment
• Follow up closely on the research processes
• Inform the external stakeholders about current research projects
• Engage external stakeholders and compile findings
• Create ways to share results to appropriate audiences
• Share local objectives and identified needs with VCU researchers
• Work with Wright Center to create strategies to address identified local preferences 
• Provide advice to Wright Center leadership on external impact of research activities

Members