Core goal: Support and facilitate productive collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and health system leaders to conduct effective, relevant embedded pragmatic clinical research.

The Core aims to generate generalizable knowledge on how to engender trusting, long-term partnerships so stakeholders are eager to participate in research and trust that their interests, including providing excellent care to patients, will be well served. In addition, the Core shares knowledge on conducting research in a way that does not disrupt the delivery of clinical care or health systems’ operations.

The Core works with the Collaboratory to identify and consult on challenges, provide a forum for discussion, and develop tools and best practices for research conducted in partnership with diverse healthcare systems. The Core’s activities are applicable throughout the life cycle of clinical trials.