The Process of Team Building Among Content Experts and Methodologists: An Example From an Emergency Medical Services Research Investigation Kick-Off Meeting

Author:

Guetterman Timothy C.1ORCID,Abir Mahshid234,Nallamothu Brahmajee K.5,Fouche Sydney23ORCID,Nham Wilson23,Nelson Christopher4,Mendel Peter4,Forbush Bill26,Shields Theresa A.2,Setodji Claude M.7,Hsu Antony P.8,Domeier Robert M.28,Kronick Steven2,Neumar Robert W.2,Fetters Michael D.1

Affiliation:

1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

2. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

3. Acute Care Research Unit, Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

4. RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA

5. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

6. Alpena Fire Department/Alpena County Emergency Medical Services, Alpena, MI, USA

7. RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

8. Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

Abstract

Background: Community-engaged research engages the community in a collaborative manner to improve the local setting and has been increasingly applied to health services research. These complex studies require collaboration and team building among clinical experts, methodologists, and community stakeholders, yet few examples of this process have been published. Aim: Through a study of community emergency medical services, our aim was to understand team building among content experts and methodologists to advance the framework for adaptive community-engaged research. Methods: We collected process field notes and transcripts from the project kick-off meetings and analyzed the data using an immersion/crystallization process, which is an exploratory qualitative analysis characterized by continual review of the data collected. All 25 members of the study’s research team, who are both local to Michigan and reside out-of-state, were invited to attend. Results: We describe the process of the kick-off event for this community-engaged study and report major themes: collaborating throughout each stage of the kick-off meeting, building trusting relationships by challenging each other’s perspectives and sharing expertise, and gaining shared experiences of learning and understanding of study content and goals. Conclusion: Team-building in community engaged health research requires thoughtful effort, and planned kick-off meeting can be a useful strategy to build a shared vision among content experts and methodologists.

Funder

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Education

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