The Importance of Community Partnerships in Clinical Research

This video features Dr. Mary Klotman, executive vice president for health affairs at Duke, interviewing and Dr. Susanna Naggie, vice dean for clinical research and director of Duke’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI).

In this conversation, Naggie highlights why strong community relationships are essential to clinical trials and translational science.

"Community is a defining feature for the CTSI,” said Naggie, explaining how Duke works alongside Durham partners to accelerate clinical research and move discoveries into practice. “The community has an expertise. They have a knowledge we don’t have. ... It’s co-development, it’s co-leadership.”