The Community Research Fellows Training Program (CRFT) is a comprehensive 17-week public health research training course through PECaD at Washington University School of Medicine and Siteman Cancer Center.
Research has shown that efforts to reduce health disparities are most effective when community members, organizations, and institutions partner together. The CRFT program has been built around a concept known as community-based participatory research (CBPR), which actively and equitably engages community stakeholders in all aspects of the research process (from planning to implementation and evaluation). It is modeled after the Masters of Public Health curriculum and provides an introduction to public health research. Lectures are led by faculty from WashU and other institutions, including SLU, and local community health-focused organizations.
CRFT is intended for anyone who has a desire to reduce health disparities in their community. There are no requirements for participation in the program beyond being over the age of 18.
Details
| School or Unit | WashU Medicine |
| Sub Unit | Public Health Sciences Division, Department of Surgery |
| Open or Closed Selection Process | Open |
| Timing | Year-round |