Design Studios at Mays Cancer Center
A community expert is a member of the community who wants to make a positive impact in the medical health of their community.
Design Studios provides a community voice on whether to implement research projects and studies. These community experts help guide our research processes and increase study recruitment and retention.
Design Studios are informal meetings where community experts provide researchers with feedback on their research ideas and designs. In these 1.5 to 2-hour meetings, a researcher will 8-12 adult community experts a presentation and ask them to answer questions and provide feedback based on the information provided.
The design studio meetings occur during hours that are convenient for you and the researcher. The meetings can occur virtually or in person.
A community expert is a member of the community who is at least 18 years of age and is or has experienced any of the following:
We do not require prior working experience or prior knowledge in the health or medical industry.
By becoming a community expert, you will:
For more information about our design studies, please email coe@uthscsa.edu or call 210-450-8985.
The Mays Cancer Center's Community Outreach and Engagement team ensures the research we're conducting at our cancer center addresses the needs of the South Texas communities. Our listening sessions allow us to gain an understanding of the communities within each of the 38 counties we serve.
The goals of our listening sessions are to gain:
Listening session meetings:
Post-listening session:
The Community Outreach and Engagement team will provide the following to ensure a successful listening session:
If you’re interested in hosting a session, we ask that the co-host organization:
For more information about co-hosting a session, contact the Community Outreach and Engagement team at coe@uthscsa.edu, or call 210-450–8985.
A community expert is a member of the community who wants to make a positive impact in the medical health of their community.
Design Studios are informal meetings where community experts provide researchers with feedback on their research ideas and designs.