• Elizabeth C Stewart, Jennifer Cunningham Erves, Margaret K Hargreaves, Jillian M Duke, Maureen Sanderson, Nicole Rowan, and Stephania T Miller.
• Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr. D.B. Todd, Jr., Blvd, Nashville, TN, 37208, USA.
• J Natl Med Assoc. 2020 Aug 1; 112 (4): 423-427.

ObjectivesAchieving health equity and reducing racial and ethnic health disparities require intentional community engagement efforts by academicians. Primary among these efforts is the acknowledgement of research-related mistrust. Efforts to build trust must begin with recognition of the invaluable knowledge and experience community stakeholders possess.MethodsThe Meharry Community Engagement Core builds on the foundation provided by Meharry Medical College, a Historically Black College and University, to achieve its mission to improve health and health outcomes through long-term collaborative research partnerships with community stakeholders. Early in its development, the Core actively engaged community stakeholders throughout all research phases.ResultsEarly successes include achieving community feedback on research priorities, policies, and procedures and developing partnerships that span the research spectrum. Core work to date is promising and may serve as a model for addressing research-related mistrust and efforts to build trust.Copyright © 2020 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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