Education and training

Community Partnership Summit

The Community Partnership Summit is an annual event co-sponsored by Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center and Mayo Clinic's Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CCaTS). The summit brings together community leaders, researchers, healthcare professionals and community members to explore innovative approaches to improving health and advancing community-engaged research.

Since its launch in 2021, the summit has celebrated the power of collaboration and highlighted partnerships that address community health priorities across the communities that Mayo Clinic serves.

Learn more about the summit and explore past agendas, presentations and resources

To receive updates about future events, email the Community Outreach and Engagement in Research team to join our distribution list.

Indigenous Health Topics

Indigenous Health Topics is a virtual speakers forum dedicated to creating space to share Indigenous-led health and wellness knowledge. Each monthly, tribal and urban Indian health leaders from across the country share their wisdom, expertise, and experiences advancing research, education and healthcare in Native communities.

Watch the previous Indigenous Health Topic recordings (must be logged in to the Mayo Clinic network).

To join the distribution list and receive announcements about upcoming sessions, contact Trudie Jackson, M.S., CCaTS community engagement coordinator.

C2DREAM Health Research Seminar Series and Conference

The Center for Chronic Disease Reduction and Engagement Across Minnesota (C2DREAM) is a collaborative partnership among the University of Minnesota, Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute and Mayo Clinic. Together, the organizations work to advance research and community engagement focused on chronic disease prevention and health improvement.

As part of this effort, C2DREAM hosts a monthly Health Research Seminar Series that connects researchers, healthcare professionals, community partners and the public to learn about current research and emerging health topics.

Learn more about C2DREAM, the Health Research Seminar Series and the annual conference planned for spring 2027.

Watch recordings of previous Health Research Seminar Series sessions.

To explore additional learning opportunities, visit our Community Engaged Research Playbook.