Academic medical centers and research institutions play a critical role in advancing care, discovery, and education—often in close collaboration with hospitals, health systems, and national research partners. Yet even the most rigorous studies depend on something deeply human: participation, trust, and sustained engagement.
Academic Medical Centers & Research Institutions
How LIFT Supports Academic Medical Centers & Research Institutions
LIFT collaborates with academic medical centers, hospital-based research programs, and independent research institutions—often working alongside pharma, clinical partners, multi-site networks, and federally funded initiatives, including those supported by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).
We help research teams bring clarity to complex, multi-stakeholder environments—revealing what participants, caregivers, investigators, and site teams need in order to engage, stay involved, and succeed over time.
Many engagements begin with a focused research or engagement challenge and expand as understanding deepens, alignment strengthens, and confidence grows.
“Working with LIFT has been a fantastic experience. Their design thinking workshops brought together the many stakeholders we work with in an environment that helped us better understand everyone’s experience and, together, build important tools for enrolling patients in research studies.”
LIFT helps research teams and academic institutions
Understand emotional, cultural, and behavioral dynamics of stakeholders.
Identify barriers to recruitment, retention, and adherence in studies.
Design strategies to improve engagement and experience of participants.
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