Point-of-Care Research Opportunities
Community health centers represent one of the most important—and historically underrepresented—settings for clinical research in the United States. In California alone, Federally Qualified Health Centers serve 5.6 million patients, a population larger than that of 28 U.S. states, and one that has grown more than 40% over the past decade. These clinics care for communities that are disproportionately excluded from traditional academic trials, with over 80% of patients identifying as racial or ethnic minorities and the majority relying on public insurance programs.
Despite this scale and diversity, most clinical research continues to be conducted in academic medical centers—limiting access, slowing enrollment, and producing data that fails to reflect real-world populations. By enabling research directly within community clinics, trials can achieve more representative enrollment, generate more meaningful evidence, and ensure that life-saving therapies are developed with the populations they are intended to serve in mind.