This paper summarizes the research activities supported by the Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS) in terms of orientation of the knowledge being produced and the solutions that arise from it. We look at the involvement of the community in planning and conducting the research project as well as in the implementation of the results. Our analysis was carried out using two methods: the analysis of the content of the documents produced and a series of interviews with both researchers and community representatives. The goal was to provide information on the strengths and challenges of bridging the gap between researchers and the community from a participatory research perspective.