What resources does PCORI make available for applicants to determine the level of patient and stakeholder engagement is required in an application? Are there general guidelines or requirements for frequency of engagement and through which methods patients

Engagement can take on many forms, so we ask teams to come up with their own appropriate blueprints for partnerships. Due to many researchers not having experience engaging patients and other stakeholders in the planning, conduct, and dissemination of research, we provide information about engagement on our “What We Mean by Engagement” page, and the Engagement Rubric which outlines several options and examples of engagement in research.