There is a need to expand a diverse workforce trained in conducting and partnering in patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR).

In 2021, the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Board of Governors adopted the National Priorities for Health, a set of long-term goals that informs PCORI’s research agenda. The National Priorities for Health and PCORI’s Strategic Plan provide a roadmap for PCORI activities. PCORI‘s PCOR Infrastructure and Innovation division oversees a portfolio of funded work and strategic partnerships that support the development of training programs and materials to promote advances in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) and accelerate progress toward an integrated learning health system. This work aligns with PCORI’s commitment to building an expanded, strong, diverse, and sustainable workforce trained in conducting and partnering in patient-centered CER.

NORC conducted a landscape assessment of health research workforce initiatives.

PCORI engaged NORC to provide a strategic assessment of health research workforce initiatives to inform PCORI’s strategic and funding priorities in workforce development. This work is instrumental to PCORI’s efforts to lay the groundwork for a diverse and sustainable patient-centered CER workforce. Through this landscape assessment, NORC identified key initiatives, gaps, and challenges in the funding and training landscape, and proposed strategic priorities for PCORI’s consideration.