PaCER offers a variety of trainings and resources curated and/or developed by our team related to best practices for community and patient engagement.
Trainings & Resources
PaCER offers a variety of trainings and resources curated and/or developed by our team related to best practices for community and patient engagement.
Trainings
Most trainings are offered online and are provided at no cost to attendees. Current offerings include:
Engagement in Research Training Series: A 3-part series offered twice per year via live webinar; intended for research team members who are new to research engagement.
Partnering with Researchers 101: How Patients, Caregivers, and Community Members Can Help Guide Health Research: A pre-recorded training available by request; intended for patients, caregivers, and community members who are new to research engagement.
Existing trainings can be delivered with limited tailoring to study teams on a case-by-case basis; tailored trainings are charged the current rate, available at tracs.unc.edu/rates. Request a consultation with a member of the PaCER team to learn more.
Upcoming PaCER Events and Training
(If no trainings are listed, then no upcoming events are scheduled at this time; check back for updates)
Resources
PaCER has developed and curated dozens of resources that are available to research teams and community/patient partners by request, including those related to best practices and guidelines for engaged research, fiscal management of engaged research and partner compensation, participatory evaluation, partner onboarding materials, and advisory board templates.
For requesters with a UNC ONYEN or TraCS Connect account:
If you do not have a UNC ONYEN or TraCS Connect account, request an account first, and then return after approved to submit a request.
NOTE: NC TraCS services will be suspended December 22, 2025 through January 2, 2026. You may submit requests during that time, but may not receive a response until the week of January 5.