Focus group

Who are PaCER Learners

PaCER learners are individuals who are interested in developing foundational research experience and skills to work in health research and inform health systems.

Learner profile

Community members with lived experience

Individuals with lived experience in health care as patients, caregivers, or family members.

Members of a sponsored team

Individuals who are part of a sponsored team, learning and working together to conduct patient-centred, participatory health research.

If you have lived experience with a health condition and would like to contribute your lived experience expertise to the research evidence that informs health care planning and practice, you may be interested in becoming a patient researcher through the Patient and Community Engagement Research (PaCER) Program.

It’s so exciting to see how a collective patient voice is helping to transform community-based support for Albertans with arthritis

Jean Miller

PaCER Researcher

Winter 2023 Intake Opportunity!

Looking for Youth with Chronic Illness age 18-27. Contact Research Coordinator, Karis Barker, (karis.barker@ucalgary.ca) before December 18th for more information and to apply!

Intake for the following Winter 2023 Team is open! Contact Research Coordinator, Karis Barker, (karis.barker@ucalgary.ca) before December 18th for more information and to apply!

Focus group discussion

Become a PaCER graduate

To express interest in joining a future sponsored team, please contact the PaCER Operational team.