About the PCORI Fundamentals category

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) is an independent, nonprofit research organization that seeks to empower patients and others with actionable information about their health and healthcare choices.


People new to health research or patient-centered research have many questions: What is patient-centered outcomes research? How does the research process work? How can I be an effective partner on a research study?

PCORI’s on-demand training package, Research Fundamentals, answers those questions and more. It is designed to help you understand the language and logic of the research process in an engaging and easy-to-grasp way.


Explore PCORI’s Research Fundamentals