Patient Peer Review Pilot Program
The Institute of Genetics (IG) views patient partnership as fundamental to research. We aim to involve patient partners at every step of the research process, including peer review of applications for grant funding.
Several patient partners served as peer reviewers for the Rare Disease Research Initiative. IG’s Lead for Patient Partnership collected feedback from the patient partners, staff, and academic reviewers to identify measures that can improve patient partnership in the peer review process.
Although there were challenges, patient partners appreciated being part of the process and generously suggested improvements for the future. Academic reviewers valued the contributions of patient partners and felt that their involvement was vital to ensuring the results of funding competitions meet patients’ needs.
This summary of the report highlights how we and other Institutes at CIHR can better support patient partners in the peer review process.
The full report is available upon request: info@cihr-ig-irsc.ca.
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