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    • Bioethics
    • Research Translation
    • Health Policy

    Background:

    • Assessing the quality and impact of bioethics research is crucial for funding and justification.
    • Funders like the National Institutes of Health prioritize empirical discovery, posing challenges for bioethics scholarship.
    • There is a need to define how bioethics research contributes to tangible outcomes.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To propose a conceptual model for the translation of bioethics research and scholarship.
    • To outline how bioethics "outputs" can lead to changes in thinking, practice, and policy.
    • To provide a framework for assessing the impact and value of bioethics.

    Main Methods:

    • The study introduces a "translational process" model for bioethics.
    • It categorizes the impact of bioethics into three types: changes in thinking, practice, and policy.
    • The authors discuss the challenges and importance of measuring these changes.

    Main Results:

    • Bioethics research can be translated into advancements in human thinking.
    • The model facilitates the documentation of bioethics' influence on practice and policy.
    • It highlights the necessity of evaluating changes in thinking as a primary outcome.

    Conclusions:

    • Bioethics scholarship must be accountable for deepening understanding and questioning assumptions.
    • While practice and policy changes are important, they should not be the sole indicators of bioethics' worth.
    • A translational model helps articulate and assess the multifaceted impact of bioethics research.