Who benefits? Health equity and the Translational Science Benefits Model.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Evaluating the impacts of translational science is crucial for demonstrating the quality, relevance, and societal benefits of research. This paper presents current results of efforts to expand the Translational Science Benefits Model (TSBM), a framework and toolkit originally developed at Washington University in St. Louis with 30 specific, real-world benefits across clinical, community, economic, and policy domains. In response to a growing emphasis on health and social equity, we have refined the TSBM to better address and integrate ideas of fairness and justice.

Methods

Our methods included a literature scan to identify health equity gaps in the framework, community listening sessions in St. Louis, MO, and Madison, WI, and thematic analysis to incorporate equ

SUBMITTER: La Manna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12003293 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature