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RAND REACH Center

Award Number: U24AT012549
ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH, NIH
OPDIV: NIH
AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT
AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2023
PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2028

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RAND REACH Center - Summary All complementary and integrative healthcare (CIH) educational programs include both bioethics and Evidence-Informed Practice (EIP) as part of their curriculum. However, they are not taught in tandem. A strong bioethical case can be made that practicing EIP has a bioethical basis in that all patients, under bioethical principles such as beneficence, have the right and the expectation to be treated with therapies that are evidence informed. This also pertains to the bioethical principles of non-maleficence, veracity, autonomy, fidelity and justice – each would imply that the EIP does not violate these principles. Yet to implement EIP, a health professional must be able to determine the validity, reliability, appropriateness, robustness and safety of the therapy for which the evidence has been collected. That in turn requires a basic level of literacy in research methods. While it is impractical to expect all healthcare providers to possess the research literacy of trained researchers, a certain level of understanding is essential for them to evaluate the relevance of evidence to their patients; thus, EIP becomes not only a necessity but also a bioethical obligation. This proposal is for a one-year supplement to the NCCIH U24-supported RAND Research Across Complementary and Integrative Health Institutions (REACH) Center, in response to the NIH NOSI Administrative Supplement for Research and Capacity Building Efforts Related to Bioethical Issues. The proposed project focuses on capacity building in bioethics. Specifically, we would develop and disseminate a Virtual Training Program on the Bioethical Basis for EIP, targeting faculty, researchers, and students at RAND REACH member institutions as well as practicing professionals through Continuing Education (CE)-eligible training. The program will address the dual challenges of bioethical practice and EIP adoption. CE programs will be used as an efficient way of implementing the objective of this project into the wide practicing community. The training program will consist of 10 virtual modules focused on the bioethical dilemmas involved in determining EIP across the range of evidence-producing methods. The relevance and quality of the modules will be enhanced through input from a Bioethics/EIP Working Group comprising CIH clinician scientists and practitioners. The virtual program will be offered free of charge and distributed through CIH educational institutions (including those not currently RAND REACH members), enabling them to incorporate it into their curriculum and CE offerings. Accreditation for CE credits will serve as an implementation strategy to encourage widespread adoption among those in practice.


Issue Date FY	Funding FY	Legal Entity Name	Legal Entity Address	Legal Entity City	Legal Entity State	Legal Entity Zip Code	Legal Entity COUNTY	Legal Entity COUNTRY	Assistance Listing	Award Code	Budget Year	Action Date	Action Type	Action Amount

Issue Date FY: 2025 ( Subtotal = $3,742,042 )
2025	2025	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	004	3	9/19/2025	SUPPLEMENT FOR EXPANSION	$15,607
2025	2025	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	001	2	9/5/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$163,855
2025	2025	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	000	3	8/6/2025	EXTENSION WITH OR WITHOUT FUNDS	$3,562,580
2025	2024	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	001	2	9/5/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	002	2	9/5/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
2025	2024	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	003	2	9/11/2025	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $3,742,042

Issue Date FY: 2024 ( Subtotal = $1,232,947 )
2024	2024	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	000	2	7/25/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$1,232,947
2024	2024	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	001	2	9/20/2024	NON-COMPETING CONTINUATION	$0
														Subtotal = $1,232,947

Issue Date FY: 2023 ( Subtotal = $1,262,420 )
2023	2023	THE RAND CORPORATION	1776 MAIN ST	SANTA MONICA	CA	90401	LOS ANGELES	USA	Research and Training in Complementary and Integrative Health	000	1	7/28/2023	NEW	$1,262,420
														Subtotal = $1,262,420

Grand Total All Awards = $6,237,409

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RAND REACH Center

Award Number: U24AT012549

ORGANIZATION: CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH, NIH

OPDIV: NIH

AWARD CLASS: COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

AWARD ACTIVITY TYPE: SCIENTIFIC/HEALTH RESEARCH (INCLUDES SURVEYS)

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE START DATE: 08/01/2023

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE END DATE: 07/31/2028

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