Bioethics is a rapidly expanding field of scholarship that has already demonstrated profound social relevance. It has fought to protect access to care and promote ethical research practices. It is therefore imperative that we not lose sight of the immediate challenges facing health care, research and public policy as we encounter emerging issues.  Our investigations here consist in reflection on core values such as social justice and the mentorship of new ethicists who will be in a position to defend those core values as new challenges arise.