Rowan read the new ethics memo before I did.
That was how she managed to be waiting beside the printer when I walked into the staff room at seven fifteen, one shoulder against the counter, coffee in hand, expression almost bored.
“Interesting timing,” she said.
I dropped my bag onto a chair. “Good morning to you too.” She held up a sheet of paper.
The header carried the clinic logo and three words in bold.
PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP DISCLOSURE.
My stomach tightened before I read the rest. The memo was routine. At least it was written like routine. Student clinicians and staff were reminded to disclose romantic, s****l, financial, or close personal relationships with athletes when those relationships could create actual or perceived conflicts of interest. Any direct treatment assignment ha
