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When ethics committee members face conflicts between personal relationships and institutional responsibilities

I chair our organization's ethics committee and we're investigating a complaint against someone I've worked closely with for years. The other committee members keep deferring to my judgment because of my relationship with this person, but I feel like that's exactly why I shouldn't be making the call alone.

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You're navigating the tension between personal loyalty and institutional integrity while others expect you to resolve the conflict.

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