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The Educational Ladder Model for Ethics Committees: Confidence and Change Flourishing Through Core Competency Development

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Pape, D., Manning, S. The Educational Ladder Model for Ethics Committees: Confidence and Change Flourishing Through Core Competency Development. HEC Forum 18, 305–318 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10730-006-9021-2

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