The first page of the hospital network’s proposal promised Tessa enough supplies to fill the clinic’s empty cupboards.
The seventh page gave the network a broad right to use the treatment protocols the clinic had developed.
Tessa laid the pages side by side. The offer included a medical placement connected to the new Tower selection round, a supply allocation, access to two network staff members during approved shifts and reimbursement for specified transport costs. In return, the network wanted access to the clinic’s protocols for training and use across its participating facilities.
The wording did not say who owned the protocols. It did say the network could adapt them for its programs. Another clause allowed publication of materials produced under the sponsorship, subject to a review process that the proposal did not describe.
Nora read the document from the beginning while Tessa made a list of questions. Eli sat opposite them, holding his own copy. Kellan had the budget and a pencil. Sera had brought the clinic’s current protocol folder, with the dates and names of the people who had contributed to each section.
“Does access include patient records?” Eli asked.
“The draft asks for treatment outcomes and supporting information,” Tessa said. “It doesn’t define what can identify a patient or how consent would work.”
