Of Heroes and Cowards

From Crisis to Growth: A Guiding, Pragmatic Model During a Global Pandemic

“…Faculty and trainees may lose their sense of control, which may contribute to mistrust and undermine professional identity as individuals' focus turns inward. 2 Trainees may experience internal conflicts between concerns about safety and their commitment to serve patients. 11 For SIs, a critical response in the Crisis Zone is to continue their core mission and activities.…”

“…T he COVID-19 pandemic has changed individuals and health care institutions and is testing the graduate medical education (GME) community's collective adaptability and potential for growth under adversity and uncertainty. 2,3 The effect on GME programs and sponsoring institutions (SIs) has been profound; many teaching hospitals shifted focus to primarily care for COVID-19-positive patients. 3,4 This is not the first time SIs have confronted major crises; other examples include Hurricanes Katrina and Sandy and other natural and manmade disasters.…”

I Am Not Comfortable with This: 2020 Scudder Oration on Trauma

“…management of hyponatremia, after all this work, will I be undone by a savage, single-stranded piece of RNA?" 8 Indeed, as the essayist goes on to say, "I am not immunosuppressed or pregnant or chronically ill or elderly. In the absence of these conditions, does my profession now demand that I embark on a fearless unwavering sense of duty-but I don't want to be a tragic hero.…”

Measuring impact of Covid-19 pandemic at a teaching hospital in north India

“…The contemporary world has not seen an apocalypse on the scale of the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic. [ 1 ] Covid-19 disrupted almost all the aspects of the life of everyone around and has etched its impression unlike anything else on our collective psyche. [ 2 3 4 ] When we measure its various effects, we discuss morbidity and mortality data, case fatality rate, impact on GDP, and the number of people slipping below the poverty line.…”