What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic

The “pandemic” has come with “panic” embedded within it. The panic among health care workers is enormous. There is a fear of being infected and carrying the infection home to their children and to the extended family. There is a constant tussle between overcoming these fears and stepping forward to...

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Main Author: Uma Kulkarni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University College of Medical Sciences 2020-06-01
Series:Research and Humanities in Medical Education
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Online Access:https://www.rhime.in/ojs/index.php/rhime/article/view/346
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description The “pandemic” has come with “panic” embedded within it. The panic among health care workers is enormous. There is a fear of being infected and carrying the infection home to their children and to the extended family. There is a constant tussle between overcoming these fears and stepping forward to take up responsibilities and duties. The article is a narrative of an ophthalmologist trying to think right and doing what best she can in times of the pandemic.
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What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic
Research and Humanities in Medical Education
covid-19
coronavirus
ethics
pandemic
panic
professsionalism
title What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic
title_full What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic
title_fullStr What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic
title_full_unstemmed What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic
title_short What makes me tick in the pan(dem)ic
title_sort what makes me tick in the pan dem ic
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coronavirus
ethics
pandemic
panic
professsionalism
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