Westerhaus Michael
Primary care clinician at the Center for International Health in St Paul, Minnesota.
AMA J Ethics. 2021 Aug 1;23(8):E662-665. doi: 10.1001/amajethics.2021.662.
In this moment of pandemic and social unrest, health workers feel overwhelming exhaustion, uncertainty, and powerlessness. At the same time, a deep spirit of resilience and a desire for innovation, discovery, and justice compel health workers to retain their commitment to serving patients and communities. This essay takes this context into consideration and proposes pragmatic steps toward a reimagined and reinvigorated future for our work as health workers.
