A Way Forward in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Making the Case for Narrative Competence in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine.

Each surge of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic presented new challenges to pulmonary and critical care practitioners. Although some of the initial challenges were somewhat less acute, clinicians now are left to face the physical, emotional, and mental toll of the past 2 years. The pandemic revealed a need for a more varied skillset, including space for reflection, tolerance of uncertainty, and humanism.

Health Care Organizations Should Be as Generous as Their Workers.

Providing excellent medical care, especially during the current pandemic, demands the generosity of health care workers—requiring them to make sacrifices while exhibiting emotional strength, resilience, and compassion. This article describes how institutional generosity is critical in supporting health care workers and in enabling health care organizations to succeed and thrive.