• The COVID-19 pandemic is a tensile stress test of the robustness of healthcare emergency preparedness measures. • Fear of the unknown, uncertainty, and anxiety are risk factors for burnout and trauma in healthcare workers in the wake of a pandemic. • A reliable and accurate psychological preparedness toolkit for healthcare workers is important in reducing stress and anxiety. • A psychological preparedness toolkit may incorporate mental health, organizational theories and health professions education principles.

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