Personal Risk and Societal Obligation Amidst COVID-19
Cynthia Tsai
Abstract
In this narrative medicine essay, a resident physician with asthma describes her internal deliberations about public vs private good after a decision to retreat from direct-patient care to telemedicine to protect her health during the coronavirus pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineObligationPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPublic healthSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)TelemedicineNarrativeHealth careCoronavirusPublic relationsMedical emergencyNursingVirologyLawPathologyPolitical scienceDiseasePhilosophyOutbreakLinguisticsInfectious disease (medical specialty)Healthcare Systems and Challenges