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Healthcare worldwide is facing a crisis on several fronts.1 2 One significant issue is the retention of appropriately trained healthcare workers. Concerns about healthcare worker shortages are typical as policymakers try to stem healthcare workforce attrition.3 4 Despite increased attention to healthcare employee retention, demoralization among healthcare workers persists.5 Given the extraordinary challenges and stresses present in healthcare, it may be time to revisit previously described time-honoured concepts to improve healthcare worker engagement. In this review, we discuss the venerable concepts of eudaimonia and logotherapy in the context of the emerging literature on qualitative engagement as a means to cultivate resilience among healthcare workers and promote healthcare excellence.6 7