Young doctors brave overwhelming coronavirus crisisChristian Vigil, 26, an intensive care doctor, poses at the main entrance of the 12 de Octubre hospital during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Madrid, Spain. Given social isolation to curb contagion, patients often die without their loved ones near, comforted only by medical staff. “As a young doctor, these decisions are difficult - even when you are not alone,” said Joyce Scholtens, a 27-year-old doctor at the Epicura Hospital in Boussu, a Belgian town near the French border. In her hospital, experienced doctors make the big calls, but based on the assessment of younger colleagues, who thus share the weight of responsibility. “I don’t want people to have too romantic an image of us doctors and forget that we also need good working conditions,” he said.

Source: Standard Digital April 09, 2020 08:03 UTC