The head of intensive anesthesia (ATI) at Coltea Hospital, Leticia Coriu, explains the reason why specializations related to emergency medicine, including ATI, are not among those preferred by the new generation of medical graduates. “A big risk leads to burnout, to a completely disorganized life,” says the doctor, New.ro reports.

Leticia Coriu explained on Monday evening on Medika TV why there are just over 2,000 anesthesiologists and intensive care doctors working in Romania, and their distribution is uneven at the national level.

“In Romania, everything about emergency care and high-risk medicine has been chosen very poorly. Big risk is not among the preferences of the current generation. A big risk leads to burnout, to a completely disorganized life. A big risk uses up all your adrenaline and you come in at a fairly young age and you look at your dermatology college, the most chosen specialty, and you look 10 years older than it is. And then some calculations are made, you no longer choose ATI,” said Letizia Coriu.

The doctor said that in the ATI specialty, “everything is very risky”, there are shifts from morning to morning, and many supervisors force doctors to stay overtime because there are no colleagues to replace them.

Coriu also spoke about “two Romanians” regarding the distribution of doctors: university centers