I am a nurse. I chose this profession because I like to care for people, and I continue to do so with the same commitment as the first day. But vocation cannot be an excuse for anything goes. Public healthcare is one of the greatest treasures of our country, and it must be protected. And this means taking care of the professionals who sustain it. We often hear about resources, budgets, and waiting lists, but very little about the human toll behind each consultation, each home visit, and each night on call.

Joining certain institutions must be an honor, but it also makes you older. When she joined the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia in 2021, Montserrat Esquerda Aresté thought she might want to dye her hair white (she jokingly admits). And she'll probably end up doing just that: last month she was named a full member of the Spanish Medical-Surgical Academy. She's the only woman from Lleida, one of the few women with a chair... and, at 56, one of the youngest.