Jaume Padrós i Selma (

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, 1959) is a Catalan

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and

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. He studied medicine at the Faculty of Medicine of th
University of Barcelona
where he got his doctorate in medicine. He specialized in Family Medicine, Occupational Medicine, and he got a Master's Degree in Gerontology. He was one of the founders of the

Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya Nationalist Youth of Catalonia (''Joventut Nacionalista de Catalunya'', JNC) is the youth organisation of Together for Catalonia, founded in 1980 as the youth group of Democratic Convergence of Catalonia (CDC). Alvaro Clapés-Saganyoles Baena is t ...

-JNC

(Youth branch of

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political party) and of the Federació Nacional d’Estudiants de Catalunya (National Student Federation of Catalonia - FNEC). He was also a member of the

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(1989–1995) where he advocated, among many issues, for the ''Llei d'Ordenació Sanitaria de Catalunya'' (Healthcare Standards Law of Catalonia) and for the creation of the ''Instituto Catalan del Voluntariado'' (Catalan Volunteer Institute), He was also Co-Founder of the first Food Bank of Spain and he was the key driver of the ''Programa de la Renda Mínima de Inserción'' (Minimum Wage Insertion Program) of th
Generalitat of Catalonia
Today he is President of th
Col·legi Official de Metges de Barcelona
(Official Barcelona Medical Association – COMB) since 2014, where he had also been its Vice-President and Secretary. Apart from his professional activities as a physician, he is also known for his dedication to programs related to the health of doctors and healthcare professionals through th
Fundació Galatea
( Galatea Foundation), which he founded and preceded as president and th
Programa d'Atenció Integral al Metge Malalt
(The Caring Program for Sick Physicians - PAIMM). He is also a founding member of th
European Association for Physicians Health
(EAPH). He has authored numerous works and articles related to his specializations. The Government of the Generalitat of Catalonia awarded him th

and the

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on April 11, 2017.

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Col·legi Oficial de Metges de Barcelona
{{DEFAULTSORT:Padros I Selma, Jaume Scientists from Catalonia Living people 1959 births Members of the Parliament of Catalonia