Exactly seven days ago, the 23rd Medical Profession Conference was held at the Cerdà Museum in Puigcerdà as part of the Ramon Llull Summer University. The panelists were predominantly female physicians. In fact, in Catalonia, women are predominantly female in the medical profession, and among younger generations, the proportion is 70%. However, it wasn't until 2025 that a woman presided over one of the four Catalan medical associations for the first time. Specifically, this February 2025, Elvira Bisbe, an anesthesiologist at Hospital del Mar and until now vice president of the Barcelona Medical Association, marked a milestone by becoming the first female president of this association since its founding in 1894.

The doctor Elvira Bisbe (Barcelona, ​​​​1961) is the new president of the Barcelona College of Physicians (CoMB) and the first woman to hold the position since the institution was founded 131 years ago. Obispo was vice president in the last legislature led by Jaume Padrós, but has been linked to the college since 2010, when she joined as a member of the governing board then chaired by Miquel Vilardell. Hers was the only candidacy that stood for election last February and is of a continuing nature, although she highlights the style of the new governing board. She gives ARA her first interview since she took office.

The doctor Elvira Bisbe (Barcelona, ​​​​1961) will be the next president of the Barcelona College of Physicians (CoMB) and the first woman to hold the position. The until now vice president of the entity will lead it in the following four years after having presented the only candidacy to the elections to the governing board and delegates of the Assembly of Delegates within the deadline, which ended this Saturday at 2 p.m.