On Monday, September 28, the jury met to award the 51st Uriach Foundation Prize “History of Medicine,” which is presented annually by the Uriach Foundation 1838.
The meeting took place at the Círculo Ecuestre in Barcelona and was attended by the jury members: Ms. Ana Maria Carmona Cornet, Mr. Alfons Zarzoso, and Mr. Jon Arrizabalaga Valbuena, who served as secretary.
Representing the Uriach Foundation 1838 was its vice president, Mr. Javier Uriach Torelló.
After successive rounds of voting, the 51st Uriach Foundation Prize was awarded to the work “Psychoanalytic Treatments for Homosexuals in Chile (1952–1957),” whose author, once the sealed envelope was opened, turned out to be Mr. Marcelo Enríque Valenzuela Cáceres, residing in Talca, Chile.
The runner-up prize was awarded to the work “Surgical Innovation, Private Clinics and Public Charity: Towards a New Model of Care in the City of Valencia,” whose author, once the sealed envelope was opened, was revealed to be Mr. Xavier García Ferrandis, residing in Valencia.
With the publication of the jury’s decision, the call for submissions for the 52nd Uriach Foundation Prize “History of Medicine” is now open. The contest rules will be published shortly on the Foundation’s website.