Catalonia

Healthcare System

• Catalonia is an autonomous community on the northeastern conrner of Spain, consist of four provinces with the capital and largest city is Barcelona.
• In an emergency, people can go straight to a hospitalA&E. For any other type of hospital treatment a referral from a doctor is required. There are public and private hospitals, with the former providing free treatment. As some hospitals offer both private and state healthcare services, the presentation of a social security card, an EHIC, or proof of private insurance is advisable. As hospital doctors do not issue prescriptions, after discharge, patients take the hospital medical report to a pharmacy for prescriptions to be filled.
• In Spain patients have the right to read their own patient records, but there is evidence that this is not well publicised.

Currency

• The currency used in Catalonia is Euro.
• 1 Euro = IDR 17,881 (can change)

Food

• Escalivada

Escalivada is crafted out of blackened tomatoes, peppers and aubergines. The vegetables are grilled over an open fire or directly in the ashes, transforming the colourful nightshades into charred strips, ready to be peeled. You’ll sometimes find it served alongside anchovies and tuna.

• Escudella I carn d’olla

The escudella is a soup stewed with meat and vegetables, bobbing with scraps of pasta or rice. The second half is the carn d’olla: all of the meat (bones, sausages and a large meatball known as pilota) and vegetables (carrots, celery and cabbage) are cooked in the soup first, removed and then served on the side.

• Esqueixada

Often feasted upon in the warm summer months, esqueixada is a salad tossed with salt cod, sliced tomatoes and onions, and drizzled with olive oil and vinegar. The salad is sometimes sprinkled with olives and hard-boiled eggs.

Transportation

• Buses
• Commuter trains
• Bicycle

Exchange Conditions

Research Exchange: https://exchange.ifmsa.org/exchange/score/explore/conditions/view/45

Professional Exchange: https://exchange.ifmsa.org/exchange/scope/explore/conditions/view/18