Medical University of Warsaw
Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny | |
Research University | |
Established | 1809 | ; 214 years ago
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Founder | Wolff, Dziarkowski, Czekierski, Brandt, Celiński |
Accreditation | Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) |
Academic affiliation | EUA |
Chancellor | Marta Kijak-Bloch |
Rector | Zbigniew Gaciong |
Academic staff | 2,034 |
Students | 10,017 |
Postgraduates | 399 |
270 | |
Address | 61 Zwirki i Wigury Street, 02-091 , , , Republic of Poland 52°12′21″N 20°59′08″E / 52.2059°N 20.9856°E |
Campus | Urban |
Language | Polish, English |
Colors | |
Nickname | AZS Uniwersytetu Medyczny Warszawskiego |
Sporting affiliations | University Sports Association of Poland |
Website | Official website (in English) Official website (in Polish) |
The Medical University of Warsaw (Polish name: Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny) is one of the oldest and the largest medical schools in Poland. The first academic department of medicine was established as far back as two centuries ago in 1809. It is considered to be one of the most prestigious and reputable schools nationally for the medical sciences[citation needed], partly due to its affiliation with a number of large hospitals in Poland.
Originally known as the 'Medical Academy of Warsaw', its creation precedes that of the University of Warsaw, eventually merging as a single school, undergoing a considerable number of changes, before separating into the functionally autonomous university that is still operating today.
The academic staff of the Medical University of Warsaw are recognized nationally and internationally for their contributions to the research and practice in medicine[citation needed]. Many of them hold the highly esteemed posts as National Medical Consultants.
At the Medical University of Warsaw, general and specialty training are provided at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Students learn at five clinical teaching hospitals which provide general and tertiary medical care to patients. Students and staff also conduct scientific and clinical research at these hospitals in addition to involvement in a number of clinical academic departments located in other hospitals in the city.
WUM currently offers 16 degree programs including 3 full-time degree programs in English: Dentistry, Medicine, and Pharmacy. Among English-taught European schools, these are considered to be particularly well-established (the English Medical programme has been active since 1993).[1]
Faculties
- Faculty of Medicine
- Faculty of Dental Medicine
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmacy
- Faculty of Health Sciences
History[2]
Much of the history of the university is shared with the University of Warsaw as they were functionally one entity for much of the previous two centuries. During this period, the Medical University of Warsaw was essentially a 'Faculty of Medicine' functioning alongside the larger general University it was associated with.
Founding (1807–1815)
In 1807, the Governing Commission, finding a serious shortage of doctors within the city, issued an order for the founding of a medical school in Warsaw. This was finally realised on the 18th of September, 1809, upon the issuance of a Royal Decree by
By the 9th of October of the same year, the Chamber of Education would go on to approve the syllabus, timetable, and internal organization of the newly founded school, formally appointing H. Dziarkowski as its Dean. Only a four-years long medical program alongside a two-years chemical and pharmaceutical course would be offered at commencement. On the 1st of December, the
The final major appointment by the Chamber would be
Royal University of Warsaw (1815–1831)
In 1795, the
Stanisław Kostka Potocki thus submitted a memorandum to the reigning Tsar Alexander I of Russia regarding the foundation of a university inclusive of a Faculty of Medicine. This request was granted on the following year on the 16th of November, 1816, with the Tsar issuing a founding deed permitting the Polish authorities to create the 'Royal University of Warsaw'. It had 5 initial faculties: Theology, Law and Administration, Medicine, Philosophy, Sciences and Fine Arts. This was done by the combination of the already existing schools in Warsaw ‒ the Academic-Medical Faculty and the School of Law and Administration. The official opening of the university took place on March 1817. By motion of the Deans, the General Council introduced the name of the newly established institution, the 'Royal University'.
In 1818, the tenement building on Jezuicka Street became the seat of the medical faculty of the Royal University and its constituent departments of: internal medicine, surgery, and obstetrics (the associated institute of which was incorporated to the University on 5 August). Higher and lower grade doctors, midwives, ophthalmologists, dentists, and chemists studied here. The school system underwent significant changes such as that in 1828 where a resolution issued by the Government Commission of Religious Affairs and Public Education discontinued all the aforementioned lower-grade courses. Effective immediately, all candidates now had to submit a Matura certificate and complete a 5-year curriculum.
The name was changed once more on 9 March 1829 to the Alexander's Royal University of Warsaw. Just two years later on 19 November 1831, the university would find itself shut down due to the involvement of student and faculty in the November Uprising. In this 22 years of its existence, 61 students had obtained the degree 'Master of Medicine and Surgery', 30 students would graduate as doctors, 33 students obtained the degree of Surgeon of the First grade and Second grade, and a total of 165 students would obtain the degree of 'Master of Pharmacy'. Poland had lost its autonomy, and Warsaw became nothing more than a military garrison under control by the Russian Empire.
Medico–Chirurgical Academy (1857–1862)
Reopening occurred on the 1st of October, 1857, under the name 'Medico-
In 1861, the Government Commission of Religious Affairs and Public Education was restored, now headed by Aleksander Wielopolski. He would confirm the foundation of the 'Main University of Warsaw' inclusive of four different faculties. These included: Law and Administration, Philosophy and History, Maths and Physics, as well as Medicine, opening on 25 November 1862.
The university would be closed for a second time as a consequence to the failed
Imperial University of Warsaw
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Buildings and Sites
WUM Campuses[3]
Banacha Campus[4]
Banacha is most commonly associated with the university being the largest, most modern, and expansive campus of the school. It is also here where the Rectorate and school administration currently resides. The campus is located on a large area between Banacha, Żwirki i Wigury, Księcia Trojdena and Pawińskiego Streets. Additionally, the Centre for Postgraduate Education and the Dean's Offices for the Faculties of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Medical Sciences, and Health Sciences can also be found here.
The Rectorate is connected to Library and Information Center (LIC), a four-storey building, as well as the Didactic Center (DC), where the lecture halls and rooms are used for classes. This center also houses the Academic Language Centre, the Student Benefits Section and the Career Office. Other buildings associated with the campus include the Faculty of Pharmacy, Central Clinical Hospital (UCC), Children Clinical Hospital (UCC), University Dental Center (UDC), Medical Simulation Center (CSM), Centre for Pre-clinical Research and Technology (CePT), Sports and Rehabilitation Center (SRC), and the Ronald MacDonald House used by the carers of children staying at the pediatric wards of the aforementioned hospitals. In the future, a 'WUMIK' nursery will also be opened in this building.
Lindleya Campus[5]
The campus is located in the city center of Warsaw, found between the Lindleya, Oczki, Chałubińskiego, and Nowogrodzka streets. Here the historical complex of buildings can be found now known as the "
Oczki street is also home to the "Clubhouse of Medics", headquarters of WUM Student Organizations, and one of the more famous Polish Student Clubs. Academic events and student meetings are usually held at this venue. Other buildings located nearby include the didactic units of the Faculty of Health Sciences including the Departments of: Social Medicine, Epidemiology Biostatistics, Pharmaceutical Microbiology, Immunology, and Biochemistry and Nutrition. From the east the Campus is enclosed by the historic building of the Departments of Dermatology at 82a Koszykowa Street.
Ciołka Campus[6]
Currently the Ciołka campus consists of solely two buildings. The first houses the didactic units of the school's Faculty of Health Sciences including the Departments of: Clinical
University Clinical Center[7]
The main Teaching Hospital associated with the university, it was created as a merger of three separate clinical hospitals all sharing the university as the founding body, namely: the Independent Public Central Clinical Hospital, the Józef Polikarp Brudziński Public Pediatric Clinical Hospital, and the Infant Jesus Clinical Hospital. In a Newsweek 2021 Ranking of Best Hospitals, the UCC WUM ranked as the 101–200th Best Hospital in the World,[8] consequently being ranked as the Best Hospital in Poland.[9] Webometrics Ranking of Hospitals 2015 run by Cybermetrics Lab placed the UCC as 14th Best in Poland, 1,625th Best in the World.[10] This ranking has yet to be updated since.
Duchess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital
Specialty hospital catering to mothers and newborns for comprehensive medical care, as well as women of all ages. At present, three departments of the university operate within this hospital: the Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, the Department of Gynecological Endocrinology and the Department of Neonatology with a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. The hospital is a recipient of many awards, including the certificate of “Outstanding Medical Institution”, the Gold Certificate “Reliable in Health Care”, the “Mazovian Eagle of Business” and the title of “Woman-Friendly Center”.
It has been conferred the title of "Children's Hospital of the Future" by the K.I.D.S Foundation (Children's Hospital Innovators Club).[11] On the 26th of May in 2022, the institution was also officially endowed with the title of “Child-Friendly Hospital”. In Poland, this title is awarded by the Committee for the Promotion of Breastfeeding established in 1992 in cooperation with the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, the Polish Committee of UNICEF, and the Institute of Mother and Child. It is considered a prestigious award, given only to 95 Polish institutions thus far.[12]
On December of the same year, the hospital celebrated its 110 years of history when it first opened at Karowa St. It is listed on the Webometrics Ranking of Hospitals 2015, placing as 32nd Best in Poland and 2801st globally.[10] Additionally Newsweek Best Hospitals 2021 places it as 14th Best within Poland with a score of 76.38%.[9]
Independent Public Clinical Ophthalmology Hospital[13]
Base for the Chair and Department of Ophthalmology of the Faculty of Medicine. It currently provides
Center for Medical Simulation
Currently undergoing construction, the CSM will be located at Pawińskiego St,
These will be designed keeping the
Sports and Rehabilitation Center
The complex combines several functions: a sports, rehabilitation, didactic and research within a single center. It current hosts a dance hall, a multi-functional sports hall intended for team games (basketball, volleyball, indoor football, handball or tennis), a martial arts hall, and a roof terrace. The center also has an Olympic sized swimming pool (2.0–2.1 m deep, 10 lanes 2.5 m wide, with a movable bottom, spectator seating for 670 people). It comes with a sliding platform that allows the pool to be divided into two 25–meter pools with a water temperature of 26–28 °C. The hall is also equipped with a training and warm–up pool of 4 lanes and a water temperature of 29 °C. Swimming lessons, aqua aerobics, and competitions are usually held here.
Museum of the History of Medicine[17]
Located on Zwirki and Wigury Street, in the Library and Information Centre building of the main campus, it was opened based on a statute confirmed by the Minister of Culture and National Heritage on the initiative of former Rector Marek Krawczyk.[18] It is part of the annual Long Night of Museums event[19] where lectures on various fields of science are held and exhibitions presented. Admission is both free and open to public visitors. On the first floor, in the Gallery of Temporary Exhibitions, there are displays about the history of medicine, as well as other areas of culture and the arts. In the rooms on the ground floor of the Library and Information Centre, work is currently underway on a permanent exhibition.[20] Collections in exhibit include: manuscripts, old books, medical instruments, archival documents, iconography, documents about social life, recordings and films.[21]
Academic Choir and the Orchestra Chamber
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Academic Profile
The Medical University of Warsaw has managed to establish a recognized international position in research, both in clinical and theoretical medicine. The university has scientific research cooperation with many universities and research institutions in Europe, especially Germany, France, Sweden, Netherlands, Austria and Great Britain. At present this cooperation is also being developed with other foreign partners from Europe, USA, Canada and Asia – particularly China and Japan. Presently, the school is conducting around 324 research and development projects, and didactic projects worth over 570 million PLN.[22]
Admissions
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International Partnerships
The university maintains multiple partnerships through inter-institutional agreements for international student exchanges under Erasmus+ (succeeding the Erasmus Programme). Students are eligible to undergo mobility as transfer students for a semester up-to a year. At present, it has partnerships with around 120 different schools. It is also a part of the AAMC's Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO™) program, as one of only four medical schools within Poland currently participating in the global network.[23]
Rankings
Ranking Organisation | National Ranking | Global Ranking | National Medical Ranking | Global Medical Ranking |
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Quacquarelli Symonds | - | - | 2 | 401 |
CWTS Leiden Ranking | 7 | 657 | 2 | 259 |
Times Higher Education | 6 | 1001 | 2 | 601 |
ARWU Shanghai | 7 | 901 | 5 | 401 |
CWUR Rankings | 9 | 917 | - | - |
SCImago Institutions | 9 | 909 | 2 | 476 |
SCImago Institutions Ranking 2023[24]
According to the SCImago Institutions Rankings published in 2023 (sorted to include Universities only), the Medical University of Warsaw ranks Top 500 in the World for 20 different disciplines within Medicine. The publishing profile indicates around 791 journals through which the university's researchers has published their work for that year.[25]
Subject | National Ranking | Global Ranking | Subject | National Ranking | Global Ranking |
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Dermatology | 2 | 129 | Cardiology | 4 | 383 |
Pediatrics | 1 | 151 | Critical Care | 4 | 408 |
Gynecology | 2 | 189 | Biomedical Engineering | 1 | 419 |
Anatomy | 3 | 198 | Gastroenterology | 6 | 423 |
Otorhinolaryngology | 1 | 257 | Ophthalmology | 4 | 433 |
Urology | 1 | 261 | Pathology | 5 | 446 |
Nephrology | 3 | 299 | Radiology | 2 | 450 |
Dentistry | 2 | 321 | Infectious Diseases | 2 | 460 |
Anesthesiology | 4 | 327 | Surgery | 4 | 464 |
Pulmonary
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3 | 363 | Medicine | 2 | 476 |
EduRank University Rankings 2022[26]
According to the EduRank Subject Rankings published in 2022 the Medical University of Warsaw ranks Top 500 in the World for 30 different disciplines within Medicine and Top 500 within Europe for 48 of them.
Subject | National Ranking | Global Ranking | Subject | National Ranking | Global Ranking |
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Cosmetology | 2 | 80 | Immunology | 3 | 403 |
Pediatrics | 2 | 218 | Health Science | 2 | 407 |
Dermatology | 1 | 220 | Family Medicine | 2 | 413 |
Respiratory Therapy | 2 | 238 | Pathology | 2 | 423 |
Cardiology | 2 | 252 | Virology | 1 | 441 |
Gastroenterology | 3 | 259 | Medical Ethics | 3 | 447 |
Sonography | 3 | 262 | Medical Physics | 4 | 448 |
Critical Care Nursing | 2 | 276 | Psychiatry | 2 | 450 |
Surgery | 2 | 325 | Dentistry | 3 | 452 |
Anesthesiology | 2 | 347 | Oncology | 4 | 457 |
Plastic Surgery | 3 | 354 | Pharmacology | 4 | 459 |
Gynecology | 3 | 372 | Medicine | 3 | 461 |
Urology | 2 | 376 | Radiation Therapy | 7 | 462 |
Epidemiology | 3 | 383 | Ophthalmology | 2 | 469 |
Radiology | 2 | 392 | Anatomy | 2 | 478 |
Student Life
Clubs and Societies
As is common with most medical universities, there are around 200 research-specific clubs at WUM catering solely to particular interests within medicine.[27] There are little to no general-hobbyist organizations (though students are free to start one). These are known as Student Academic Clubs (SAC), managed by the Student Academic Society (SAS), and are incredibly academically oriented. Out of the 200, only about 16 are run by students in the English Division.[28]
Information fairs are organized during
The
Other organisations in affiliation with the university include the Polish Society of Students of Pharmacy (PTSF is a member of the European Pharmaceutical Students' Association (EPSA)[30] and the International Federation of Students, IPSF), Student Society of Laboratory Diagnosticians (STDL), Polish Society of Dentistry Students (PTSS)[31]
Student Parliaments and Union
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Rectors
The list of elected rectors are as follows:
- 1950–1955: Franciszek Czubalski
- 1955–1962: Marcin Kacprzak[32]
- 1962–1972: Bolesław Górnicki
- 1972–1979: Szczęsny Leszek Zgliczyński
- 1979–1981: Jerzy Szczerbań
- 1981–1987: Jan Nielubowicz
- 1987–1990: Bogdan Pruszyński
- 1990–1996: Tadeusz Tołłoczko
- 1996–1999: Andrzej Górski
- 1999–2005: January Piekarczyk
- 2005–2008: Leszek Pączek
- 2008–2016: Marek Krawczyk
- 2016–2020: Mirosław Wielgoś
- 2020–Current: Zbigniew Gaciong[33]
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- ^ a b "Poland | Ranking Web of Hospitals". hospitals.webometrics.info. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "The Duchess Anna Mazowiecka Hospital awarded for the "eye on a baby" | Medical University of Warsaw". www.wum.edu.pl. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "Duchess Anna Mazowiecka Clinical Hospital awarded for supporting the proper feeding of children | Medical University of Warsaw". www.wum.edu.pl. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
- ^ "SP Kliniczny Szpital Okulistyczny w Warszawie" (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-08-19.
- ^ "PORR will build a medical simulation center for WUM". PORR Polen. Retrieved 2023-08-18.
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