The graduation ceremony brought together alumni of four WLS degree courses. There were 95 graduates in physiotherapy, 25 in first-cycle electroradiology, 20 in second-cycle electroradiology, 23 in part-time second-cycle electroradiology, 55 in general and clinical speech therapy, and 21 in audiophonology with hearing care.
Speeches by University and Faculty Authorities
Each of you will play a unique role in the healthcare system, said Professor Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, Vice Rector for Human Resources and Operations. You will help people regain fitness, their ability to hear, speak, and communicate. That is truly an incredibly responsible role, one that is also deeply beautiful, she emphasized.
Professor Agnieszka Mielczarek, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Medicine, pointed out that the medical profession required continuous education.
In medicine, obtaining a diploma does not mark the end of learning. It just opens a new phase, that of constant development. We live in a world that has been changing faster than ever, so I encourage you to never stop learning, improving, asking questions and seeking answers,” said the Dean. “In health sciences, development never stops. Nelson Mandela said that education was the most powerful weapon you could use to change the world. I am certain that the Medical University of Warsaw has duly equipped you with that weapon.
Oath-Taking Ceremony and Awards for Top Graduates
An important part of the event was the oath-taking ceremony for graduates of the degree courses. Then the graduation diplomas were presented. The first to receive them were alumni with the best grade results, i.e. those who received the Golden Graduate Laurel. Those students included:
- Patrycja Tomasik in physiotherapy
- Jadwiga Niepytalska in general and clinical speech therapy
- Paulina Kajdaszuk in full-time second-cycle electroradiology
- Dorota Małachowska in part-time second-cycle electroradiology
The following graduates received distinction awards for achieving grade averages of at least 4.60:
- Magdalena Dziedzic, Julita Drużna, Patrycja Sztocka in audiophonology with hearing care
- Paulina Kajdaszuk in full-time second-cycle electroradiology
- Dorota Małachowska, Julia Kwiecień in part-time second-cycle electroradiology
- Patrycja Tomasik in physiotherapy
- Jadwiga Niepytalska, Julia Dwornik, Julia Gołębiowska, Weronika Klinger, Natalia Radecka in second-cycle general and clinical speech therapy.
On Behalf of the Graduates...
... a speech was delivered by Aleksandra Górka. She expressed her thanks to all university teachers, who not only shared their subject-matter expertise, but also taught empathy, consideration, and respect for the other person.
There is no doubt that studying here was anything but easy; we have spent hundreds of hours at hospitals, even more time poring over our books, and suffered unlimited amounts of stress before tests and exams. Sometimes we wanted to give up everything and leave for Bieszczady, she said. But the crowd gathered here today proves that we did not give up and we succeeded, which is confirmed today with the diplomas we receive.
The ceremony was completed by the performance of Joanna Haltman, a violinist, graduate of the Krzysztof Penderecki Academy of Music in Kraków.
Hosts and Guests at the Graduation Ceremony
The ceremony took place in the lecture hall of the Didactic Center on October 17.
It was attended by the following guests, among others: Professor Dorota Olczak-Kowalczyk, Vice Rector for Human Resources and Operations, former WUM rectors: Professor Marek Krawczyk and Professor Zbigniew Gaciong, Professor Uri Hangorski, Vice Dean for Student Affairs, Director for International Student Exchange, Director for Accreditation at the University of Pennsylvania, Professor Biljan Markovic Vasiljkovic and Professor Svetlana Antic from the Faculty of Radiology, University of Belgrade, Professor Jerzy Jurkiewicz, President of the Warsaw Medical Society, Professor Renata Główczyńska, Vice Dean for Student Affairs at the WUM Faculty of Medicine, Agnieszka Bazylko, PhD Hab., Vice Dean of the WUM Faculty of Pharmacy, Sebastian Granica, President of the WUM Pharmaceutical Science Discipline Council, Michał Buczyński, PhD, Deputy Director for Therapeutics at the WUM University Clinical Center, Justyna Mieszalska, President of the WUM Medical Center, Vice Deans of the WUM Faculty of Dental Medicine: Izabela Domitrz, Vice Dean for Physiotherapy, Joanna Peradzyńska, PhD Hab., Vice Dean for Audiophonology with Hearing Care, Dental Hygiene, and General and Clinical Speech Therapy, as well as Piotr Regulski, PhD Hab., Vice Dean for English Dentistry Division and International Cooperation and Electroradiology.
