Faculty of Medicine Students Have Made their Pledge

Students during matriculation. About 30 young people, dressed casually. They are looking straight ahead, their faces serious. In the background, portraits of older men in red frames can be seen on the wall.
This academic year, the community of the Faculty of Medicine at our University has welcomed 865 new students. Professor Paweł Włodarski, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, opened the ceremony by saying: “The fact that you have chosen our university to pursue your dream of being a doctor, means that we have an obligation towards you, and I promise that we will not disappoint you; we will support you and work together with you to help you succeed.”

During the matriculation ceremony, which took place on October 7, the main lecture hall at the Didactic Center was full. Not surprisingly, as the faculty welcomed a total of 1702 new students for the 2025/2026 academic year. 

- Dear students, today marks the beginning of a beautiful chapter in your history. It is wonderful to see so many of you gathered here at the threshold of this new chapter of your life, which I am sure will change not only your lives, but also the lives of those you will support with your care, knowledge, and courage - Professor Mariusz Gujski, Dean of the faculty, told the students.

Doing Good Together

During the inauguration of the 2025/2026 academic year, Professor Magdalena Kucia quoted Plato’s words: “The greatest mistake in education is to allow future leaders to care about something else than truth and the common good.” The Dean, Professor Mariusz Gujski, also referred back to those words and emphasized that the university not only educated and conducted research, but it also worked for the benefit of society. That is why all members of the academic community should be role models and work on nurturing their qualities such as critical thinking skills, as well as their readiness and courage to defend the facts. 

- In a world that has been sliding deeper and deeper into superficiality and simplifications, where people’s emotions are used for particularist aims, our job is not just to seek knowledge, but also to become sources of truth, wisdom, and the culture of dialog - said the Dean.

Working for the benefit of society rests on the care for another human, open-mindedness, and the ability to listen to others. 

- Today, when loneliness, depression, and digital isolation are taking their toll, your role as future graduates of the Faculty of Health Sciences will be not just to treat people, but also to build a healthy society - Professor Gujski emphasized.

He ended by adding: 

- Your presence here is more than just a choice of a degree course. It is a challenge to become better – for yourself and for others. I am sure that each and every one of you is strong. This is clear from the decision you took to be here, from the choice of this particular learning path. It is a great responsibility, but also a chance for us all to do a lot of good. Let’s be courageous together and change the world with wisdom, dignity, and a heart that is always open for the other human being.

A Good Choice

The guests invited to the event also offered welcoming words to the newly admitted students. 

- You have made an excellent choice, because all of these degree courses are the professions of the future. Congratulations!” said the Polish Senator and Head of the Senate Committee for Health, Beata Małecka-Libera, PhD. And she added: - Always take the side of values, of the truth, and seek your own path. My best wishes to all of you.

The President of the National Health Fund, Filip Nowak, PhD, emphasized that all the degree courses taught at the faculty are the foundation of the healthcare system and have an impact on the wellbeing of the country’s residents. And that is why they are the future.

He ended his speech by saying: - Ladies and gentlemen, keep learning, because it’s worth being a wise and educated person, and we are waiting for you!

The Matriculation of the Students of the Faculty of Health Sciences

Students made the pledge to be persistent in learning and their own personal development, follow the principles of ethics in their conduct, keep the confidentiality of everything they would learn about patients while pursuing medical studies, and respect the university authorities and all members of the WUM community. As well as to respect the university laws and customs, and to uphold the dignity and honor of the student of the Medical University of Warsaw in all their conduct. The matriculation ended with everyone repeating “I pledge".

The Evolving Approaches to Diabetes

The ceremony included a matriculation lecture titled “The Impact of Technology on Understanding Diseases, on the Example of Diabetes”, presented by Professor Krzysztof Czajkowski, Head of the 2nd Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Apart from a large dose of medical knowledge, his lecture also included a few trivia, such as the old ways to treat diabetes, which included administering whiskey with coffee, tobacco, opium, or applying cold baths.


The ceremony concluded with the performance by the WUM Choir, directed by Daniel Synowiec.

The matriculation was also attended by many distinguished guests. Also present were Vice Deans of the Faculty of Health Sciences: Justyna Teliga-Czajkowska, PhD Hab., Łukasz Czyżewski, PhD Hab., Patryk Rzońca, PhD Hab., Filip Raciborski, PhD Hab., Professor Robert Gałązkowski, chairman of the Council for the Discipline in Health Sciences, members of the Council of the Faculty of Health Sciences, university teachers – representatives of the Faculty departments, staff of the Dean’s Office for the Faculty of Health Sciences, as well as students associated with the Student Government at the Faculty of Health Sciences.

 

Dean of the faculty. A man in a navy blue academic gown and black biretta stands behind the lectern. He addresses the audience. In the background, there is a flag with an eagle and the inscription “VERITATIS SPLENDOR.” In front of the lectern, there is a bouquet of white roses with green leaves.
Five people in gowns and black caps are sitting on the stage. They are the associate deans and a guest lecturer. The dean of the faculty is standing at the lectern and giving a speech. Portraits hang in the background. A bouquet of white flowers lies on the floor next to the lectern.
Senator Małecka-Libera. A middle-aged woman with short, light hair stands at the podium and speaks. She wears a gray jacket and a white blouse. She gestures with her hands. In the background, there is a large screen with the logo of a medical university and a red banner with the university's symbol.
President Nowak. A man in a dark suit and glasses stands behind a lectern and speaks. Behind him hangs a screen with the inscription “Enrollment of students of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical University of Warsaw.” On the left is a flag with an eagle, on the right a colorful background with medical symbols.
A group of young people in an auditorium. They are newly enrolled students. They are standing in rows between red armchairs. They are dressed casually. Their faces are focused.
Young people standing in an auditorium. They are newly enrolled students. Everyone is dressed casually. They are all looking in one direction. In the background, portraits in red frames hang on a light-colored wall.
A group of young people in an auditorium. They are newly enrolled students. Several of them look at the camera and smile. They are sitting in red armchairs arranged in rows.
A man in a red and black gown and black biretta, Prof. Czajkowski, stands at the lectern and speaks. In the background, I see two screens with a presentation entitled “The impact of technology on understanding disease, using diabetes as an example.” In the foreground, there are white flowers.
The auditorium is filled with matriculation guests and students. Everyone is sitting in red armchairs and looking ahead, toward the center of the auditorium, where Prof. Czajkowski is standing and giving a lecture.
The choir during their performance. There are eight people, dressed in black suits and green and black dresses. One of the people on the left is holding a small child. Behind them is a multimedia screen, and in front of them is the audience.