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A group of children and adults participate in an educational workshop. Two adults in T-shirts with “WUM” written on them lead the activities at a table with colourful boards. Three children in white T-shirts and blue baseball caps observe. Other people and workshop materials are visible in the background.
SKN Hygiene and Prevention promoted health at family picnic
The students active in the scientific club took part in the “Dare to be healthy” picnic, organized by the Mother and Child Institute Foundation. They made sure that all participants - big and small - could learn something interesting about their health.
Wooden blocks with letters forming the word “EMPATHY” arranged on a background of triangles in orange, red and blue.
How to enhance empathy in medical education and health care?
Our university is participating in the international ERUDiTE project. Its goal is to strengthen empathy among students and employees of the health professions as well as create a more supportive and humanistic educational environment within an empathetic organization. The project will develop didactic tools to support the development of empathy, as well as proposals for activities at the institutional level to promote empathy in education and organization.
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Our scientists in prestigious Research.com rankings
Five specialists from MUW were among the world's best scientists in the 4th edition of Research.com's rankings. The rankings were based on a variety of bibliometric sources, and the analysis included more than 166,000 representatives of science.
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A military training ground instead of a lecture hall
These were the first such classes organized for 2nd-year emergency medicine students as part of tactical medicine. Why? Because in the future they may face the need to carry out rescue operations in the field, under demanding and unfavorable circumstances, including combat conditions.
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Our students returned from the Polish Academic Championships in Athletics with a haul of medals
They brought back 13 medals and a bronze trophy – our men’s team took third place on the podium in the medical universities category!
A person holds open a conference brochure with the program of the 3rd National Forum on Medical Law and Ethics. The headings, names of speakers and panel times are visible. A finger points to a section of text. In the background are fuzzy chairs.
Theorists and practitioners discussed medicine, law, and their interconnections
The Medical University of Warsaw once again hosted the National Forum on Medical Law and Medical Ethics named in honor of Dr. Paweł Wójcik. Over two days of debates, experts discussed upcoming changes resulting not only from the adoption of the new Code of Medical Ethics but also from anticipated and much-needed legal reforms.
The graphic is titled “Three organs, one procedure.” Below, under the title, are three illustrations: liver, lungs and neck, each with a red dot indicating the place of the procedure. Under the liver is the caption 'Liver microwave thermoablation', under the lungs is 'Lungs cryoablation', and under the neck is 'Neck cryoablation'.
Innovative metastatic tumor ablation procedure performed at MUW
A pioneering metastatic tumor ablation procedure was carried out in three different organs during a single therapeutic session. The procedure was performed by specialists from the 2nd Department of Radiology at the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw. It was conducted on a female patient diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer with metastases to the liver, lungs, and neck tissues.
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Our representative in the structures of the European Medicines Agency
Dr. Ewa Bałkowiec-Iskra from the Chair and Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology at the Medical University of Warsaw leads the work of two EMA groups: the Central Nervous System Working Party and the Scientific Advice Working Party. She serves as chair of the former and as vice-chair of the latter.
The interior of the auditorium with wooden panels on the walls and rows of red armchairs. In the foreground, to the left, a poster with the caption “NURSES' DAY” is visible. The poster features a drawing of a nurse in a white uniform, with a stethoscope around her neck and a nurse's cap with a red cross. Next to the caption is an illustration of a syringe. In the depth of the photo, on the stage, stands a woman speaking from behind a lectern. She is wearing a light-colored jacket, glasses and beads.
Another edition of the conference “Our Nurses. Our Future.” concludes at MUW
Another edition of the exceptional “Our Nurses. Our Future” conference has taken place at the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW). The event is a collaborative effort involving all nursing departments at our university. This year’s conference focused on the expanding professional competences of nurses and their significance in clinical practice. The program included both oral and poster sessions during which academic staff and students from various universities across Poland presented their research projects. The topics addressed crucial issues in contemporary nursing, covering clinical, psychosocial, and ethical aspects.
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MUW scientists participate in meeting in Brussels
The conference focused on collaboration between MUW experts and researchers from the Joint Research Centre (JRC) in the fields of nuclear energy and the medical use of radioisotopes.

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