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Chest X-ray showing the Fontan tunnel and metal surgical staples.
For the first time, the WUM University Clinical Center has conducted a procedure of broadening the Fontan tunnel in an adult patient using vascular access.
Four people standing in a room at an information stand. They are talking. The person on the left is wearing an orange hoodie and holding a leaflet.
On October 22, the lobby of the Faculty of Pharmacy was transformed into a recruitment and networking center. It was all thanks to the second edition of the Just Pharm career fair, which gave medical analytics and pharmacy students an opportunity to explore the job market, while allowing employers to reach talented candidates even before they graduate. And there’s no shortage of such candidates at our faculty!
A man is standing next to a table with a realistic medical phantom on it. He's holding an ultrasound transducer in one hand and simulating an ultrasound exam. There's a monitor on a stand in front of him.
The Medical Simulation Center (CSM) is constantly developing and modernizing. It has just acquired the latest generation of ultrasound scanners, medical trainers, and the ultrasound simulator of a pregnant woman. The equipment was financed by the National Reconstruction Program (KPO).
Piotr Alster, PhD hab., a young man wearing glasses, dressed in a shirt and tie, poses for a photo in front of buildings with glass windows. He smiles.
As life expectancy increases and more people are affected by neurodegenerative diseases, so does the importance of optimal diagnostics. The pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases has not been explored in depth yet, but one of the causes is thought to be inflammation. Piotr Alster, PhD hab. from the WUM Department of Neurology at the Faculty of Health Sciences conducts research, which will allow for comparing the levels of inflammation parameters in the course of Parkinson’s disease and progressive supranuclear palsy, as well as identifying differences between those subtypes.
Six people in a bright room with large windows. One person is lying on a treatment bed covered with green fabric, and another is sitting next to them holding an ultrasound probe. Three people are standing nearby watching the ultrasound screen, and one person in the background is working at another station. Medical accessories are lying on the desk next to the machine.
The event was organized by the 2nd Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care UCK WUM. First, there was a five-day intensive training course on emergency ultrasound, followed by Europe's first international training course on transcranial ultrasound in intensive care. Both courses attracted participants and lecturers from many countries.
A person with a microphone is speaking in a lecture hall. Next to them is a blue banner reading “Warsaw Medical University” and a poster for a cardiology event. The audience is seated in red armchairs.
The next edition of the WUM patronage program for young people from two Warsaw high schools has begun. We started with a strong accent – a lecture by Prof. Renata Główczyńska entitled “Invasive Cardiology Therapy.”
A young woman stands in front of a blue curtain. She holds a microphone in one hand and a small device in the other. She is wearing a light pink shirt with rolled-up sleeves, white pants, and a brown belt.
Joanna Romaniuk received a grant and presented her MyMidwife project during the final gala of the Laboratory of Ideas program.
Three copies of the book entitled “Jerzy Choróbski” with white covers, red and black lettering, and black-and-white photographs of Jerzy Choróbski.
The Museum of the History of Medicine organized a meeting with Dr. Andrzej Gąsecki, the author of a book and a film about Professor Jerzy Choróbski.
A group of participants from the Medical University of Warsaw posing for a photo in front of a banner reading “Modern Medicine.”
The conference is a well-known and highly regarded event, during which current issues in clinical research are discussed. Participants attended discussion panels, workshops, and lectures. This year, WUM’s Academic Clinical Research Support Center joined the main organizer, the Leon Koźmiński Academy in Warsaw.
Three women shown in separate portraits placed side by side.
This institution operates under the Minister of Health, who appoints its members. Three experts from our university have been appointed for the 2025/2029 term: Grażyna Bączek, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Didactics, Edyta Krzych-Fałta, MD, PhD, Head of the Department of Nursing Propaedeutics, and Dr. Zofia Sienkiewicz from the Department of Nursing Development, Social and Medical Sciences.