In the 18th edition of the Golden Scalpel competition, the top prize was awarded to the team of Prof. Michał Grąt, the Head of the Chair and Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, for a pioneering autotransplantation program and the world's first chimeric liver transplants. The third place went to the team led by Prof. Mariusz Kuśmierczyk, the Head of the Department of Heart, Chest and Transplant Surgery for the project on immunological screening, desensitization and monitoring of heart transplant recipients using donor-derived cell-free DNA.

631 Faculty of Medicine graduates from the year 2026 have just received their diplomas. It was a unique graduating class, because never before has the Faculty of Medicine WUM sent so many graduates into the world from a single year.

Top-class equipment, spacious rooms and functionally designed space – these are the most important effects of the renovation of the Department of Heart, Chest and Transplant Surgery UCC WUM. The new space combines advanced treatment options with conditions that meet the needs of people who have undergone complex cardiac surgery and heart and lung transplants.

Behind them are years of intensive study, practical and clinical classes, exams, and more than a few sleepless nights. Ahead of them lie new professional challenges that they can face with confidence and courage, because the knowledge and skills they acquired while studying at the Medical University of Warsaw have made them excellent specialists. On October 14, graduates of audiophonology with hearing prosthetics, radiology, physiotherapy, and general and clinical speech therapy proudly received their diplomas, marking the culmination of their hard work and perseverance.

Toho University is a renowned Japanese university in Tokyo with which the Medical University of Warsaw signed an academic cooperation agreement 10 years ago, covering student exchanges. On October 12, representatives of Toho University visited WUM. Discussions focused on continuing the student exchange program and expanding cooperation to include academic staff and early-career researcher mobility, joint research, projects, and educational initiatives.

A world-class expert on artificial intelligence is going to discuss the most recent directions of AI development and the perspectives for the use of this technology in radiology. The lecture is open to all WUM employees, postdoctoral students, and students.

New pharmacy and medical analytics students took their oath in a year when the Faculty of Pharmacy at WUM celebrates its 100th anniversary. The ceremony focused not only on education but also on the responsibilities of future pharmacists and laboratory diagnosticians.

This year’s edition of the World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking of the most-cited researchers, compiled by Stanford University in collaboration with Elsevier, includes 31 researchers affiliated with the Medical University of Warsaw.

Professor Bruce Rubin will give a lecture entitled “Lymphatic pulmonary disease in children with an emphasis on plastic bronchitis”. We invite the entire academic community to participate in this event! The lecture will be held on October 26 at 1 p.m. in the lecture hall of the Pediatric Teaching Clinical Hospital UCC WUM (level -1).

When cancer patients ring the Bell of Life three times, it means the end of their fight against cancer or its important stage, most often chemotherapy or radiotherapy. As of today, such a bell hangs in the 2nd Chair and Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Gynecological Oncology WUM in our teaching hospital on Karowa Street. We hope that the bell will ring regularly, bringing news of happily ended stories in which effective oncological treatment went hand in hand with the fulfillment of the dream of having a child.