WUM researchers complete prestigious Harvard program – The Polish Clinical Scholars Research Training

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The Polish Clinical Scholars Research Training is developed and conducted by Harvard Medical School Postgraduate Education in cooperation with the Medical Research Agency (ABM). The second edition included 100 Polish scientists and researchers who developed key competencies in planning and conducting clinical research and gained practical knowledge essential for analyzing, interpreting, and publishing results. Among them, a significant group consisted of WUM staff.

WUM participants in the program

  • Dr. Joanna Barankiewicz, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology (project)
  • Dr. hab. Małgorzata Bobrowicz, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine and Endocrinology
  • Dr. Sonia Borodzicz-Jażdżyk, 1st Department and Clinic of Cardiology
  • Dr. Karolina Grąt, 2nd Department of Clinical Radiology
  • Prof. Magdalena Lipczyńska, Clinic of Cardiac, Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation
  • Dr. Jan Łukasik, Clinic of Pediatrics
  • Prof. Piotr Kalinowski, Clinic of General, Transplant, and Liver Surgery
  • Prof. Katarzyna Mańka-Malara, Department of Orthodontics
  • Prof. Magdalena Paplińska-Goryca, Department and Clinic of Internal Medicine, Pulmonology and Allergology
  • Dr. Łukasz Pulik, Department and Clinic of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Locomotor System
  • Dr. Emilia Wnuk, 2nd Department of Clinical Radiology
  • Dr. Magdalena Wołowiec, Department and Clinic of Oncology, Pediatric Hematology, Clinical Transplantation and Pediatrics
  • Dr. Łukasz Zadrożny, Department of Propedeutics and Preventive Dentistry
  • Dr. Beata Rak-Makowska, Laboratory of Experimental Medicine (volunteer)

Advancing clinical research skills

The program focuses on clinical research. It enables participants to acquire skills at all stages of the research process – from applying analytical techniques in epidemiology and biostatistics to study design and preparing high-quality scientific publications. Moreover, as emphasized by ABM, the program contributes to the development of modern, evidence-based medicine in Poland.

As part of the program, Polish scientists attended in-person workshops held in Warsaw. They also participated in a series of webinars conducted by experts from Harvard Medical School. The webinars included lectures, practical exercises, and preparation of final projects. From November 17 to 20, participants attended the final workshops in Boston, where the official program closing took place. Ireneusz Staroń, Deputy President for Research Funding at the Medical Research Agency, congratulated the participants by saying:

“Your extraordinary commitment and dedication affect not only yourselves but the entire Medical Research Agency. I believe this is just the beginning of cooperation with Harvard Medical School, which can result in truly important projects in biomedicine. Those projects place patients at the center of attention, which has tremendous value both for them and for developing scientists. Congratulations, be proud of what you have achieved – we are proud of you today.”


Photo: ABM/ private archives of participants

 

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The auditorium during the graduation ceremony at Harvard Medical School. A person stands at the podium with the Harvard logo and addresses the participants. The participants sit in rows, and flags stand on the left side.
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