Archive - 2025

Six people are sitting in a semicircle on chairs during a panel discussion. In the background, there is a navy blue wall with the inscription “SAVE A LIFE – World Congress of Polish Medical Communities.” One person is holding a microphone and speaking – it is Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski. In the background, you can see a navy blue wall with the Save a Life logo.
“Save a Life” – Polish Medics from Abroad Reunite at the WUM
This was a unique meeting that brought together medics from Poland and abroad, and gave them an opportunity to share experiences with regard to pre-hospital life-saving operations, prevention, and health education. Many renowned guests were invited, not only those working in medicine. They included representatives of the Senate, Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, PhD, an engineer and astronaut, as well as Lech Wałęsa, former Polish President.
A group of people in a hospital corridor. Some of them are children. They are all smiling.A group of people in a hospital corridor. Some of them are children. They are all smiling.
Prematurity Day at the WUM
November 17 is the World Prematurity Day. Every year, WUM neonatology departments join in to celebrate their little warrior-patients. But November 17 is also a day to celebrate the staff of those departments, and their commitment to serve their little patients every day.
Seven people are posing for a photo. They are dressed formally. Six of them are holding navy blue folders with diplomas. They are standing in a bright room.
How we perform liver transplants at UCK WUM. Visit of a delegation from Lithuania
Our guests came from the two largest Lithuanian transplant centers in Vilnius and Kaunas. The visit is the result of international cooperation in the area of liver transplants that we plan to develop with centers in Lithuania.
Transplant team. Seven people wearing surgical gowns stand in the operating room and pose for a photo.
Child donor, adult recipient: a spectacular kidney transplant at UCK WUM
At the Department of General, Vascular, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery of UCK WUM, a transplant team performed a simultaneous transplant of both kidneys, connected en bloc, into an adult recipient. The organs were retrieved from a deceased pediatric donor.
A group of dark-skinned children in blue school uniforms is standing outside, posing with various dynamic gestures against the backdrop of a school building and a playground.
Omenaa Foundation and Medical University of Warsaw: together for the health of children in Ghana
The Omenaa Foundation and the Medical University of Warsaw have jointly undertaken activities to improve access to health care for children in Ghana. As part of the Health for Hope project, Polish physicians and medical students engage in volunteer work at the Child Protection Center and Kids Haven School, providing medical assistance and promoting health education within the local community.
Six people standing in a room by a brick wall. In the background, there is a blue and pink banner with the inscription “euni well – European University Well-Being.
Five years of EUniWell: well-being of the future
From October 22 to 24 this year, the University of Cologne hosted ceremonies, conferences, and workshops marking the fifth anniversary of the EUniWell European University Alliance. The Medical University of Warsaw joined the alliance this year as one of its twelve member institutions.
Four people stand in the doorway and simultaneously cut a red ribbon with scissors, symbolizing the grand opening of the room. In the background, a white door leads to a bright room with medical equipment.
A qualitative shift in patient imaging: spectral detector CT scanner at WUM
A new chapter is opening in imaging technology. The modern computed tomography facility of the Department of Clinical Radiology at the WUM hospital is now operational.
Six people wearing graduation gowns and caps. They are standing close together in a room with red chairs and wooden doors in the background. One person is holding a phone and taking a selfie. The group is posing for the photo, with some raising their hands in a gesture of posing.
On the shoulders of giants: Graduation ceremony of the medical analytics program
Twenty-seven excellently educated graduates of the medical analytics program have completed their studies at our university. The formal graduation ceremony, held on October 25, crowned five years of their hard work and provided an opportunity to honor them and warmly welcome them into the community of laboratory diagnosticians.
A person wearing a blue protective gown and a green medical cap is standing next to a procedure table covered with sterile blue fabric, beside a large diagnostic device, a computed tomography scanner.
International Interventional Oncology Awareness Week is underway
Interventional oncology is a field that is currently developing very dynamically. However, few people know what it is and what possibilities it offers. The Awareness Week celebrations are a good opportunity to change that.
“A large group of people in black gowns stands in a conference hall and throws graduation caps into the air. In the first row, several people are seated wearing red and navy gowns. In the foreground, there are two floral arrangements with yellow sunflowers.
“Go and Change the World for the Better. We Know You Can Do It!”. Graduation Ceremony at the Faculty of Medicine
Hours spent preparing for classes and lectures, tons of course and academic books read, numerous challenging tests and exams passed – but here they are now, their goal of becoming a doctor achieved. They did it! Class of 2025, 573 graduates of medicine, have just received their graduation diplomas.