- This is a great success in your lives and the completion of a certain stage of your education - said Piotr Luliński, MD, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, host of the event.
The dean assured the graduates that no matter what career direction they choose, the knowledge and skills and competencies they acquired during their studies will allow them to perform their duties in accordance with best practice.
Always follow your heart
First, the graduates were congratulated by Prof. Zbigniew Gaciong, Rector of MUW. He also gave them a very important tip. Which one?
- You have graduated from a very good university, which has excellently prepared you for future work, and you can choose different directions. On such occasions, I always give the advice that in this choice you should be guided by yourself - your own interests and passions, and not succumb to fashion, environmental pressure or even finances - the Rector stressed.
Take advantage of the opportunities and continuously educate yourself
- The title you receive today gives you a very wide range of career opportunities - argued Agnieszka Bazylko, MD, PhD, Vice Dean for pharmacy education at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
As the vice dean emphasized, a pharmacist is an independent medical profession, which, thanks to the 2020 law, has been given a number of diverse powers. As a result, pharmacists have a special responsibility - for human health and life.
- For this reason, this profession requires continuing education - the vice dean stressed.
- The work of a pharmacist has changed a lot - said in turn Jerzy Żabiński, DPharm, deputy chairman of the District Pharmacy Council of the District Pharmacy Chamber in Warsaw and a member of the Supreme Pharmacy Council - Take advantage of the broad opportunities, because it will depend on you what pharmacy will look like in 20 years.
The same message could be heard from the words of alumni representative Aleksandra Zawadka-Grześkiewicz:
- Our studies have given us a solid foundation, but now the real professional challenges await us. Keep in mind that pharmacy is a field that is constantly evolving, and we need to keep up with it, so don't rest on your laurels.
Live life to the fullest
Words of appreciation for the graduates came from Adam Paderewski, vice-chairman of the Student Government Board of the Faculty of Pharmacy, who stressed how much of an inspiration to younger colleagues, including himself, is today's success of the graduates. Because it proves that the effort put into studying allows you to overcome any difficulties.
Quoting Mahatma Gandhi, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever,” he told the graduates:
- Although you have already graduated, I wish you to be ready to learn more and live life to the fullest.
The pledge and presentation of awards and diplomas
The centerpiece of the event was the pledge of the graduates. It states, among other things, to perform their duties in accordance with the law and to the best of their knowledge, to uphold the dignity of the profession, to be guided by the principles of honesty and conscientiousness. The graduates then received diplomas confirming their graduation from the hands of the dean and rector.
The following awards and acknowledgments were also presented at the ceremony:
- Golden Laurel for the best graduate - it was awarded to Paulina Rudnik
- The gold badge of the Student Scientific Society, which was awarded to Michał Markowski
- The key to the Medics Clubhouse, which was given to Maciej Matuszewski
In addition, Dr. Monika Franczak-Rogowska, Head of the international project DOMINOS, thanked the graduate students who were involved in the work on the project. They were: Daria Jackowska, Anna Kierasinska, Izabela Kosinska, Katarzyna Kupniewska, Kamil Luniewski, Martyna Mika, Karolina Rogowska, Aleksandra Stępień, Aleksandra Zawadka-Grześkiewicz, Karolina Żółtowska, Zuzanna Czarnomska, Mateusz Jędrzejewski, Magdalena Klimaszewska, Sylwia Lewdorowicz, Michał Markowski, Maciej Matuszewski, Natasza Richter.
Adam Kunda, chairman of the Polish Society of Pharmacy Students Warsaw Branch, on behalf of his organization honored: Aleksandra Zawadka-Grześkiewicz, Martyna Mika, Bogumiła Grzegórska, Patryk Romaniuk, Aleksandra Stępień, Marta Bielinska, Darya Jackowska, Agnieszka Sadowska, Paulina Falkowska, Anna Kierasinska, Izabela Kosinska, Oliwia Wróblewska, Karolina Borkowska.
The event culminated with a performance by the Chorus, which performed the songs “Always Where You Are,” “New York, New York” and a part from Georg Friedrich Händel's “Judas Maccabaeus.”
In addition to those mentioned, the event was attended by: Prof. Olga Ciepiela, Vice Dean for Medical Analytics Education of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Prof. Aneta Nitsch-Osuch, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Łukasz Czyżewski, MD, PhD, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, Prof. Grzegorz Nałęcz-Jawecki, Chairman of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Discipline Council, Jarosław Prugar, Vice Chancellor for Maintenance, and members of the Pharmaceutical Faculty Council as well as graduate families.
