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WUM CePT expands cooperation with the City of Warsaw in education and health
The Medical University of Warsaw (WUM) hosted a meeting between representatives of WUM and the Centre for Preclinical Research and Technology (CePT) and representatives of the Education Office of the City of Warsaw, the Warsaw Centre for Educational and Social Innovation and Training, district education departments and Warsaw secondary schools. The discussions focused on opportunities to develop joint educational, popularizing, and health promotion initiatives aimed at young people, teachers, and the school community.
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WUM Specialist on the Panel of Experts
Prof. Izabela Strużycka from the Department of Integrated Dentistry at WUM has been appointed by the Director of Center for Medical Postgraduate Education (CMKP) to the Panel of Experts responsible for developing and updating the specialization curriculum in conservative dentistry with endodontics. Our specialist will serve as a representative of the national consultant.
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Our Researcher with a Grant in the MINIATURA 10 Competition
Dr. Karol Momot from the Department and Chair of Physiology and Pathophysiology at WUM has received funding from the National Science Centre for a pilot study concerning a new diagnostic method for heart diseases.
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500th Robotic Knee Endoprosthetics at UCK WUM
At the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology of the Musculoskeletal System at UCK WUM, the team led by Professor Paweł Łęgosz performed the 500th knee joint replacement surgery using the ROSA robotic system.
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Our Specialists in Expert Teams
Prof. Bartosz Kubisa, Head of the Clinical Department of Thoracic Surgery at the Clinic of Cardiac Surgery, Thoracic Surgery and Transplantology of the University Clinical Center (UCK), and Dr. hab. Łukasz Koperski from the Department and Chair of Pathomorphology, will join a team of experts responsible for developing and updating specialty training curricula.
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Sweet musical dreams
We are behind us a concert crowning a year of work by the Choir of the Medical University of Warsaw. Twelve choir members, led by Daniel Synowiec in a dual role as conductor and singer, performed a dozen or so pieces of popular music. The ensemble was accompanied on the piano by Gabriela Machowska. The atmosphere was exceptional, and the concert hall was fully packed.
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Clinical Pharmacy Student Scientific Society will carry out an educational project on the safe use of medicines
The project titled “CheckLek – safe use of medicines” has just received a grant of PLN 12,000 from the National Freedom Institute – Centre for Civil Society Development under the Government Youth Fund Programme for 2022–2033. The grant was awarded by the Our Future Foundation. Thanks to this funding, our students will build responsible attitudes among young people and strengthen their knowledge of pharmacotherapy safety.
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How To Protect The Youngest? Experts Discussed During The “Careful – Child!” Conference
The prevention of harm to young children, early identification of risks, and the role of adults in building safe relationships were the key topics of the 18th Nationwide Conference “Careful – Child!”, which brought together specialists working with families and children in the early years of life.
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Prestigious Award for a Scientist from WUM
Piotr Kaszczewski from the Chair and Department of General, Vascular, Endocrine, and Transplant Surgery at WUM, headed by Prof. Zbigniew Gałązka, has been awarded the Professor Zdzisław Boroń Prize for the best habilitation thesis in the field of ultrasonography, defended in 2024–2025.
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Innovative bioprosthetic pulmonary valve replacement
This novel procedure was performed by a team from the Department of Cardiology at the University Clinical Center, WUM, in two adults suffering from severe insufficiency of the pulmonary valve (i.e. the structure between the right ventricle and the pulmonary trunk). The implantable bioprosthetic valves ideally conform to the anatomical structure of the patient’s heart, which reduces the risk of such complications as paravalvular leaks.

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