A Brief History of Poland by The World
Factbook 2006
Poland is an ancient nation that was conceived near the middle of the 10th century. Its golden age occurred in the 16th century. During the following century, the strengthening of the gentry and internal disorders weakened the nation. In a series of agreements between 1772 and 1795, Russia, Prussia, and Austria partitioned Poland amongst themselves. Poland regained its independence in 1918 only to be overrun by Germany and the Soviet Union in World War II. It became a Soviet satellite state following the war, but its government was comparatively tolerant and progressive. Labor turmoil in 1980 led to the formation of the independent trade union "Solidarity" that over time became a political force and by 1990 had swept parliamentary elections and the presidency. Read
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About the
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Although
higher education in Poznan began as early as the 16th century it
was not until May 1919 that the University of Poznan was
established. Its principal creator and first Rector was Heliodor
Swiecicki, a prominent gynecologist. In the same year the Poznan
Medical College and the Department of Pharmacy were all started.
In 1920 the Medical College was converted into the Faculty of
Medicine with Professor Adam Wrzosek as Dean as well as the
Division of Pharmacy was established with Professor Konstanty
Hrynakowski as its Director. In 1929 a Chair of Dentistry was
established in the Medical faculty and later this was converted
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the Medical Faculty, including the Division of Dentistry and the
Pharmaceutical Faculty, were detached from the main University
and established as an independent unit called the Karol
Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences, named after a
famous Poznan physician of the early 19th century. A Faculty of
Nursing and a Division of Laboratory Medicine were added in
1979. In 1992 Medical Faculty II, including the Division of
Medical Education in English was formed, thus becoming the first
institution in Poland to teach medicine to overseas students.
Two programs were prepared, a 4-year course for students taking
the United States Medical Licensing Examinations (U.S.M.L.E.)
and a 6-year course for English-speaking students, but partially
based on the Polish 6-year M.D. course. In the year's
2000-2004, Medical Faculty II was expanded to include the
Dentistry program in English and the Faculty of Pharmacy was
expanded to include an English program. |
Collegium Stomatologium
The new Dentistry Building
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In 1993 a new discipline,
public health, was introduced to the Faculty of Nursing which
was subsequently renamed the Faculty of Health Sciences. Two
important recent developments have been the establishment of a
Department of Neonatology, the first in Poland, and a Magnetic
Resonance Imaging Canter. Research and Graduate Education Among
the scientific achievements of Faculty members have been those
of Franciszek Adamanis who worked on drug phase transitions,
Wanda Blenska for her work on an anti-leprosy vaccine, Stefan
Dabrowski for his pioneer work on the nephron, Wiktor Dega who
created the Polish rehabilitation school, Boleslaw Gladysz,
tutor of numerous eminent Polish radiologists and author of the
outstanding work "Tomography", Jan Krotoski who developed the
first Polish heart-lung machine, Wanda Moczko for her diagnostic
work in both dental radiography and mammography, Stefan Rózycki
who introduced the use of radiology into comparative anatomy and
Rudolf Sarrazin for his work on dental filling materials. |
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Poznan University of Medical Sciences is a modern school of
medicine. It has a modern library with full computer facilities,
modern lecture halls, computer rooms and scientific
laboratories. Theoretical, practical and clinical activities
take place in 5 modern University Clinical Hospitals. We are
ready and open to admit anyone suitably qualified who wishes to
study the medical sciences, acquire and perfect professional
skills, earn scientific degrees and conduct research.
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In recent years Poznan
University of Medical Sciences has conducted research and
developed collaborative projects with many leading universities
in Europe and the U.S.A. The main areas of research currently
being pursued by these scholars include: - the molecular
diagnostics of genetically determined disorders - the
construction of a new model of perinatal care - the prevention,
diagnosis, and treatment of diseases related to civilization and
- the search for new naturally occurring and synthetic
medications. Students who join the Student Scientific
Association collaborate in these research projects. Every year
the University organizes close to a hundred graduate lectures,
conferences or symposia for physicians, dentists, pharmacists
and specialists in the various branches of medical technology. |
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The Dental School |
In academic year 2003/04
there were enrolled 4,797 students (i.e. Medicine 1,484 ;
Dentistry 525 ; Pharmacy 780 ; Medical Technology 156 ; Nursing
703 ; Physiotherapy 364 ; Midwifery 98 and Public Health 578
respectively of which 267 were foreign students. In the period
1950-99 13,040 physicians, 4,516 dentists, 5,406 pharmacists,
544 Masters of Medical Technology and 1,284 Masters of Nursing
were graduated from the University. In addition, 2,969
candidates received advanced medical degrees. At the close of
the academic year 153 professors with 859 academic and clinical
instructors and 321 technical staff members were conducting
instruction and research. The University numbers eight
institutes, twenty six departments and fifty eight chairs.
Moreover five State Clinical Hospitals with 2,216 beds, together
with 445 beds in other Poznan hospitals provide a variety of
clinical bases for University teaching and research. |
| The 1998
graduating class from Poznan was a very successful group. Of
those who took the USMLE with the group, approx. 75% passed
the first part of the US medical licensing exam and 100% passed
the second part of the US medical licensing exam. Graduating
students from the school in Poznan had performed elective
clinical rotations in 30 different hospitals in 6 different
states. |
1998 Graduating Class
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