What is the self-reliance of nurses and midwives in practice? Why does the system overlook many of their important competencies? And what can be done to change this? These are the main issues of the conference, held at MUW.

The celebration of the symbolic renewal of diplomas after 50 years is always accompanied by positive emotions. The event, during which the university thanks medical and dental graduates for their commitment and dedication to the health and lives of patients, is also a great opportunity to reminisce about student years together with long-lost colleagues.

Can the dentist contribute to identifying hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes risk? What is the importance of communication skills in medical practice? What should the prevention of musculoskeletal overload in the medical profession look like? These are just some of the topics addressed at the 17th West-East Conference, which took place on April 26 within the walls of our university.

On April 24, the second edition of the Festival of Possibilities - Medical Job Fair was held at the Teaching Center MUW. Our students and graduates were able to meet with employers from the medical and pharmaceutical industries to see the variety of paths they can choose when planning their professional future. Participants were treated to an exhibition zone, a counseling zone, a Q&A zone, as well as a zone where they could have their professional photo taken for their application documents after having their makeup done by makeup artists.

Thanks to the very good result of the evaluation of the quality of scientific activity and the fact that all scientific disciplines represented at MUW received a high A category, our university received additional funding in the amount of PLN 13.8 million for the development of science in 2024-2026.

National Heart Week is underway. In connection with this, we asked our specialists from the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology about the latest methods of diagnosing and treating heart diseases.

This time the lecture for high school students was given by Prof. Artur Ludwin, Head of the 1st Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University Center for Women's and Newborn Health MUW. He spoke about how to become a virtuoso of the “keyhole” gynecological surgery.

Specialists from the 1st Chair and Department of Cardiology UCC MUW, in cooperation with the team from the Department of Heart, Thoracic and Transplant Surgery UCC MUW, performed the procedure on April 15 using the innovative AngioVac system. The patient was a 38-year-old patient with a primary diagnosis of liver echinococcal cyst, complicated by a septic condition.

These were three intense days filled with lectures, workshops and, above all, interesting and inspiring scientific presentations by students and postgraduates from all over the world. It is their active participation and willingness to share their achievements in various fields of biomedicine that are the most important point of the Warsaw International Medical Congress for Young Scientists – an international event that has been organized at our university for 27 years.

The organ care system for heart (OCS Heart) was used for the first time in the history of Polish heart transplantology to transport an organ from the donor to the recipient on March 4, 2024, by the Clinic of Heart, Thorax and Transplant Surgery of the University Clinical Center of the Medical University of Warsaw headed by Prof. Mariusz Kuśmierczyk. The use of this innovative equipment ensures that the heart is transported in “comfortable” conditions – beating, nourished and protected against the necrotic environment outside the human body.