We would like to shortly report the results of the 2nd Transatlantic Orthopaedic Live Surgery Broadcast 2020, which was held on-line on Monday, 16th of November 2020. The Webinar ‘s main theme was Pro- And Reactive Surgeries For Spastic Hip Disease In Cerebral Palsy Children and it was directed by prof. Marek Jóźwiak.
Dr. Timothy A. Wingert, the Dean and Professor at the University of the Incarnate Word Rosenberg School of Optometry, has been named a Fulbright Scholar to Poland. As part of this award, Dr. Wingert will teach students in the program and work with faculty and administration at PUMS regarding curriculum and academic programming.
A team of Polish and international scientists lead by assoc. prof. Łukasz Szarpak from Maria Sklodowska-Curie Medical University in Warsaw and including dr. Marek Dąbrowski from PUMS Department of Medical Education has developed a device to help medical staff work on patients with suspected infectious diseases. Schematics of the isolation device have been submitted to the Polish Patent Office.
A team of researchers from PUMS Department of Endocrinology, Metabolism and Internal Medicine lead by prof. Marek Ruchała has been presented with the Nicolas Copernicus Science Award by the Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences.
The Poznan Council of Rectors comprising rectors of all public higher education institutions of our city and presided by PUMS Rector Andrzej Tykarski has issued the following statement regarding the recent events in the country:
Prof. Maciej Zabel, PUMS alumnus and professor emeritus in our Histology Department has been awarded honorary doctorate degree by the authorities of University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn.
To our students who are in quarantine or isolation:
We want to offer you support in this difficult time by introducing the Mission UMPossible initiative - students-for-students support during the pandemic.
Due to the fact that the number of coronavirus infections has reached its all-time high in Poland and that Poznan has been designated "red zone" for the level of required anti-pandemic restrictions, Rector Andrzej Tykarski has issued a new regulation to update our guidelines for students and teachers to keep our community and learning environment safe.
According to the recent communication by the ECFMG students and graduates of Polish medical schools now have the option to complete their ECFMG certification and to be exempted from sitting the USMLE Step 2CS while this examination is suspended due to coronavirus pandemic. This opens the possibility for PUMS students and graduates to complete their professional licensing despite the temporary unavailability of the Clinical Skills examination.
The academic year 2020/2021 has been officially inaugurated by Rector Andrzej Tykarski in a ceremony that took place on October 2. It included a speech by the Rector, immatriculation of new students, presentation of awards and degrees, as well as a lecture by Prof. Iwona Mozer-Lisewska.
The Rector has issued a resolution with guidelines for students and teachers on how to conduct teaching activities during the CoViD-19 pandemic. The document is available here.
