Medicine&Dentistry
UNIFIED MASTER’S DEGREE
In Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, in a School of Medicine, English division studies have been conducted for more than 20 years. In 2019 year, first English division learning cycle was finished by students of Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze. University has a perennial campus with a reach history, with a friendly and kind atmosphere. University campus attracts students from around the world and gives opportunity to become independent and to get social maturity. There is a dormitory in the area near the Zabrze-Rokitnica Campus, very close to Medical Units and Departments in which, mostly first and second year students decide to live. Medical campus is not only studying, but also atmosphere and tradition characteristic for a south region of Poland called Śląsk. In about 30 km distance are localized the objects with great history – cultural units for example museums/coal mines (UNESCO), strictly connected with the history of coal and silver mining in Zabrze, Katowice, Tarnowskie Góry, cultural zone in Katowice, Giszowiec District, opera in Bytom. Katowice got title of the “City of Music” because of its’ huge number of cultural units connected with music. What is very characteristic in Śląsk is its’ good communication with the other regions of our country. It takes only 1,5 hour to get to Beskidy mountains, with enormous number of great view places and hiking trails. It takes about 7 hours to change landscape and get by the Baltic Sea. Śląsk is also popular because it is most populated in Poland, and hence it is a mix of different nationalities, cultures, traditions and religions.
HISTORY
Before 1971, the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze (formerly the Faculty of Medical Sciences) was the only faculty of the Medical University of Silesia (formerly Medical University of Silesia). Established in 1948 it consequently performed as the fundamental body of other schools.
The origin of the School dates back to 1946 when the Citizens’ Committee for Preparation of the Silesian Social Academy of Medicine made its first attempt to establish such school in Upper Silesia. Discussions held with General Jerzy Ziętek – the Vice-voivode of Silesia, assumed education of personnel for the primary health care (provided on social insurance basis), treatment of occupational diseases and launching the preventive programmes. The scientific and teaching background was supposed to be Polish School of Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Scotland and the equipment was to be supplied by Paderewski Hospital, also from Edinburgh, and financed by Paderewski Testimonial Foundation.
Future location would have been Rokitnica and Bytom while the organizational efforts were entrusted to Professor Antoni Tomasz Jurasz, MD PhD (1882-1961), founder of the School in Edinburgh. Soon after, in 1947, the project was cancelled. Changes of the political systems forced in Poland made the Foundation and Prof. Jurasz himself, withdraw from the challenge. Neither did the authorities approve of the idea, interested only in takeover of the equipment and promoting, instead of the Academy, establishment of an Institute providing specialist training programmes for the physicians.
Nevertheless, by ordinance of the 20th March, 1948, the Council of Ministers established the Medical Academy in Bytom, acting as a graduate school with a Department of Medicine including within its structures the Division of Dentistry. The first dean wad Prof. Tadeusz Pawlikowski, MD PhD (1904-1985), a the vice-dean – Prof. Mieczysław Jankowski MD PhD (1896 – 1978).
STUDY PROGRAMS IN ZABRZE
The Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze offers undergraduate programmes for English speaking students at the Denistry Program. The studies comprise 10 semesters and include theoretical, pre-clinical and clinical courses. The syllabus includes also a summer holiday internship. The programme has been designed to meet all the valid teaching standards. A student is awarded the professional title of a dentist.
FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES IN ZABRZE IN NUMBERS:
The Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze offers programmes to polish and english speaking students at the Dentistry Program also polish speaking students at the Medical and Paramedics programme. In the academic year 2023/2024 the Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze is attended by almost 2 470 students, including 1 597 students of medicine, 740 students of dentistry and 133 students of medical rescue.
GRADUATES:
Until the academic year 2022/2023 the number of our School graduates reached 9 712 physicians, 6 966 dentists (English and Polish Division) and 506 paramedics.
The faculties of medicine and dentistry have been accredited by Polish Accreditation Committee (Resolution No. 217/2023 of the 06.04.2023 and Resolution No. 1041/2023 of 23.11.2023)
TEACHING AND SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES
At present, the School comprises 57 Departments (clinical departments and wards) in Zabrze, Bytom, Katowice, Sosnowiec and Tarnowskie Góry, as well as the Department of Doctoral Studies, the Department of Foreign Languages.
UNIVERSITY DENTISTRY CENTER AND MEDICAL SIMULATION CENTER
What makes our University unique is the practical form of didactic classes. Working with the patient starts at third year of studies, preceded by practical experience in medical simulation conditions. The great example of competitive for different academic units didactic base is a newly created Medical Simulation Center in Zabrze. Medical Simulation Center gives students opportunity to get practical skills of their future profession, which is the most important aspect for foreign students.
This center is equipped with modern equipment, phantom rooms with vision tracks for both the medical and dental faculty. The Medical Simulation Center in Zabrze gives students the opportunity to learn a profession in practice. The first „phantom patients” at the Medical Simulation Center begin their actual medical practice.
Tempting for English-speaking students is very quick contact with a „real patient”. Compared to foreign centers, students of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice start their practical classes very quickly, which is what they care about the most. This is a very big advantage for studying in Zabrze. Students gain practice by learning on the latest equipment with the use of modern technologies, both in dentistry and in general medicine.
In addition, students have the opportunity to comprehensively diagnose and treat the patient, thanks to the classes introduced in the field of medicine and dentistry in the subject of „Integrated dentistry”. This subject allows you to look at the patient through the prism of all areas of dentistry and to choose the appropriate method of treatment, not just „moving” within one field of dentistry. Learning carried out in this way allows the future dentist to be prepared to work with the patient in a comprehensive manner.
For many English-speaking students, studying at the Medical University of Silesia can be a great start to a further scientific career. Belonging to the Student Science Club is a great opportunity to gain scientific achievements. Any research and scientific work can be successfully published in English-language journals, and, moreover, can be presented at STN Conferences in English-language sessions, which are highly scored.
Faculty: MEDICINE and DENTISTRY
Degree: MD
Length of studies: 5 years (10 semesters)
BASIC MEDICAL SUBJECTS INCLUDE:
Human anatomy, Biology, Biophysics, Chemistry, Histology, cytology, embryology, Public health, Biochemistry, Microbiology and immunology, Human physiology, Pathology, Pathophysiology, Pharmacology
MEDICAL SUBJECTS INCLUDE:
Qualified first aid, Cancer prevention, Elements of gynecology and perinatology, Emergency medicine, Forensic medicine, Radiology, Anaesthesiology, Dermatology and venerology, General surgery, Infectious diseases, Internal medicine, Neurology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Clinical pharmacology, Ophtalmology, Otorhinolaryngology
DENTAL SUBJECTS INCLUDE:
Conservative dentistry and endodontics, Preclinical conservative dentistry and endodontics, Dental prosthetics, Gnathophysiology, Maxillofacial surgery, Orthodontics, Dental prophylaxis in pediatric dentistry, Periodontology and oral mucosa diseases, Dental materials science, Oral surgery, Dental radiology, Oral pathology.
- Register and create an account on SUM’s platform.
- Follow the instructions and submit your application via the platform.
- Attach scanned copies of all required documents to your application.
- Pay the application fee of 85/100* PLN to the SUM bank account.
- 100 PLN applies to candidates qualified on the basis of an entrance examination conducted by the University.
- After submitting the application, you will be notified via your University online account or email regarding the status of your application.
- Once the University Admission Committee verifies your documents, you will be informed about the further procedures.
- Upon completion of the qualification procedure, the candidate’s number will be added to the ranking list.
- Note: Candidates may be required to attend the entrance examination, as specified in Conditions and procedure of recruitment for studies conducted in English at the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
- The ranking lists will be published on the University website once a sufficient number of candidates have completed the application procedure.
- After satisfactory verification of the Electronic Application Form, the candidate is required to submit the printed and signed Application Form, along with the original or notarized copies of all attached documents, to the University’s mailing address or present them in person upon arrival, before the beginning of the academic year.
- Original or notarized copy of the high school diploma
- Identification document (to be presented for verification)
- Scanned ID/passport photo (resolution: 300 DPI)
- Certificate confirming English language proficiency
- Receipt of the registration fee payment in the amount of 85/100 PLN* (transferred to this account number) (*100 PLN applies to candidates qualified on the basis of an entrance examination conducted by the University).
- Apostille – required if the high school/college diploma was issued in a country that is a signatory to the Hague Convention of 5 October 1961, which waives the requirement of legalization of foreign public documents.
- NAWA recognition statement confirming the recognition of the high school/college diploma. This applies in the case of documents not recognized in Poland by operation of law, issued in a country with which the Republic of Poland has not signed a mutual educational document recognition agreement, or documents from a country with which Poland has such an agreement but the specific document is not covered by it.
All documents must be issued in English language. If the original document is issued in another language, a sworn translation into English is required.
After satisfactory verification of the Electronic Application Form, the candidate is required to submit the printed and signed Application Form, along with the original or notarized copies of all attached documents, to the University’s mailing address or to present them in person upon arrival, before the beginning of the academic year.
If a candidate’s school-leaving certificate does not include the required subject(s), or if the certificate was issued in a country other than those listed in the Terms and procedures, the candidate will be required to take an oral entrance exam in English language on a date chosen from the available time slots published for candidates.
During the entrance exam, the candidate’s knowledge at the Polish high-school level will be assessed in the following subjects:
- biology (mandatory)
- chemistry or physics, as per candidate’s choice
The entrance exam will be conducted remotely via the MS Teams platform. Please ensure that your computer settings allow your webcam, microphone, and speakers/headphones to function properly in the Teams application.
Final result obtained in the entrance exam is given in points and determines candidate’s position on the rank list.
Each candidate can take the entrance exam only once during a single admission process.
In order to prepare for the entrance exam please review the following SYLLABUS.
Candidates will be admitted to the English-language medical program based on a ranking list. Each candidate’s position on the list will be determined by the number of points earned either from the school-leaving certificate or from the entrance examination.
The ranking list will be published on the university website once the qualification process for all candidates has been completed.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Use your candidate number to track your position on the ranking list.