Internal Rules & Regulations - Introduction to Internal Medicine Course, Students of the English Division

1. The Rules & Regulations of the Department of Haematology are consistent with the Terms & Conditions of Studies at the Medical University of Bialystok.
2. The course is delivered in accordance with the course schedule as approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine.
3. The Haematology course is generally held at the Department of Haematology, with one meeting at the RCKIK (Blood Bank)
4. Students are required to replace their outdoor footwear with special indoor footwear and to wear a white medical lab coat during the meetings (lab coats will not be provided by the School!). Lab coats for clinical practice have to be clean and ironed. Students are not allowed to wear them elsewhere at the School.
5. Bags, overcoats, outdoor jackets etc.  should be left in the cloakroom.
6. Each student will need a stethoscope for clinical practice (not provided by the School).
7. Students are only allowed to be present at a hospital ward with the permission of their teacher.
8. Students cannot leave their teaching rooms or hospital ward without the teacher’s permission.
9. Mobile phones must be switched off during class.
10. Taking photographs or recording videos is not allowed during class.
11. Students have to behave properly in front of patients.
12. Eating, drinking, smoking is forbidden in teaching rooms and hospital wards.
13. The Haematology course is delivered during one week through practical sessions and seminars.
14. Students should be prepared in terms of theoretical background for every class.
15. Students are required to be present at all the practical meetings and lectures. Students should attend ward visitations during the course.
16. All absences should be excused. If a student is absent for health reasons, they are required to provide a medical certificate; otherwise, a certificate issued by competent authorities will be needed.
17. Credits will not be awarded to students with unexcused absences.
18. A student who has received a medical certificate of prolonged inability to attend (at least for two weeks) is entitled to complete the practical course at their convenience, with the assistance of the teacher in charge of credits.
19. A student who is absent at more than 50% of all the practical sessions, even if these absences are excused, will not receive a credit according to the standard schedule.
20. Students are entitled to raise their comments regarding the Introduction to Internal Medicine course with the teacher responsible for the credit or with the Head of the Department, however not during any hospital ward visits.
21. Changes in the schedule are adjusted by one representative of the students
22. Students shall follow all the applicable health, safety and fire protection regulations. Any accident that may occur at the Department during the practical sessions shall be reported to the course teacher immediately.
23. To receive credit for the course, students have to pass a multiple choice test at the end of the course.