DEPARTMENT OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETOLOGY AND INTERNAL MEDICINE
RULES & REGULATIONS
for 5th year students of the English Division
The course shall be delivered according to the schedule set out by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry and the English Division of MUB, as per the curriculum approved by the Faculty Council.
Students shall comply with all the applicable health, safety, fire and sanitary/epidemiological regulations. These are published on the Department's website.
Students are required to change their clothes and footwear in a room clearly marked as the students’ cloakroom. Any outdoor clothes, bags or backpacks will not be allowed at the Department.
Students shall follow: the sanitary guidelines prescribed by law and issued by the Chief Sanitary Inspector and/or other competent authorities; and all Orders and announcements given by the Rector of the Medical University of Bialystok.
Students are required to wear clean white medical lab coats and clean indoor footwear. Furthermore, students shall have their own stethoscopes, which should be disinfected after every auscultation. Each student shall wear a name badge.
Use of multimedia devices is not allowed during class
It is forbidden to take photographs or produce any recordings during seminars or clinical practice. Any breach of this requirement may be penalized by law.
Students shall comply with the obligation of medical confidentiality. Any personal data in patient records shall be anonymized.
Students are not allowed to leave the Department during the course without the course teacher’s knowledge and consent.
Classes are held according to the course schedule, presented on the notice board at the Department and on the website. Students shall attend classes with their respective groups
Attendance at all classes is mandatory. Students shall come to class on time. Only the specified grounds for excusing an absence will be accepted.
In case of absence, students are required to present a relevant document (sick note or dean’s note) to the teacher not later than 7 days after the absence; otherwise, the absence will not be excused.
A student whose absence was duly excused shall cover the classes he/she missed, at a date and time agreed with the teacher, which shall be acceptable for not more than 30% of the total course length.
Students should not come to class if they have any symptoms of disease such as body temperature above 37.5°C, dry cough, shortness of breath, changed sense of smell or taste.
If a student is absent because of any of the above symptoms or because of pandemic isolation or quarantine, he/she shall cover the classes he/she missed, at a date and time agreed with the teacher on a case-by-case basis.
Students in quarantine shall participate in online classes, unless the physician in charge of their quarantine determines that they are unable to participate in distance learning.
Instructions for proper usage of protective equipment/clothing, proper usage of disinfectants (including materials and methods applicable to body surfaces and/or to equipment) are available at the Department and are discussed during the first meetings with students.
A student examining a patient is not allowed to wear any jewellery on his/her hands.
Students are only allowed to enter isolation rooms identified as “Izolacja ochronna” or “Izolacja kontaktowa” with the teacher’s permission.
Class teacher must be informed immediately of any injury or contact with biological materials.
No food or drink is allowed at the Department. Chewing gum shall not be allowed.
Smoking is strictly forbidden on the grounds of the Teaching Hospital.
Students are not allowed to use any sources of fire/flame, especially in the proximity of oxygen sources.
A student who notices any uncontrolled fire source should notify the teacher immediately.
Fire extinguishers (in red colour as required by the applicable regulations) are available on the premises of all the Departments/the Hospital.
In case of evacuation, instructions given by the person coordinating the evacuation are to be followed
Students will be given an opportunity to review their test papers within 14 days after the end of the course.
The grade for the writing assignment and the final grade will be communicated to each student by the teacher directly.
Obtaining practice credits and course credits is only possible during the respective academic year.
Procedure and requirements for a pass:
- Students are required to prepare for each class, including the first class of the course.
- The course will only be passed when the student is present at all practice sessions and seminars.
- Students’ performance is evaluated at each class without written records, based on class discussion, observation, level of commitment, or on the basis of a written assignment.
- Students’ performance at seminars is evaluated without written records.
- Each course ends with a written test of knowledge (multiple-choice questions), covering the course curriculum (including the topics covered at seminars, practical classes and lectures) and a patient history skill check (performing a specific assignment, multimedia presentation)
- If the course is not passed, students will have another opportunity to obtain a credit within 14 days after the end of the specific course cycle.
- Students may request to be given an opportunity to improve by retaking the test within the above specified 14-day period.
Scoring and grading system at the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Internal Medicine:
60-68% - satisfactory (3)
69-75% - fairly good (3.5)
76-84% - good (4)
85-94% - good plus (4.5)
95-100% - very good (5)
Course completion will be authorized by signatures of the competent staff. Otherwise, the course is not considered completed and the credit will not be assigned.
Any remarks should be presented to the person responsible for teaching at the Department: Agnieszka Adamska, PhD, or Prof. Adam Krętowski, Head of the Department.