Rules for the English Division Students (5th and 6th year) at the Faculty of Medicine

Medical University of Białystok, Psychiatry Department

Chairman: Prof. dr hab. n. med. Napoleon Waszkiewicz

Course Coordinator: Dr Magdalena Jurkowska

1. The rules are consistent with Regulations of full-time study at the Medical University of Białystok available at: https://www.umb.edu.pl/en/s,14440/Regulations_of_the_System_of_Providing_and_Improving_the_Quality_of_Education_at_the_Medical_University_of_Bialystok.
2. Attending lectures, seminars, classes, and practical solving clinical problems is obligatory.
3. Lectures take place in the tenth semester according to the schedule specified elsewhere.
4. Missing 3 or more lectures results in the necessity of making up and passing the overall content at the time agreed on with the Chairman before taking final exams.
5. Seminars take place in the 10th semester, they start at 8.30 AM and finish at 9.15 AM according to the schedule specified elsewhere.
6. Classes take place in the 10th and 11th semester, they start at 10.00 AM and last up to 13.15 PM according to the schedule specified elsewhere.
7. Seminars and classes are to take place in the Department of Psychiatry in Choroszcz, Brodowicza 1, otherwise you will be informed about the exact location.
8. Practical solving clinical problems take place in the 11th semester, they start at 8.30 AM and finish at 9.15 AM according to the schedule specified elsewhere.
9. Tutors are to supposed to be your guides into psychiatry, so do not hesitate to make use of their resources.
10. Irrespective of the specialty you choose, you are going to deal with psychiatric problems much more often than you expect to, so make the best of the time you get.
11. Using mobiles, pagers, cameras as well as other electronic equipment whatsoever during lectures, seminars, classes or exams is forbidden.
12. Taking care of personal belongings is up to you yourselves - The Department of Psychiatry does not assume any responsibility for potential loss or damage
13. Smoking indoors is forbidden.
14. All absences may be excused on health grounds or by dean’s leave only.
15. Retaking exams, seminars, classes, practical solving clinical problems, etc. in other departments during lectures, seminars, classes, or practical solving clinical problems in Psychiatric Department is not allowed.
16. Missed seminars must be made up for and passed at the time agreed on with the lecturer.
17. Missed classes must be made up for according to tutors’ instructions.
18. Missing more than 20% of classes or 3 seminars excludes the possibility of taking final exams and results in failing the course.
19. Classes may be proceeded by 5-item multiple-choice tests dealing with current and/or past subjects.
20. Your engagement in classes is assessed throughout the course - results in daily tests. Completion of the course requires passing all of daily tests.
21. The course in psychiatry ends with a practical exam and a final multiple-choice test, the former enabling the latter.
22. At the practical exam you are to prove that you have acquired basic skills necessary for conducting psychiatric examination, formulating and justifying hypothetical diagnosis as well as eventual treatment – specified number of points is granted.
23. Completion of the course requires passing the final multiple-choice test (at least 60% of the total score).
24. Failing the final multiple-choice test requires taking the retake exam at the time agreed on with the Chairman.
25. The final evaluation is determined by the result in the final multiple-choice test.
26. Any remarks or suggestions regarding the course can be addressed to the course coordinator Magdalena Jurkowska (mobile: +48 666 039 333; email: magdalena.jurkowska@umb.edu.pl).
27. Any disputable issues are to be dealt with by the Chairman Napoleon Waszkiewicz