Naczelna Izba Lekarska

Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists

 

110 Jana Sobieskiego, 00-764 Warsaw

+48 (63-2) 929-63 66, 926-64 47, 929-73 61

sekretariat[at]hipokrates.org

www.oil.org.pl/xml/nil/wladze

 

The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists was established in its current form in 1989. Membership is compulsory for physicians and dentists in Poland.

 

Tasks and responsibilities 

• Representation and protection of the professions of physician and dentist
• Exercising care and supervision over diligent and conscientious practice
• Expressing opinions on matters concerning public health, health policy of the state and organisational arrangements for health protection
• Co-operating with scientific associations; higher education and research & development institutions in Poland and foreign countries
• Offering mutual aid and other forms of financial assistance to physicians and members of their families
• Establishment of the right to practise as a physician or dentist
• Maintaining the register of physicians and dentists
• Negotiating work and remuneration conditions
• Co-operating in matters of professional specialisation
• Chairing election commissions for the selection of the ward head and participating in the selection of other managerial positions in the health services
• Delivering opinions and tabling motions in matters of pre- and postgraduate education of physicians and dentists and other medical professionals
• Acting as medical courts in matters involving professional liability of physicians and dentists, as well as amicable settlements
• Recognising qualifications of physicians and dental practitioners who are nationals of EU Member States and wish  to practise their profession in the territory of Poland

Most of the above mentioned activities are performed at regional and national levels.

 

Medical education

 

Basic Medical Education 

• The minimum duration of study for acquiring a medical degree is 6 years / 5,500 hours
• The Ministry of Education defines the content of basic medical training by setting the curriculum framework, but universities have the freedom to offer additional subjects

Specialty Training 

• The Ministry of Health defines the content of specialty training by setting the framework programme for each specialty. The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists then reviews the framework
• Specialty training takes place at accredited hospitals
• Certificates for specialty training are issued by the Medical Examination Centre
• Specialty qualifications from abroad are recognised by the Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists' Centre of Recognition of Qualifications

Continuing Medical Education /
Continuing Professional Development (CME / CPD) 

• CME and CPD are compulsory in Poland
• The Ministry of Health is responsible for CME/CPD regulations
• The Polish Chamber of Physicians and Dentists is responsible for accrediting training events
• Physicians must accumulate 200 credits within 4 years