Through a symbolic cut of the red ribbon, the new UKSW Collegium Medicum building was opened. – To serve and to search for the truth is the primary role of medical studies at UKSW – said rev. prof. Ryszard Czekalski.
It took less than two years to build a new seat for the Faculty of Medicine at the University campus at Wóycickiego street. Its official opening ceremony, attended by reputable guests, took place on Thursday.
The ribbon was cut and the new building was opened by rev. prof. Ryszard Czekalski, PhD hab., Rector of UKSW, Cardinal. Kazimierz Nycz, Grand Chancellor of the Church Faculties of UKSW, Przemysław Czarnek, Minister of Science and Higher Education, Piotr Bromber, Vice-Minister of Health, and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Collegium Medicum Filip M. Szymański, PhD hab., University professor.
– Today’s date will be remembered as the official closing of a certain stage of development of the Faculty of Medicine. Its history was created by my honorable predecessors in the Rector’s chair, whom I would like to greatly appreciate, but also by individual work of everyone in the academic community – said rev. prof. Ryszard Czekalski, PhD hab., Rector of UKSW, at the beginning of the ceremonial opening of the new WMCM seat. The Rector expressed his gratitude to everyone involved in the development of the Faculty of Medicine, emphasizing the role of Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, the Ministry of Health, local and regional government authorities, and the research and administrative staff of UKSW.
– Teaching medical personnel is a huge responsibility and a great challenge. I strongly believe that despite certain tough experience with the development of the Collegium Medicum building, we have managed to build a unique community to undertake this task. This community works for the superior idea, which is the benefit of the University, and therefore the benefit and growth of our whole Mother Country – rev. prof. Ryszard Czekalski, PhD hab., Rector.
Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz, the Archbishop of Warsaw, spoke about the need to remember all those who contributed to the history of the Faculty of Medicine at UKSW.
– I would like to appreciate the work of all those who have contributed to the entrance of medicine to UKSW – he said and added: – The most important thing is what and who this building is going to serve. Thus, I will bless the people who will make this Faculty yield good and useful fruit.
Przemysław Czarnek, Minister of Science and Higher Education, recognized UKSW’s openness to medical students from Ukraine who will be studying at our University. He also emphasized the collaboration of the universities of Warsaw in the field of medical training. – To set up a faculty of medicine and to continue its development is not an easy job. You need support from medical schools, local and central government authorities. I hereby declare to give you that support – the Minister assured.
Piotr Bromber, Vice-Minister of Health, added his assurance of the support to be offered to WMCM. – Together with the Ministry of Education, we endeavor to improve the infrastructure for medical training, to admit more students and to offer more opportunities for training of future physicians.
The Vice-Minister emphasized the importance of opening a faculty of medicine at our University because of the environment of social studies. — The numbers are important, so is the infrastructure, but we also need more humanity in medicine. Here at UKSW, the environment of other sciences and studies offers this unique opportunity to see how important people are for medicine – he said.
Filip M. Szymański, PhD hab. in Medicine, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, University professor, thanked all those committed to the opening of the Faculty of Medicine, particularly the Rector of UKSW. He also presented his plans for the development of a multiple-profile simulation center for postgraduate studies and the development of clinical trials.
The ceremony was held at Auditorium Maximum and thereafter at the new seat of the Faculty of Medicine, attended by teachers and students of Medicine. The Rector of UKSW said this to the students: – To serve and to search for the truth is the primary role of medical studies at UKSW. You should see your patients not just as a new medical case but always, firstly, as a human being. You should view people horizontally, with empathy, remembering that the human body carries a great treasury, which is the soul.
Erection of the new seat of the Faculty of Medicine Collegium Medicum UKSW began on 17 April, 2020 and the cornerstone was laid in the presence of Cardinal Kazimierz Nycz and representatives of State authorities on 18 August, 2020. The project was executed by Skanska S.A. The total cost of the building with fitting was at nearly 43 million PLN.
17 March 2022
