Partner Introduction: Jagiellonian University

Košice, 8.10.2018

Andrzej A. Kononowicz, Anna Kocurek, Agata Stalmach-Przygoda, Łukasz Balcerzak

Jagiellonian University Medical College

Jagiellonian University

• Founded in 1364

• 15 faculties, 38 860 students, 4 000 academic teachers

• Three faculties form the Medical College

• Pharmacy, Medicine and Health Sciences (6500 students)

• School of Medicine in English (700 students)

• New medical campus in Prokocim

• Centre for Innovative Medical Education

Department of Bioinformatics and Telemedicine

• Head: Prof. Irena Roterman-Konieczna

• Focus of research and teaching:

– Proteomics/Genomics, 3-D generation of proteins structure and computer-aided drug design, Telemedicine (Streaming Services, Teleconsultations), Augemnted Reality (Microsoft HoloLens), 3D printing, Tele-robotics, Biostatistics, Medical Education Informatics (Virtual Patients, MOOCs, VLE)

• Editors of Bio-Algorithms and Med-Systems Journal

– Published by De Gruyter, indexed by DBLP, Embase, SCOPUS

• (Co-)organisers of the MCSB Conference

– Organised each 5 years (next in 2020)

– Collaboration with University of Science and Technology AGH

– Around 100 participants

• Collaboration with

– Anatomy and Cardiology (3D print outs of models)

– Radiology and Dentistry (Medical Teleconsulations)

– Cardiosurgery (Augmented reality in surgery)

Andrzej A. Kononowicz

• Background: Computer Science

– 2004, AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków

– 2005, Technical University Clausthal (Germany)

– Thesis: Distribution of electronic learning objects with the use of multi-agent technology and semantic networks

• Early research work in Kraków (since 2005):

– 2006 Fellowship at the University of Zurich, Switzerland: clinical pathways

– 2006-2009 FP6, HEARTFAID, Knowledge-based platform for monitoring of heart failure patients: clinical decision support

– 2007-2010 eContentPlus, eViP: shared collection of repurposed virtual patients across Europe

• PhD in Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering

– 2011 Thesis: „A system for supporting medical education based on the concept of clinical pathways”

• Post-Doc

– 2013-2015 Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden

– 2012-2013 FP7 Virtual Physiological Human Network of Excellence, collaboration with University of Sheffield, UK

– 2013-2014 KIX, Karolinska Institute at edX platform, Virtual Patients in Massive Open Online Courses

• Current (back in Krakow, since 2015)

– 2016-2018 Erasmus+, WAVES: Widening Access to Virtual Educational Scenarios

– 2016-now, Systematic Review on Virtual Patients Effectiveness using Cochrane methodology

– 2016-now, Collaboration with Inga Hege and Dept. of Medical Education, Kraków on Clinical Reasoning in Virtual Patients

Department of Medical Education

• Head: Dr Grzegorz Cebula (former Dr Michał Nowakowski)

• Focus of research and teaching:

○ teaching and learning undergraduate medical professionals in a simulated environment, from simple technical skills to complex areas, including doctor - patient communication, professionalism, clinical reasoning and team working (also by high-fidelity simulation and with a help of standardized patients)

○ problem-based learning

○ examining (tests, OSCE and computer-aided assessments)

○ faculty development, among others by training members of the academic community

○ integration of the teaching at the University

Department of Medical Education

• Head: Dr Grzegorz Cebula (former Dr Michał Nowakowski)

Organization of the cyclic events, such as :

the Medical Education Forum (Forum Edukacji Medycznej)

Workshops at McMaster International Review Course in Internal Medicine

Agata Stalmach-Przygoda

• Education:

– 2002, Jagiellonian University, Medical College

– since 2010 Consultant in Family Medicine

• Work:

– since 2003 Family Doctor (Nowy Targ, Frydman, Istebna, Krakow)

– since 2008 Department of Medical Education at Jagiellonian University

■ co-creator and coordinator of the communication skills courses

■ co-creator of the OSCE exam at Jagiellonian Medical College

■ involvement in the faculty development

•Areas of scientific interest:

– teaching and learning of the communication skills

– OSCE - Objective Structured Clinical Examination

Anna Kocurek

• Medical background:

– 2004, Jagiellonian University, Medical College

– since 2014 Consultant in radiology

• Educational background:

– 2017, University of Edinburgh (Great Britain)

– Thesis: Understanding of medical professionalism among

Polish medical teachers

• Areas of scientific interest:

– teaching, learning and assessment of medical professionalism

– integration of the medicine teaching

– application of modern imaging methods in clinical settings

Łukasz Balcerzak

• Education

– current

■ postgraduate internship, medicine

■ sociology student

– 2012 - 2018

■ MD at Jagiellonian University Medical College

■ 2016 - Erasmus+ exchange in University of Rome, Tor Vergata

■ courses/workshops/conferences in Medical Education

•Student Organisations

– 2012 - 2018

■ Students’ Union on local and national level

■ IFMSA-Poland

• scientific interests: educational climate, assessment, curriculum mapping

Experiences in Curriculum Management and Mapping

• Syllabi on-line

– USOS Web – Learning Management System (not Learning Content Management System, for LCMS we use Moodle)

– Booklet (PDF) with programme description

– Study Guide On-line (referatory for student – e.g. USOS descriptions, Moodle courses, links to individual departments)

• Curriculum Mapping Matrix in Microsoft Excel format (2012)