Announcement No. 12/2021
of the Rector of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
of 8 April 2021

In connection with the Announcement No. 8/2021 of 18 March 2021, I hereby inform that starting from 12 April 2021 until 18 April 2021, with a possibility to extend this period:

I. I resume the classes to be conducted in a mixed-form with reference to the students of the following:
Medical analytics, uniform master studies – III, IV, V year of studies,
Medical biotechnology, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Medical biotechnology, undergraduate studies –III year of studies,
Medical coaching, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Dietetics, undergraduate studies –III year of studies,
Dietetics, graduate studies –II year of studies,
Electroradiology, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Electroradiology, undergraduate studies –III year of studies,
Pharmacy, uniform master studies- III, IV, V, VI year of studies,
Physiotherapy, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Physiotherapy, uniform master studies – III, IV, V year of studies,
Cosmetology, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Cosmetology, undergraduate studies III year of studies,
Medical, uniform master studies – III, IV, V, VI year of studies,
Medical-dentistry, uniform master studies – III, IV, V year of studies,
Neurobiology, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Nursing, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Nursing, undergraduate studies – III year of studies,
Midwifery, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Midwifery, undergraduate studies – III year of studies,
Medical rescue, undergraduate studies – III year of studies,
Health risk management, undergraduate studies – III year of studies,
Health risk management, graduate studies – II year of studies,
Public health, undergraduate studies – III year of studies,
Public health, graduate studies – II year of studies,
in all forms of course delivery methods taught in Polish, whereas lectures and seminars shall be held with the use of distant learning methods and techniques;

II. The suspension of classes held in person shall be continued with reference to the students of years of study not listed above,
III. With reference to the students of programs conducted in English, the classes shall be continued to be conducted in accordance with the hybrid mode.

Summer and mid-semester clerkships, and internships shall be continued to be conducted in line with the provisions of the Resolution No. 161/2020 of 8 September 2020, as amended, with reference to all fields and years of study.

Volunteering in the fight against the pandemic may be applied towards clerkship. Pursuant to the Decisions of the Rector of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, the period of student volunteering in the fight against the pandemic shall be deemed to be the excused absence and it shall be applied towards the classes – without necessity to cover those which were missed. The verification of the achieved learning outcomes shall be obligatory.

Professor Tomasz Szczepański, MD, PhD
Rector of the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice