Medical University of Bialystok. Teaching regulations.
  • Updated 09.03.2026 by Klinika Pediatrii, Reumatologii, Immunologii i Chorób Metabolicznych Kości

    Teaching regulations

     

    DIDACTIC REGULATIONS FOR THE SUBJECT OF PEDIATRICS FOR STUDENTS OF MEDICINE AT THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK

     

     

    1. The hereby Regulations shall comply with the First Cycle and Second Cycle studies and Uniform Master Studies Regulations at the Medical University of Bialystok.
    2. Classes are held according to the schedule of classes in the medical field and the programme of studies approved by the Senate of the Medical University of Bialystok.
    3. Prior to commencing classes, personal belongings must be left in the student cloakroom.
    4. Students are responsible for their own personal belongings. In case of their theft or damage, employees of individual Departments bear no responsibility.
    5. Due to epidemiological causes, during all classes held within the premises of UDSK (University Children’s Teaching Hospital) departments, footwear must be changed and students are obliged to wear T-shirts or medical clothing with short sleeves (designated solely and exclusively for participation in classes held in UDSK). It is not allowed to wear jewellery and hand watches. Fingernails should be short and non-painted. Students' outfits and their behaviour ought to reflect respect towards a sick child, their parents/carers, and medical personnel.
    6. Students who exhibit worrying symptoms that might suggest an infectious disease should not participate in didactic classes. If counter indications occur for the participation in classes, they must be reported to the didactic unit head (or to the person designated by the unit head) prior to commencing didactic classes.
    7. Students participating in classes are obliged to adhere to the sanitary requirements set out in the general provisions and regulations issued by the Chief Sanitary Inspector and other authorized entities, as well as to the Orders of the Rector of the Medical University of Bialystok.
    8. During didactic classes, each student carries a stethoscope and their identifier. The stethoscope must be disinfected prior to its use and prior to conducting hand disinfection as well as directly after its use. Immediately before and after each contact with the patient, one should disinfect their hands in accordance with the binding principles.
    9. During classes, it is not allowed to use any electronic devices (smartphones, notebooks, audio equipment, etc.) in patient rooms.
    10. During lectures, seminars and practical classes, it is forbidden to take pictures, record sound and/or film without the consent of the class tutor under the pain of legal consequences.
    11. During exams, final tests, tests, and other forms of knowledge verification, hereinafter referred to as exams, it is forbidden for the students to use unauthorized forms of assistance. The following, among others, are considered forbidden forms of assistance:
      1. carrying mobile phones, other electronic devices, any accessories for such devices, books, notebooks etc., for exams,
      2. using mobile phones, other electronic devices, any accessories for such devices, books, notebooks etc. during exams,

     

      1. using the assistance of others, provided that the use of such assistance does not stem from the binding exam provisions or principles
    2. In case of detecting the possession or use by the student of the forbidden form of assistance, the exam of such a student is discontinued and the Rector is informed of the case for the purpose of initiating the disciplinary actions and, in justified cases, also notifying the law-enforcement bodies of the suspected crime.
    3. Discontinuation of the exam results in a failed grade without the possibility of using any later re-taking forms.
    4. Detailed provisions concerning prohibited assistance may be found in the Regulations of Studies as well as within the relevant Order of the Rector.
    5. All simulated patient documents, conducted for didactic purposes, in written or electronic form, must be deprived of any personal data and other information that could enable their identification.
    6. At UDSK, there is a complete ban on smoking (including e-cigarettes).
    7. During the didactic classes, the consumption of beverages and meals is prohibited in the lecture rooms and other clinic premises.
    8. The student is obliged to abide by the H&S provisions, fire provision and sanitary-epidemiological provisions. H&S provisions are posted on the clinics' websites. Students are obliged to familiarize themselves with them prior to commencing classes at the clinic and confirm the fact of having familiarized with them with their handwritten signature during the first academic year of didactic classes.
    9. Students are obliged to immediately notify the academic teachers conducting classes of any accident that occurs during the didactic classes.
    10. Student attendance is mandatory for all classes (both in the stationary and online modes).
    11. Absence during classes must be justified on the basis of a medical certificate, dean’s leave/dean's authorization, and the absence justification proof must be submitted to the clinic’s secretary's office within 7 days from ceasing the circumstances justifying such an absence. Documents submitted after the deadline shall not be considered and absence in this case shall be treated as non-justified.
    12. During classes, no unjustified absences shall be allowed. In case of an unjustified absence, the student shall not pass a given subject.
    13. Students who are late by more than 15 minutes shall be considered absent from classes.
    14. Students are obliged to prepare themselves theoretically prior to each class (also on the first day of classes), enabling their active participation in didactic classes. The scope of material is available on the website. Didactic regulations may be amended during the academic year only after obtaining the year representative's opinion.
    15. The condition for passing the classes is:

    YEARS II-V

    1. Presence during all forms of didactic classes realized in the stationary mode and in the online mode (practical classes, seminars, lectures). One justified absence per semester is allowed (medical certificate or dean’s leave) during didactic classes: practical classes/seminars per each unit conducting classes without the obligation to re-take the classes. A greater number of justified absences during didactic classes shall always require making up for these classes through attending them with another group (or in a different mode agreed with the unit head or with the person designated by them) no later than until the semester end,
    2. obtaining class credits in the form agreed by the didactic unit head (i.e. oral credit, written credit, test). If the cycle of classes in paediatrics in a given year is realized in several didactic units, obtaining credits from all units is the condition for passing a given subject. The student who failed to pass all the required classes cannot participate in the exam session.

    YEAR VI

    1. presence during all forms of didactic classes realized in the stationary mode and in the online mode (practical classes, practical clinical problem solving). One justified absence per semester is allowed (medical certificate or dean’s leave) during didactic classes: practical classes/practical resolving of clinical issues per each unit conducting classes without the obligation to re-take the classes. A greater number of justified absences during didactic classes shall always require making up for these classes through attending them with another group (or in a different mode agreed with the unit head or with the person designated by them), no later than the semester end.

     

    Principles of conducting the pediatrics exam:

    A. Initial arrangements

     

      1. The paediatrics exam during the VI year will be conducted as both a test and an oral exam, encompassing practical teaching elements.
      2. Exam terms (base and 2 re-takes) are scheduled by the unit in cooperation with a student representative. Designation of one additional term for all persons who justified their absence during any of the previous terms is allowed. Such a term will be held in September (no later than on 15 September). No additional terms of exams to the established ones, as per the above rule, shall be scheduled.
      3. The recommended handbooks may be found in the subject syllabus.
      4. No exemptions from the exam are envisaged.
    2. Test exam
      1. Test exams consist of 100 questions. Test questions cover all pediatrics disciplines in line with the syllabus from pediatrics from the years II-VI; no less than 25% of them will concern questions of a practical nature (i.e., analysis of laboratory test results, radiological test results, ECG results). Exam duration depends on the length of the questions.
      2. The test must be solved autonomously. Consequences of contacting other participants during the test exam, as well as all forms of forbidden assistance, have been specified in the provisions of points 11-14 of the hereby Regulations.
      3. Question sets are prepared in a manner that guarantees objectivism; they are arranged in such a way that persons sitting next to one another have a different order of questions.
      4. The test result is considered positive if the candidate answers at least 60% of the questions correctly. Obtaining a smaller number of points indicates failing to pass the entire exam, i.e., a failing grade in the first term.
      5. The test exam results are announced to students on the website of the clinic that organised the exam no later than within 3 working days from the date of conducting the exam, whilst maintaining the binding provisions of personal data protection.
      6. The scale of points and the scale of grades are based on the following criteria:
        a) <60% - failed grade (2)
        b) 60.00 – 67.99% - satisfactory grade (3)
        c) 68.00 -74.99% - satisfactory plus grade (3.5)
        d) 75.00 – 81.99% - good grade (4)
        e) 82.00 – 89.99% - good plus grade (4.5)
        f)         90.00 - 100% - very good grade (5).
        1. Remarks to the test questions may be submitted solely and exclusively in written form, directly after the completion of the test in the designated form, and prior to leaving the exam room. If the objection is upheld, the test question covered by the objection is omitted when determining the examination result for all candidates, which accordingly reduces the number of points that can be obtained.
        2. The student shall be entitled to familiarize themselves with the results of their test on a one-off basis (the answer key and the booklet with answers). The terms for viewing the work will be communicated to students by the clinic conducting the test after the test results are announced.
        3. Obtaining a failed grade results in the student being ineligible to take the oral exam.

    10. Failure to attend the exam/re-take exam without justification shall result in obtaining a fail grade.

    11. The principles of justifying absence during the exam and during re-take exams have been specified in the Regulations of Studies.

     

    1. Oral exam
      1. The oral examination will be conducted in all units teaching paediatrics.
      2. The terms of oral exams will be agreed by the unit heads; the exam will be held no later than 3 weeks from the date of passing the test. The number of students who will participate in the oral exam in the designated days will be determined by the didactic unit head.
      3. The assignment of the student to the didactic unit in which he or she will be passing the exam will be held by way of a draw organised by the Department of Pediatrics and Nephrology of the Medical University of Bialystok. The draw will be held within two working days of the announcement of the test exam results.
      4. The oral exam will consist of 3 questions encompassing practical aspects of paediatrics teaching.
      5. The final grade for the pediatrics exam will be the arithmetic mean of the test and oral exam grades.
    2. Re-take exam
      1. If a student receives a failed grade on an exam, the student is entitled to two re-take exams.
      2. In case of obtaining a failed grade during the oral exam, the student shall be entitled to the re-take oral exam solely in case he or she has not used the re-take term during the test exam. The term of the re-take exam will be assigned by the examiner.
      3. Each re-take exam is conducted in the same form as the basic exam.
      4. In case of all matters unresolved in the hereby Regulations, the provisions of the First Cycle and Second Cycle studies and Uniform Master Studies Regulations at the Medical University of Bialystok shall apply.
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