FAQ
Q: Does PUMS accept transfer students from other Universities? What are the requirements?
A: Unfortunately, PUMS does not accept transfers from other Universities.
Q: What are the approximate costs of living in Poland?
A: More information you can find here: http://go-poland.pl/cost-living-poland
Q: I am a dental student. How do I can get the locker at the Collegium Stomatologicum?
A: The locker room for dental students is available at Collegium Stomatologicum (address: 70 Bukowska str., ground floor). Students may use the lockers with electronic locks. The electronic lock can be set to operate in public mode (multi user) or in private mode (single user). Instructions are placed on the lockers.
Q: I’m interested in studying Dentistry. Can someone guide me around the University and can I sit one of the classes or enter into the clinics to see how it looks like?
A: There is possibility to arrange a tour around the University and the campus (contact: campustour@pums.edu.pl). Once you will be accepted into DDS/MD Program, a campus tour will be a part of your orientation.
Q: Do you offer preparation courses for the DDS applicants?
A: No, we do not. There are, however, other European universities that do have such programs in their offer.
Q: Does PUMS accept transfer students from other universities? What are the requirements?
A: We do not accept transfers from other universities to our English-language programs.
Q: How many courses will I have to study each year?
A: Detailed curriculum and plan of studies for each year can be found on our website: click here to follow the link
Q: How do I can make an appointment with the Associate Dean?
A: The Associate Dean is available in the Dean’s office and the students who need to see them must schedule an appointment by e-mailing to the appropriate dean’s office staff. Contact details for DDS office staff are available here: click here to follow the link
Q: How do I find more information about the LEK/LDEK exam?
A. Please visit the website of CEM (Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych w Łodzi) at http://www.cem.edu.pl/english_info_ldek.php.
Q: Can someone else pick up my transcript or diploma?
A: Third party recipients must have documentation (i.e. a notarized letter, release of information, power of attorney) from the person whose diploma they are picking up, stating that they are authorized to obtain the diploma/transcript. They must have a current picture ID when they come to get the diploma/transcript.
Q: How can I make an appointment to the doctor?
A: In order to make an appointment to the family doctor you should contact the Dean’s Office – Mrs. Anna Tomczak, tel. atomczak@ump.edu.pl.
More information is available on the following link: https://pums.ump.edu.pl/student-zone/medical-psychological-assistance.html#medical-assistance
Q: How do I do the medical check up and Salmonella/shigella check-up?
A: PUMS students are required to undergo a medical check-up in order to confirm that they are fit to study medicine/ dentistry/ pharmacy/ physiotherapy.
Please use this time period to do the following:
A. Medical check-up
1) pick up your check-up referral at the Dean’s Office (or have a classmate or class representative do it for you – the document includes your name and DOB). The referrals are only valid for one month from the date they were issued.
2) visit the University Outpatient Clinic at 39 Przybyszewskiego St (small building next to Eskulap dorm), where you should undergo blood and urine tests. Urine sample cups are available in all pharmacies [“pojemnik na mocz”]. Tests can be done in the morning, between 7:30-10:20 am.
Collect further referral for chest x-ray (the Outpatient Clinic already has a copy of your x-ray report on file if it was a part of your application documents – in this case it is not necessary to repeat the x-ray examination).
3) If you do not have a valid chest x-ray results on file, visit the specialty outpatient clinic at 1 Szylinga St. to have the examination done: ground floor, entrance B. Opening hours are 8am to 3pm. Test results will be automatically sent to the Outpatient Clinic within 3 working days.
The check-up is mandatory and free of charge.
B. Salmonella/shigella check-up
According to the Regulation of the Polish Minister of Health all students of medical universities are required to undergo an epidemiology screening and obtain a booklet with results of this examination.
In order to acquire this booklet (“Książeczka sanepidowska” – “Sanepid’s booklet”), you should:
1) pick up referral notes from the Dean’s Office (valid for one month starting from the day they were issued),
2) buy three „fecal transport swabs” [in Polish: “wymazówka z podłożem transportowym”] in specialistic pharmacy in Voivodship Sanitary and Epidemiological Station at 60 Nowowiejskiego St. (Monday – Friday 8am-2pm or in other pharmacy)
3) go to the Laboratory of Microbiology and Parasitology of the Voivodship Sanitary and Epidemiological Station in Poznan (Laboratorium Mikrobiologii i Parazytologii Wojewódzkiej Stacji Sanitarno-Epidemiologicznej w Poznaniu) at 60 Nowowiejskiego St.
– give three stool samples (from three consecutive days, kept at low temperature),
– the laboratory is open Monday – Friday between 8am – 1pm,
– come back to the Lab one week after delivering the samples in order to receive the results of this examination which should be documented in the booklet bought in the lab (2,50 PLN).
After completing all the lab tests (A and B), please visit the University Outpatient Clinic at 39 Przybyszewskiego St. one more time to finalize your check up (doctor’s consultation: Mo, Tue, Thu, Fri: 9am to 2pm; Wed – 9am to 12 noon).