Medical engineering in Poland

Abstract

Medical physics and medical engineering in Poland has almost 80 years of history. Education in biomedical engineering, started in 1946 at the Warsaw University of Technology. During years of activity in this field, the group of specialists was growing up and in 1965 the Polish Society of Medical Physics was founded. Actually, more than 10 universities offer education in biomedical engineering and more than 20 are working in this area. The current program offers the first degree study (engineer), the second degree (MSc) and third degree (PhD). The regulation of Ministry of Health introduced in 2002 the specialization in medical engineering as a profession in clinical environment, for engineers and medical physicists, similar to that in medical education system. Structure of education program of medical engineering specialization in Poland has been prepared according to medical needs, Bologna Declaration, IFMBE recommendations and practical possibilities.