Credit studies

- The solution that we are proposing today fits in with the entire range of instruments that we have prepared in recent years with a view to increasing the number of medical staff in Poland, said Niedzielski, emphasizing that the solution is intended primarily for relatively less affluent people. - We want to help talented young Poles to have the conditions for studying.

In the opinion of the Minister of Health, actions taken since 2015 have led to a situation in which the number of studying "potential doctors" has increased by 8,000, and salary decisions - the Act on minimum wages - keep medical graduates in the country.

The President of the Management Board of Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka informed that BGK will be the operator, i.e. the bank that guarantees loans granted by commercial banks. Pekao SA, she pointed out.

Leszek Skiba, the president of Pekao SA, told about the conditions for granting loans for medical studies. From July 18 to the end of September, students will be able to apply for a maximum of 18,000. PLN to cover all costs related to the tuition fee for the previous semester. Later, for each semester, banks will grant loans up to 20,000. zloty. to cover the cost of studies.

To be able to apply for a loan, you must submit an appropriate certificate and show your ID card. However, all restrictions typical for ordinary loans will be removed, including the certificate of income. A student may not be able to receive a loan on normal terms, but, as Skiba noted, thanks to BGK's support and a guarantee from BGK, he will receive the loan. There is a grace period of up to 12 years for the loan period, which covers a maximum of 6 years of study. Then the physician has the opportunity to work off the loan and cancel it. Skiba added that for those students who do not decide to work in the public health care system (for the loan to be fully canceled, the doctor will have to work there for 10 out of 12 years of grace), it will be possible to spread the loan repayment for up to 18 years.

Mariola Piekarska, president of the International Association of Medical Students IFMSA-Poland, who thanked the Ministry of Health for the implemented solution and readiness to engage the community of medical students in the dialogue, also spoke during the conference. Soon after this speech in social media and on discussion forums of doctors and medical students, a storm broke out - most of the speakers accused Mariola Piekarska of breaking the organization's apolitical principle. It was asked whether she acted on her own behalf or whether she had the consent of at least the management board. In the evening, the IFMSA-Poland Audit Committee informed about the suspension of Piekarska from the activities of the President of the Association. - The reason for the decision is to act contrary to the statutory objectives of IFMSA-Poland.