NOSTRIFICATION OF A UKRAINIAN MEDICAL DIPLOMA IN POLAND
Nostrification (recognition) – is an official procedure aimed at comparing a foreign diploma with its Polish equivalent. It may be carried out in cases where a diploma confirming the completion of higher education abroad cannot be recognized as equivalent to the respective Polish diploma and professional title on the basis of any international agreement on equivalence (legal basis: Article 327(1) of the Act of 20 July 2018 of the Republic of Poland – Law on Higher Education and Science).
The rules for conducting the nostrification procedure are defined by the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland of 28 September 2018 “on the nostrification of diplomas of completion of higher education studies obtained abroad and confirmation of education at a specified level of education.”
The rules for conducting the nostrification procedure are defined by the Regulation of the Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Poland of 28 September 2018 “on the nostrification of diplomas of completion of higher education studies obtained abroad and confirmation of education at a specified level of education.”
Obtaining a diploma at the Polish Campus of KMU
Graduates of the university receive:
- a doctor’s diploma (after 6 years of study), or
- a dentist’s diploma (after 5 years of study).
Further specialization takes place within postgraduate training, and Polish citizens usually pursue it already in Poland.
Which institutions carry out nostrification?
The nostrification procedure is carried out by universities that hold a scientific category of A+, A, or B+ in the field to which the applicant’s foreign diploma belongs.
The authorized institutions for carrying out the nostrification of a medical diploma are the following medical universities in Poland:
The authorized institutions for carrying out the nostrification of a medical diploma are the following medical universities in Poland:
- Medical University of Warsaw
- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
- Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
- Medical University of Gdańsk
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences (Karol Marcinkowski Medical University in Poznań)
- Wroclaw Medical University (Piastów Śląskich Medical University in Wrocław)
- Medical University of Białystok
- Medical University of Lublin
- Medical University of Łódź
- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
- Jagiellonian University Medical College
- Collegium Medicum of the University of Warmia and Mazury
The basis for diploma recognition
Since 2006, an agreement on the mutual recognition of diplomas has been in force between Ukraine and Poland.
However, for regulated professions (medicine, dentistry), nostrification is required — the official confirmation of the diploma at a Polish university.
• Information on nostrification — Study in Poland
• National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA)
Where nostrification takes place
Nostrification is carried out by universities in Poland that hold a scientific category of A+, A, or B+ in the relevant discipline.• List of universities and information — Ministry of Education and Science (MEiN)
Documents to be submitted
- A completed and signed application form
- Diploma of completion of the university subject to nostrification*
- Documents that allow for the assessment of the course of study, learning outcomes, and duration of studies (diploma supplement, transcript of completed courses and grades, study cards indicating learning outcomes, student record book, or other document)*
- Certificate, diploma, or other document on the basis of which the applicant was admitted to studies*
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- Signed information form
- In the case of a name change, a marriage/divorce certificate, etc., with a translation must be attached.
- *Documents must be translated into Polish by a sworn translator entered on the list of sworn translators, or prepared or certified by a competent Polish consul.
Graduates of Kyiv Medical University have been successfully nostrifying their diplomas and working in the healthcare system in Poland for over 20 years.
Processing time: up to 90 days from the submission of complete documentation.
Processing time: up to 90 days from the submission of complete documentation.
Conditional right to practice
During the nostrification process, it is possible to obtain from the Ministry of Health a conditional right to practice (conditional PWZ) for up to 5 years.
Mandatory postgraduate internship in Poland:
After passing LEK/LDEK, a full PWZ is issued, which allows:
- Ministry of Health (MZ)
- Supreme Medical Chamber (NIL)
- Work only under the supervision of an experienced doctor/dentist,
- Possibility of employment in clinics and hospitals.
- Doctor–intern (without specialization): 5,000–7,000 PLN gross
- With shifts: 8,000–10,000 PLN gross
Postgraduate internship and exams
Mandatory postgraduate internship in Poland:
- Doctors — approx. 13 months
- Dentists — approx. 12 months
- LEK (Final Medical Examination)
- LDEK (Final Dental Examination)
Full right to practice (PWZ)
After passing LEK/LDEK, a full PWZ is issued, which allows:
- Independent practice
- Contracts with the National Health Fund (NFZ)
- Starting a residency in Poland
- Opening a private practice
Schedule of stages:
- Preparation of documents and translations2–4 weeks01
- Submission + formal verificationUp to 14 days02
- Nostrification at the universityUp to 90 days03
- Conditional PWZUp to 5 years04
- Postgraduate internshipApprox. 1 year05
- LEK / LDEKAfter the internship06
- Obtaining PWZImmediately after the exam07
- Starting residencyDepending on the competition08
Doctor without specialization (general practitioner)
Where you can work:
Where you can work:
In Poland, the system of medical education and access to the medical profession is regulated by the Act on the Professions of Doctor and Dentist. If a person has graduated from a medical university, passed the LEK (Final Medical Examination), and completed the mandatory postgraduate internship, but has not completed a specialization (residency), they have the right to work as a general practitioner with certain limitations.
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