cp<>. In agreement with the University Student Council, a new function has been established within the University’s structures – the Students’ Trustee. Their tasks include bringing the student community closer to the ethical principles and practices of the University, taking initiatives to improve communication in the student-university relationship, as well as promoting knowledge of the values, rights, and freedoms close to our community.
By decision of the student community, the functions of the Students’ Trustee will be carried out by:
Joanna Jassem-Bobowicz, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor at the Division of Neonatology of the MUG, a specialist in neonatology. During her studies, she studied for one year at the University of Perugia as part of the Erasmus student exchange programme. In the past, she has supervised the Student Scientific Circle and has been an instructor of the NLS course of the European Resuscitation Council on several occasions. She is among the academic teachers best rated by students. Privately, she is passionate about skiing and winter swimming in the Baltic Sea.
Weronika Ciećko, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor at the Center for Competence Development, Integrated Care and e-Health at the MUG. She completed her bachelor’s degree in electroradiology and her master’s degree in public health. She also obtained a master’s degree in economics from the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk. For the last 3 years, she has been the supervisor of the 3rd year in the course of public health – health system management. Co-founder of the SKN Economics and Management in Health Care. For several years, she has been cooperating with the Polish Pharmacoeconomics Society and participating in the work of the eHealth working group at PTFe. Main areas of interest include: health economics, VBHC, pharmacoeconomics and aspects of quality of life assessment.
Dr. Habil. Anna Paprocka-Lipińska – Head of the Division of Medical Ethics at the MUG, specialist in anaesthesiology and intensive care and emergency medicine. Her interest in the history of medicine resulted in her obtaining the degree of Doctor of Humanities conferred by the Scientific Council of the Ludwik and Aleksander Birkenmajer Institute of the History of Science of the Polish Academy of Sciences in 2019. He currently combines teaching and scientific challenges with clinical work. Her main scientific interests are: history of medicine, with particular emphasis on the history of ethics and professional deontology, and contemporary challenges in medical ethics.
Assoc. Prof. Renata Wawrzyniak, PhD
Assistant Professor at the Department of Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics, Faculty of Biopharmacy and Pharmacodynamics; certified laboratory diagnostician. She completed her PhD under the supervision of Prof. Michał Markuszewski, PhD. As part of her doctoral studies, she undertook a one-year research internship at the Centre of Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO) at San Pablo University in Madrid, under the co-supervision of Prof. Coral Barbas. For the past three years, she has served as the coordinator of the Sustainable Drug Discovery (S-DISCO) programme, funded by the European Commission within the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (EMJMD) framework. She teaches at the Faculty of Biopharmacy and Pharmacodynamics, and her main scientific interests include metabolomics, bioanalytics, and pharmaceutical analysis.
Agata Błaczkowska, PhD Eng.
Senior Assistant at the Department of Radiological Informatics and Statistics. She earned her BSc and MSc degrees in biomedical engineering at Gdańsk University of Technology, specializing in medical physics. She completed her doctoral studies in bioinformatics at the Medical University of Gdańsk. Professionally, she works in the field of bioinformatics, focusing on the analysis and processing of biological data, as well as medical statistics supporting both scientific and clinical research. She also specializes in software development and testing, ensuring code and documentation quality and validation.
Assoc. Prof. Krzysztof Sobczak, PhD
Head of the Department of Medical Sociology and Medical Communication. Supervisor of the Student Scientific Circle for Medical Communication. He is a trainer and consultant in the areas of patient communication, assessment centers/development centers (AC/DC), and competence training. He collaborates with patient advocacy organizations and conducts classes as part of the Ethical Areopagus programme in Puck. He is a member of the Polish Society for Medical Communication, the Polish Psycho-Oncology Society, and the Task Force for Counteracting Discrimination Against People with Obesity at the Office of the Commissioner for Patients’ Rights.
The regulations regarding the operation of Trust Ombudsmen at the University are available on the Extranet.
What issues students can approach the Students’ Trustee with are discussed in the video below.
