[The history of internal medicine in Poznań from the year 1919].

After the 1st World War (1914-1918) the greatest influences in the development of internal medicine were the foundation of Poznán University and its first Dean Prof. H. Swiecicki - a physician. Due to cooperation with Prof. A. Wrzosek the School of Medicine was created. In addition to those mentioned above were the first creators of internal medicine Professors: W. Jezierski, J. Lubieniecki and I. Hoffmann. During World War II Poznań medicine suffered badly. After the War there was a renewal of Poznań and in internal medicine appeared excellent leaders: prof. J. Roguski, prof. S. Kwaśniewski and prof. F. Labendziński. Thanks to them 1st 2nd and 3rd Departments of Internal Medicine transformed in narrow specialized departments integrated in the Institute of Internal Disease and led by prof. K. Jasiński and his vice head prof. J. Hasik and prof. M. Gembicki. In the 1985 there appeared from Internal Institute the Institute of Cardiology with the head prof. A. Cieśliński. There was also overworked the status of out-clinic internal medicine (prof. I. Zimmerman-Górska, dr W. P. Kasprzak).