Imieliński B L
Med Nowozytna. 1999;6(2):109-29.
Half a century ago the activity of the Polish School of Medicine at the University of Edinburgh came to an end. It seems a good occasion to recall its beginnings and recognise its merits for Poland and for medical education. The school was a Scottish-Polish academic enterprise, unique in the history of universities, presenting an example of international academic co-operation. It was then the only legal Polish medical school in the years of World War II. The founders of it were: Lt.Col. Professor Francis A. E. Crew, Commanding Officer of the Military Hospital at Edinburgh Castle, who conceived the idea of a Polish medical school as a part of the University of Edinburgh, the Dean of the Medical Faculty, Professor Sidney Smith, who along with Sir Thomas Holland, the Principal of the University put the idea into motion through the University authorities on the Scottish side-and the Commander in Chief of the Polish Forces and Prime Minister General Władysław Sikorski, who gave his whole-hearted support and Lt.Col. Dr Antoni Jurasz, Professor of Surgery at the University of Poznań, who became the main organiser and first dean of the Faculty-on the Polish side. It was an independent Polish academic institution being simultaneously an integral part of the University. The medical training underwent 337 undergraduates, 227 out of whom obtained the degree M.B.Ch.B. and 19 degrees of Ph.D. after submission of doctoral thesis. The majority of them had served in the Polish troops being referred by the Military authorities and many of them took later part in the war campaigns. Much emphasis is put on the activity of Wiktor Tomaszewski, Associate Professor of medicine, ex-Senior Lecturer of the School, explorer of historical bounds between two nations, and above all, the organiser of the anniversary celebrations, so much animated by a passion for unceasing memory of the school. He was honored by granting F.R.C.P. (Ed.) and honorary doctorship of the University.
半个世纪前，爱丁堡大学波兰医学院的活动宣告结束。现在似乎是回顾其起源并认可其对波兰及医学教育所做贡献的恰当时机。该学院是一项苏格兰 - 波兰的学术事业，在大学历史上独一无二，堪称国际学术合作的典范。它是二战期间波兰唯一合法的医学院。其创立者包括：爱丁堡城堡军事医院指挥官、弗朗西斯·A·E·克鲁中校教授，他构想了将波兰医学院作为爱丁堡大学一部分的想法；医学院院长西德尼·史密斯教授，他与大学校长托马斯·霍兰德爵士一起，通过苏格兰方面的大学当局推动了该想法的实施；波兰军队总司令兼总理瓦迪斯瓦夫·西科尔斯基将军给予了全力支持；以及波兹南大学外科教授安东尼·尤拉斯中校博士，他成为了该学院的主要组织者和首任院长。这是一个独立的波兰学术机构，同时也是大学的一个组成部分。337名本科生接受了医学培训，其中227人获得了医学学士和外科学士学位，19人在提交博士论文后获得了博士学位。他们中的大多数曾在波兰军队服役，由军事当局推荐而来，许多人后来还参加了战争。文中特别强调了维克托·托马谢夫斯基的活动，他是医学副教授、该学院的前高级讲师、两国历史边界的探索者，最重要的是，他是周年庆典的组织者，庆典因对该学院的无尽怀念之情而充满活力。他被授予爱丁堡皇家内科医学院院士（F.R.C.P. (Ed.)）以及该大学的荣誉博士学位。
