Prog Health Sci 2012, Vol 2 , No2 : The first School Nursing in Bialystok – in memory Franciszka Bakun 190 The first School of Nursing at the Medical Academy in Bialystok – in memory of Franciszka Bakun Krajewska-Kułak E. 1* , Lewko J. 1 , Łukszauk C. 1 , Radziejewski P. 2 , Karczewski J. 3 , Maciorkowska E. 4 , Terlikowski SJ. 5 , Szczepański M. 6 , Ładny JR. 7 1. Department of Integrated Medical Care, Medical University of Białystok, Poland 2. Archives of Medical University of Białystok, Poland 3. Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Medical University of Białystok, Poland 4. Department of Developmental Age Medicine and Paediatric Nursing, Medical University of Białystok, Poland 5. Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Maternity Care, Medical University of Białystok, Poland 6. Department of Neonatology and Newborn Intensive Care, Poland 7. Department of Emergency Medicine and Disasters Medical University of Białystok, Poland ABSTRACT __________________________________________________________________________________________ Nursing education began at the Medical University of Białystok in 1956, when the Medical Academy in Białystok began its Public School of Nursing. It was organized by the Health Division and Social Care of the Provincial Council in Białystok in agreement with the Academy’s authorities. The aim of the school was the education of a specialist staff of nurses and instructors for the new developing departments of the Medical School. The school conducted its activities until 1959. In 1999, it began a nursing education program at the Medical Academy in Białystok and the Department of Nursing was created at the Medical Faculty. At present, these educational programs are serving the licensing studies of nurses and midwives and the studies for the master’s degree in nursing. Key words: academic education, nurses, Medical Academy in Białystok __________________________________________________________________________________________ * Corresponding author: Department of Integrated Medical Care Medical University of Białystok 7a M. Curie-Skłodowskiej str., 15-096 Białystok, Poland Tel.:/ Fax: +48 85748 55 28 Email: elzbieta.krajewska@wp.pl (Elżbieta Krajewska-Kułak) Received: 30.10.2012 Accepted: 07.12.2012 Progress in Health Sciences Vol. 2(2) 2012 pp 190-194. © Medical University of Bialystok, Poland