Throughout the current academic year, we have been successively promoting our graduates – the winners of the Absolwent Extra 2024 competition. We encourage you to learn about their achievements and draw inspiration from their choices.
In July, we are presenting the final winners of last year's Absolwent Extra 2024 competition from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum: Dr. Iga Kolasa and BSc Mikołaj Mazur.
Dr. Iga Kolasa is a graduate of the medical program at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra. During her studies, she demonstrated strong commitment to scientific research, participating in projects such as LAT–AI and IMAGE–AF, which led to her involvement in a research team implementing a Sonata_19 grant. The project focuses on using artificial intelligence to predict the presence of thrombi in the left atrial appendage based on transthoracic echocardiography video imaging and clinical data.
She is the author and co-author of scientific articles published in prestigious journals, including the European Heart Journal. She has represented Collegium Medicum multiple times by actively participating in conferences and presenting her research. At the 6th Student International Conference "Frontiers in Neurology, Neurophysiology and Neuropharmacology," she took 2nd place for her work on potassium homeostasis disorders as a cause of sudden cardiac arrest.
She served as chair of three scientific circles: the Student Scientific Circle of Interventional Cardiology, the Circle of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine, and the Circle of Emergency and Medical Simulation. She was also a key organizer of the popular Journal Club scientific meetings, highly appreciated in the academic community.
Since 2018, she has been a member of IFMSA-Poland, and later served as a Local Coordinator for Public Health, organizing numerous public and educational health campaigns such as “Health Under Control,” “Domowanie,” “Teddy Bear Hospital,” and “You Only Have One Heart.”
Dr. Iga Kolasa is ambitious, well-organized, and highly motivated, with a strong sense of social responsibility and excellent interpersonal skills. She plans to further develop her interests in cardiology and the application of artificial intelligence in medicine.
Contact and more information about our graduate can be found on her profile: https://bk.uz.zgora.pl/absolwent-extra-sylwetki-absolwentow/rok-2024/kierunek-lekarski-iga-kolasa-6.html
Mikołaj Mazur is a graduate of the nursing program at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Collegium Medicum, University of Zielona Góra. He is currently continuing his education in the master’s program in the same field.
He chose nursing because of the broad opportunities for growth, specialization, and participation in professional development courses. As the chair of the student scientific circle “Na Zdrowie” (“To Your Health”), he engaged in various initiatives and collaborated with fellow students sharing similar ambitions.
He actively represented Collegium Medicum in numerous conferences. At the 1st Scientific and Training Conference within the project “MEDICUS – UJK Medical Simulation Center,” he won 1st place for his presentation titled "Perceived Stress Levels in Nurses’ Interpersonal Workplace Relationships." He is the author and co-author of scientific papers published in renowned journals and publishers, including the Polish Journal of Public Health and PWN Scientific Publishing.
He was awarded the Rector’s Scholarship for the 2023/2024 academic year – a distinction and motivation for further development. His volunteer experience in the HELPERS’ GENERATION project organized by DKMS allowed him to directly support life-saving activities. During the Science Festival, he organized and conducted first aid and healthy lifestyle workshops for children and teenagers.
Mikołaj Mazur is a dedicated and reliable individual who is always eager to expand his knowledge and skills. He displays great intellectual curiosity and a strong willingness to contribute both within and beyond the university.
Currently, he is gaining professional experience at the Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care and plans to combine clinical work with an academic teaching career in the future.
Contact and more information about our graduate can be found on his profile: https://bk.uz.zgora.pl/absolwent-extra-sylwetki-absolwentow/rok-2024/pielegniarstwo-mikolaj-mazur-4.html
During the Absolwent Extra 2024 Gala held on November 18, 2024, the honorary statuettes were awarded to the distinguished laureates by: Rector Prof. Wojciech Strzyżewski, Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Quality of Education Prof. Barbara Literska, and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences Prof. Jolanta Chmielowiec.
