Medical Polish for doctors
Doktor od siedmiu boleści — w najlepszym sensie
One-to-one medical Polish lessons.
- Talking to patients
- Medical records
- Preparation for the Polish language exam at the Naczelna Izba Lekarska (NIL)
Since 2018 · 5,000+ students · teachers with Polish university degrees · Student reviews with Instagram links
Price
- One-to-one only — there is no medical group course
Learn with a teacher and on the platform
Two ways — you can combine them.
One-to-one with a teacher
Talking to patients, medical records and the NIL exam — in the vocabulary of your specialty.
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A course on the AI platform
“Medical Polish for doctors”: questions to the patient, history taking, medical records. AI checks your written tasks. For our students the platform is free.
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What we cover
Talking to patients
Taking a history, explaining diagnoses and treatment in plain words, difficult conversations.
Medical records
Patient charts, referrals, discharge summaries, prescriptions — the way Polish hospitals write them.
Teamwork
Ward rounds, handovers, talking to nurses and colleagues.
The NIL exam
Practice for the written and oral parts of the Polish exam for doctors.
Try medical Polish on the platform
The Polonijne AI platform has a course “Medical Polish for doctors”: talking to patients, examination, medical records and the NIL exam. These are its tasks.
Tasks of the course
Doctor–patient dialogue
Read a consultation by roles and answer questions.
Patient’s words and terms
Match the patient’s words with the medical term.
History taking
Choose the right «Pan / Pani» form of a question.
The doctor’s questions
Fill in the missing words in the questions.
Mini quiz: medical vocabulary
5 questions on words from the course: symptoms, examination, body areas. It takes a couple of minutes.
The NIL exam preparation course on the platform: plan Pro, 39 zł a month
Open the platformThe way to the profession
Nostrification
A diploma earned outside the EU has to be recognised in Poland — by nostrification at a medical university; for doctors there is another way, the LEW verification exam.
Polish
Polish for the profession is confirmed by the Polish language exam at the Naczelna Izba Lekarska (NIL), or by a document that replaces it.
The right to practise
The right to practise — prawo wykonywania zawodu — is granted by the regional medical chamber (okręgowa izba lekarska). The steps and documents depend on the country of your diploma and the procedure; the chamber and the NIL tell you which.
Doctors’ exams: LEK, LDEK, LEW and NIL
The three medical exams are run by the Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych (CEM), the Polish exam by the Naczelna Izba Lekarska. We prepare you for the language part and for working in Polish; we do not teach the medical knowledge for LEK, LDEK and LEW.
LEK — Lekarski Egzamin Końcowy
The final test of medical knowledge for doctors. Run by CEM.
LDEK — Lekarsko-Dentystyczny Egzamin Końcowy
The same final exam for dentists. Run by CEM.
LEW — Lekarski Egzamin Weryfikacyjny
A verification exam for doctors with a diploma from outside the EU. Taken in Polish, run by CEM.
NIL — the Polish language exam
The language exam for doctors and dentists who studied in another language: dictation, listening, reading aloud and a practical part — taking a history and advising a patient. Run by the Naczelna Rada Lekarska at the NIL.
Questions from doctors
Is there a medical group course?
No. Medical Polish is one-to-one only, so we can focus on your specialty.
What level do I need to start?
Basic conversational Polish (A2–B1). From zero, start with general Polish first.
How much is it?
140 zł per 50-minute private lesson. The administrator will find a time and send the terms.
How is the NIL Polish exam different from LEK, LDEK and LEW?
The NIL exam checks your Polish for working as a doctor; the Naczelna Izba Lekarska runs it. LEK, LDEK and LEW check medical knowledge; the Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych (CEM) runs them. A LEK, LDEK or LEW passed in Polish is on the list of documents that replace the Polish exam; the current list is on the NIL website.
Where do I find the exam dates and fees?
The organisers publish them: the Polish exam — the Naczelna Izba Lekarska (NIL); LEK, LDEK and LEW — the Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych (CEM). Check their official websites before you register: rules and deadlines change.