Creating the right conditions for an increase in the number of medical staff

The law shall enter into force and introduce the possibility of using financial support in the form of a loan for students of paid studies in the field of medicine at a university level. 

The student shall be able to apply for early repayment of the loan or for an extension of its repayment period. After meeting certain conditions specified in the Act, the student shall be able to apply for a partial or complete remission of the loan for medical studies. 

Students who take advantage of the support shall be able to apply for a complete remission of the loan upon meeting the following conditions: 

• work after graduation for a period of not less than 10 years within 12 consecutive years counted from the date of graduation, in entities performing medical activities on the territory of the Republic of Poland, which provide health care services financed from public funds, and
• obtain the title of specialist within the above-mentioned period, in a field of medicine recognised as a priority on the day the physician commences the specialisation training. 

A person who meets these two conditions shall not have to reimburse the loan for medical studies. Detailed conditions and procedure for cancelling the loan shall be specified in the legislative act.