1. Present -day of Regional Medical Chamber in Cracow Jerzy Friediger M.D. Ph.D. Vicepresident of Regional Medical Council in Cracow

2. In numbers Chamber in Cracow has 14626 m embers 11461 d octors 3134 d entists 31 d octors with dual title 7367 d octors and dentists with specialization 4469 d octors and dentists without specialization The rest of d octors with specialization in process

3. Age breakdown : 1879 less than 30 years old 3281 30–40 years old 3264 40–50 years old 2708 50–60 years old 927 60–65 years old 2568 o ver 65 years old

4. Chamber branch offices Nowy Sącz Branch 1339 doctors 387 dentists 3 doctors with dual title Krosno Branch 1083 doctors 303 dentists 1 doctor with dual title

5. Chamber Branch Offices Przemyśl Branch 821 doctors 218 dentists

6. SELF-GOVERNING COUNCIL TASKS – judiciary – administration – education – integration – legislation – defence and protection – prestige – other

7. Judiciary This problem seems to be settled presently though there is much controversy over it: -Older – achievement -Younger – repression for their money -Authority – too liberal or even protective -Doctors – too repressive Where is the truth?

8. Administrative activities Register of doctors Register of practices Register of educating entities Register of educating centers Administrative activities also seem to be settled and do not arouse too much controversy

9. Medical environment integration Sports events (doctors sports competitions and winter competitions) Tourist events Cultural activities Entertainment Medical club

10. Education Government guards its prerogatives jealously and appropriated post-graduate and specialist education of doctors with absolute power. We became the only professional self- governing council without significant effect onto education

11. We have a right to: Represent the medical profession Act in defense of individual and collective interests of doctors Negotiate work and payment conditions Give opinions on legal acts

12. Possibilities of our actions are within the law regulations. We must learn to enforce fulfillment of our rights

13. No authority favours a strong professional self-governing council, especially in such trouble spot as health care

14. The reborn medical self-governing council approaches its majority – the age when mistakes for entire life are made

15. Thus, let’s concentrate on efforts to strengthen the position of medical self-governing council. Let’s do our best to increase the prestige of our profession

16. Thank you for attention