Conference Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire
6–8 October 2026 · Kraków, Poland
7th international conference
Medical Review Auschwitz:
Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire
6–8 October 2026
Kraków, Poland
Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire is an annual international conference designed to educate the world’s medical community about medical ethics and practice in the context of the Second World War.
Open-access collection of English translations from the Polish scientific journal Przegląd Lekarski – Oświęcim (Medical Review – Auschwitz).
Video lectures from previous editions of the international conference Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire.
Medical Review Auschwitz is an academic platform exploring the medical aspects of Nazi German persecution in concentration camps, focusing on physician involvement and the resistance of prisoner doctors. It fosters discussions on wartime medical crimes’ impact on bioethics today. Key components of the project include an open-access journal and an annual conference.
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Our sincere thanks go to the Instytut Pamięci Narodowej (Institute of National Remembrance) whose collaboration and commitment were instrumental to the success of the 7th edition of Medical Review Auschwitz: Medicine Behind the Barbed Wire. As a co-organizer of the conference and a generous supporter of the scholarship program, the Institute helped make it possible for young physicians from the United States and Israel to participate in this unique educational experience. Through this collaboration, fellows and participants engaged with the history of medicine, ethics, and remembrance through lectures, workshops, and educational visits. We were honored to receive a letter from Assoc. Prof. Karol Polejowski, Vice President of the Institute of National Remembrance, which was presented to participants by Dr. Konrad Graczyk, Deputy Director of the Office for Historical Research. In his message, Prof. Polejowski recalled the words of Dr. Wanda Półtawska – Ravensbruck survivor, physician and psychiatris – who reminded us that "medicine is to be a service." This powerful reflection resonated deeply with the conference's mission and served as a meaningful reminder of the ethical responsibilities at the heart of the medical profession. We are also grateful to Dr. Karolina Trzeskowska-Kubasik for her lecture, Analysis of the Relationship Between
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