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The third month has passed since the outbreak of the war beyond our eastern border. Ukrainians, who found refuge in Poland, are trying to make a life with us, even if it is temporary. Some try their hand at learned professions. Among them is Natalia, a young doctor from Kiev who fled the country shortly after the first attack. In Poland, she works as a doctor’s assistant. – This job is my salvation. Thanks to her, I do not think and I am not so stressed by the war, that my boyfriend is fighting and that my relatives have stayed in Ukraine – he says.
- Natalia Perepelytsia is an internal medicine doctor from Kiev. A few years ago, she started the process of diploma validation in Poland
- On the day the war broke out, she fled the country with her mother. In Ukraine, she left, among others dad and boyfriend who is a military surgeon
- – We were driving for a long time, with stops, in queues, in panic, in tears. At the border, we said goodbye to my dad, we cried, it was difficult. We left the house – he recalls
- In Poland, she found employment in a medical facility. As a physician’s assistant, he helps diagnose diseases, translates medical documentation and supports the physician’s communication with his compatriots
- – Caring for patients from Ukraine is quite painful for me, because in addition to health problems, they carry war-related traumas – admits
- You can find the latest news from the front here
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«On February 24, I was awakened by the explosion of a rocket passing by the window»
– It was the worst day of my life – says Natalia Perepelytsia on February 24, 2022, the first day of aggression in Ukraine. – My boyfriend went straight to work. My mother and I decided to evacuate to Poland. Dad drove us to the border. We traveled for a long time, with stops, in queues, in panic and in tears. At the border, we said goodbye to my dad, we cried, it was difficult. We left the house – he recalls.
Natalia’s family comes from Zaporizhia, but she herself became associated with the capital. In Kiev, she completed her studies and started working as a doctor of internal diseases. In search of greater development opportunities, she went to Poland, where a few years ago she started the process of nostrification of her medical diploma. This is a special procedure that allows foreigners to work in a learned profession in a given country by recognizing their higher education diploma and treating their education as equivalent to Polish.
Over the past few months, she has been mostly here, but has made every effort to visit her relatives regularly. She is planning her last vacation for February this year. – I was planning to spend time with my parents and my boyfriend who is a military surgeon. On February 24, I was awakened by the explosion of a rocket passing by the window and my boyfriend’s words that the war had begun – he says.
“This job is my salvation”
After coming to Poland, Natalia quickly decided to work here. She knew how much a doctor with the knowledge of Ukrainian, able to communicate also with colleagues, was needed here. Finally, she found employment in the Medical Center for Refugees of the LUX MED Group.
– This job is my salvation. Thanks to her, I do not think and I am not so stressed by the war, that my boyfriend is fighting and that my relatives have stayed in Ukraine – he admits.
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On a daily basis, Natalia helps in the contact between a doctor and a patient from Ukraine. – I help doctors in identifying problems, translating medical documentation, and for refugees from my country to orientate themselves in the Polish medical system – she says, adding that she herself is surprised by the level of drug reimbursement in Poland. – As a doctor, I like the fact that there are so many prescription drugs in Poland. I would very much like it to be like that in Ukraine as well – he says.
When asked what is the most difficult for her at work in Poland, Natalia replies: – Taking care of patients from Ukraine is quite painful for me, because in addition to health problems, they carry war-related traumas. But I am glad that I can help them and that there are places, such as the facility where I work, where they receive the support they need right away. It makes a lot easier – he adds.
Natalia is still in the process of nostrification. As she admits, the length of its duration is a challenge for her, although it was the same before the outbreak of the war. “I know I could do more as a doctor,” he admits.
According to the data of the Ministry of Health, 1,2 thousand people started work in Poland in the last year. doctors from abroad. 700 are from Ukraine.
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