Identity and Culture of Medical Schools in Poland

Abstract A scientific school could be defined as a form of community that includes a group of scholars, researchers sharing similar ideas, and approaching specific scientific problems in the same way. The crucial characteristic of a scientific school is based on values, culture and identity of scholars represented by similar research orientation. The objective of the paper is to describe the characteristics of the organizational identity of medical science schools. The research methodology is based on a review of the literature on the subject.