Stand-alone project · HCPL Medical Care Department
Global Life Frontier Academy (GLFA) is a competence-based education programme for physicians and medical staff — not a series of one-off trainings. It connects Polish physicians with international reference centres so that modern models of diagnosis, patient selection and therapy can be implemented in Poland to international standards.
GLFA is a stand-alone project sending physicians to reference centres abroad, run by the HCPL Medical Care Department. Domestic programmes for hospital teams and de minimis and KFS funding are described on the HCPL Academy page.
Why GLFA
Years pass between approval of a new therapy in the most advanced health systems and its routine use in Europe. Meanwhile, patients ask about protocols a Polish team has never seen in practice. Theoretical education alone does not build system capability — it takes contact with a centre that runs the clinical pathway every day, and a structure that carries this knowledge into Polish practice.
GLFA bridges institutional certification (TQAMS) and physician competence: the hospital demonstrates organisational readiness, the physician — knowledge of the protocol, patient selection and pathway management.
Clinical areas
Training — a Polish interpretation of the Sheba Global Academy offer
Sheba Global Academy, the education arm of Sheba Medical Center, runs programmes for physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, medical technicians, researchers and healthcare managers — on the Tel HaShomer campus, at the client’s facility and online. GLFA adapts this offer to Polish realities: coordination and preparation in Polish, programme design matched to the Polish healthcare system (NFZ service pathways, accreditation standards, licensing requirements), documentation and credentials for Polish employers, and alumni work after return.
Three delivery formats
Professional groups: specialist and resident physicians · nurses and midwives · physiotherapists · medical technicians and radiographers · laboratory scientists and researchers · healthcare facility managers.
Clinical specialties
System programmes for hospitals
| Sheba programme | Polish interpretation in GLFA |
|---|---|
| Accreditation Readiness | preparation for national and international accreditation, linked to TQAMS institutional certification and the HCPL Certification and Audit Center |
| Remote endocrine and type 1 diabetes clinic | a telemedicine diabetes-care model adapted to Polish rules for delivering and reimbursing remote services |
| High-risk pregnancy clinic | organising the clinic and patient pathway in centres at the highest level of perinatal-care referral |
| Virtual hospital | telemonitoring and hybrid care as an extension of the ward — in line with Polish documentation and data-protection requirements |
| 3D technology in surgical planning | 3D modelling and printing in operative planning for Polish surgical teams |
| Disaster medicine and emergency preparedness | preparing hospitals for mass-casualty events and their role in the civil protection and civil defence system |
| Medical innovation and telemedicine | deploying digital and AI solutions in hospitals — linked to regulatory sandboxes and HCPL standards |
The Sheba Global Academy catalogue is updated by the centre; the detailed scope, duration and availability of each programme are confirmed individually.
Reference centre: Sheba Medical Center
Sheba Medical Center at Tel HaShomer (Ramat Gan), founded in 1948, is the largest hospital in Israel and one of the highest-rated hospitals in the world. Its campus comprises seven major facilities, including a cancer centre, a children’s hospital, a women’s hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, a research complex and an academic medical-education campus.
MSR-Azrieli Simulation Center. Operating at Sheba since 2001, the medical simulation centre has trained and tested more than 19,000 professionals across over 100 programmes. It offers robotic and surgical simulators, full-body physiological mannequins, task trainers and a team of more than 100 trained simulated patients. Simulation modules may complement a GLFA programme — availability is agreed individually with the centre.
Sources: Sheba Medical Center institutional data (shebaonline.org); Newsweek and Statista, “World’s Best Hospitals 2026”; MSR-Azrieli Medical Simulation Center (sheba-global.com). Figures as of September 2026.
How the programme works
Hybrid format: online preparation, immersion at a partner centre, post-return engagement through the alumni registry.
| Format | Duration | Content |
|---|---|---|
| Observational immersion | 1–2 weeks | clinical observation, joint case discussions, tumour boards and consultations |
| Extended immersion | 3–4 weeks | as above, plus structured case-based learning |
| Topical course | 2–5 days | a specific protocol or clinical area |
Who it is for
Admission is decided on merit, against the eligibility criteria published for each programme.
Funding participation
Credentials and recognition
- GLFA certificate of completion issued by the HCPL Medical Care Department after the final assessment.
- Partner-centre certificate of participation — international confirmation of participation in the knowledge-exchange programme.
- External accreditation pathways developed in dialogue with the medical chamber, European specialty societies and universities. Until established, certificates do not constitute continuing-education credits under professional-development regulations.
Partners and ecosystem
GLFA is developed with international reference centres. The Reference Hospital of the Israeli cooperation is Sheba Medical Center, operating in the Janusz Korczak Polish Ward model, in which Healthcare Poland Foundation acts as Authorized Representative and the HCPL Medical Care Department as owner and operator of the GLFA track for Polish physicians. In parallel we work with advanced-therapy partners, including PBKM/FamiCord, and facilities in the United Arab Emirates. Alumni join the GLFA registry: post-programme webinars, remote tumour boards and co-creation of a Polish knowledge base on protocols.
Programme values
Knowledge exchange between Polish physicians and the world’s leading centres is not a privilege of the few but an investment in the safety of Polish patients. GLFA follows Just Culture principles: transparent criteria, separation of the roles of teacher and assessor, patient autonomy, and responsibility for carrying knowledge back into one’s own system.
How to apply — from application to certificate
Application form
Applications and cooperation
Physicians, hospitals and universities interested in the first oncology editions are invited to contact the HCPL Medical Care Department.
