Four personalities and two institutions were awarded by the City of Olomouc for their achievements in 2023. The Olomouc City Award in the Science and Research category was presented in the ceremonial hall of the Olomouc Military Hospital to Milan Kolář, Professor of Microbiology and Dean of the UP Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry. The award was also presented to University Hospital Olomouc.
“It is a great honour for me to receive the Olomouc City Award; it’s not only an award for me personally but also an important award for the entire faculty. I appreciate the fact that University Hospital Olomouc also received this award, and I am convinced that this confirms the close ties and friendly relations between the two organisations. I believe that together we will be able to create a unique centre of excellence in Olomouc, from the education of new doctors, through high-quality scientific research activities in medicine, to top-quality medical care for our patients,” said Prof Kolář.
The Prostějov native, who celebrated his sixtieth birthday this year, studied medicine at UP FMD. Since 1988, he has been employed at University Hospital Olomouc and the UP FMD Department of Microbiology, which he heads. His work focuses mainly on antibiotic treatment of bacterial diseases and the problem of bacterial resistance, which is one of the biggest problems in contemporary health care. He has been involved in UP FMD management for twenty years; in 2011–2019 and now from 2023 as its dean.
