Medical University - Sofia (MU - Sofia)

The Faculty of Medicine consists of 47 departments and clinical centers. More than 800 academic and research fellows, the innovative equipment and modern views guarantee the educational, diagnostic and curative, and scientific activities. The complete course of medical education lasts six years and is organized in three stages. Preclinical training provides the students with the fundamental biological and medical knowledge, offering the basis for their clinical training. Clinical training is aimed at acquisition of knowledge and skills in diagnostics and treatment. Clinical education at the Medical Faculty after the third year is organized in a modular system. Pregraduation practice is carried out under the form of rotations at the departments of the University hospitals. It  aims at the application of knowledge and skills at the patient bedside and at the outpatient’s clinics. The final state examination comprises five exams in Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Hygiene and Ecology. The successful graduates are conferred the "Master" degree and qualification “Physician”. 

The education of students in the Faculty of Dental medicine is organized in three stages with duration of five years and six months as pre-graduate initernship. During the first two years students receive medico-biological training. The clinical and medical training is realized from the second to the tenth semester and includes education in general medical and specialized dental medicine disciplines. The teaching is carried out by 8 departments. The prediploma internship includes Pediatric Dental Medicine, Conservative Dental Medicine, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Prosthetic Dental Medicine, Periodontology and Orthodontics, and ends with state examinations. Students who pass them successfully are awarded the qualification of a Doctor in Dental Medicine and a Master’s degree. 

The education course at the Faculty of Pharmacy is organized in three levels and lasts five years. The first level is aimed at securing fundamental training of future pharmacists. The second level is oriented towards gaining knowledge and acquiring skills specific for the pharmaceutical profession. The education is organized in three profiles – general, clinical and industrial, the choice being made after the sixth semester. Students of both majors study special pharmaceutical and medical subjects. The third level of the study course – practicum – takes place in the 10th semester in public or hospital pharmacies, which are established as training centers. The assessment of this practical work includes written and oral colloquium. 

TheFaculty of Public Health carries out training in two professional fields. We prepare leaders with new management style. Future managersare able to effectively manage outpatient and hospital care in the country.TheFaculty of Public Health educates students in the following specialties and Bachelor's degrees: PublicHealth and Health Management, HealthCare Management, Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy and Emergency Medical Aid.