General Information

UNDERGRADUATE TRAINING AT MEDICAL UNIVERSITY – PLOVDIV

Master’s degree programs – full-time education:
• Medicine – 6 years (10 semesters and 12 months’ pre-diploma clinical clerkship);
• Dental Medicine – 5, 9 years (10 semesters and 9 months’ pre-diploma clinical clerkship);
• Pharmacy – 5 years (9 semesters and 6 months’ pre-diploma clerkship)

The students who complete successfully the full course of studies and pass the State Assessment Examinations receive a Master`s Degree in Medicine /Dental Medicine/Pharmacy and the professional qualification of ‘Physician’/‘Dentist’/‘Pharmacist’.
The University offers also English language training in Medicine, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy for foreign students.

• Public health and health management – 2 semesters, 78.4 ECTC credits

Faculty of Public Health at the Medical University of Plovdiv (Bulgaria) offers the following accredited educational program, awarding the graduates with EU-recognized diplomas in Master of “Public Health and Health Management” for medical doctors.
The duration of training is 1 year (2 semesters, 78.4 ECTC credits), divided into 4 modules.
The training process is part-time in English remotely.
In order to participate in the admission process, the applicant must have completed higher medical education – Master’s degree and a professional qualification of Physicians.
Application documents of the interested prospective students are submitted online from 10 October 2022 to 19 October 2022.
The participation in the admission process is by documents and exam (written test) in Social Medicine.
The academic year begins in January 2023.
The annual tuition fee is 4 000 euros.
If you want to advance in your career, this program will help you find ways to improve your skills and applicable knowledge in health management. Training is performed by qualified lecturers with academic degrees and interests in the following main areas: health management, health economics, medical law, health project management, information technologies in medicine medical and business ethics, medical informatics and biostatistics, medical psychology, medical sociology, etc.
Do not miss the opportunity to develop as a professional and to achieve success in higher level positions!

Bachelor’s degree programs – full-time education:

• Nursing – 4 years (6 semesters and 9 months’ pre-diploma clinical clerkship)
• Midwifery – 4 years (6 semesters and 9 months’ pre-diploma clinical clerkship)
• Physician Assistant – 4 years (6 semesters and 9 months’ pre-diploma clinical clerkship)
• Healthcare Management – 2,5 years (5 semesters)

Professional Bachelor’s degree programs – full-time education:

• Public Health Inspector, Assistant Pharmacist, Medical Laboratory Technician, Physiotherapist, X-Ray Laboratory Technician, Dental Technician, Medical Cosmetics and Dietary Nutrition Instructor – 3 years (6 semesters). The training takes place in the Medical College of Medical University – Plovdiv.

Foreign citizens may apply for training in:
– Bulgarian language course (all specialties) – in case they successfully pass the entry tests in Biology and Chemistry in Bulgarian and are rated in the final rating list of admitted students or pass one-year Bulgarian language preparatory course and after it successfully pass the entry tests in Biology and Chemistry in Bulgarian and are rated in the final rating list of admitted students;
– English language course (Medicine, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy) in case they pass the entry tests in Biology and Chemistry in English and are rated in the final rating list of admitted students or pass one-year English language preparatory course and after it pass the entry tests in Biology and Chemistry in English and are rated in the final rating list of admitted students.

Important:
– In the English programs of study the discipline Bulgarian language is a mandatory part of the curriculum during the first two years of training and the students need it in order to communicate with the patients from the 3-rd year on when their clinical study will begin.
– The students should comply with the medical clothing requirements during their clinical practicals and internships with a view to safety measures during the clinical training.
– In the Contract of Education between the student and the university – in Art.4 (7), Section III the student takes the obligation to comply with the provisions of the Higher Education Act, other regulatory acts, as well as the Rules of Medical University – Plovdiv and in case of non-compliance the university has the right to take measures and to impose sanctions.
– Art. 3 of the Bulgarian Higher Education Act: “The higher secular education shall be independent from ideologies, religions and political doctrines” and according to Section VI Art. 82 (1) 6 of the Rules of Structure and Operation of Medical University – Plovdiv, in connection with Art. 71 of the Higher Education Act: “The students are obliged not to conduct on the territory of the university any activity and events of organizations with political, religious, ethnic or nationalist nature.”, so the university shall not tolerate on its territory activities, demonstrations and events connected with any ideology, religion and politics. The same is stipulated also in the Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria, viz. Art. 53 (4)”Higher schools shall enjoy academic autonomy” in connection with Art. 13 (2) “Religious institutions shall be separate from the State”. Medical University-Plovdiv is exactly state property.