4 Medical Science Degree Programs in Bulgaria

The 6-year full-time Master’s degree program in Medicine taught in English at the Faculty of Medicine started at Sofia University ‘St. Kliment Ohridski’ from 2013 / 2014 academic year. The program aims at offering theoretical knowledge and practical skills through highly qualified teaching combined with the opportunity to exercise it in practice in the most modern preclinical and clinical medical complexes in Bulgaria.

The training of students in the specialty "Medicine" meets the highest national and international standards supporting medical practice. It is held in the direction of improving and maintaining the health of the population in the country.

​​​​The six-year medical studies in English allow students to enrol in medical school directly from high school. The program is designed for strongly motivated students and has a good command of written and spoken English and an interest in medical science.

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”.