Masters Programs in Health Care in Sofia Bulgaria

The education course 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 X-th semester in public or hospital pharmacies, which are established as training centers. The assessment of this practical work includes written and oral colloquia. For their graduation students in pharmacy are obliged to pass a state final certification examination or to prepare and defend a diploma thesis. The graduates are conferred a “Master” degree and the qualification of “Pharmacist”. -

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”. -