Medical University of Varna
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The Medical University of Varna 'Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov' is a university located in Varna
, Bulgaria
. It was founded in 1961 and is organized in 4 faculties and 1 medical college.
of the National Assembly of Republic of Bulgaria as a pursuant to Higher Medical Institute. In 1995 the latter was transformed to Medical University. This establishment is the third largest Medical University in the country and aims to provide adequate healthcare for people living in this Northeastern Bulgaria. For more than forty years the reality of Health becomes a part of student
s, researcher
s, instructor
s and specialists life thanks to this University. Plenty of incredible persons and specialists have left their unique presence in the Medical University of Varna. Although quoting would be difficult, the university staff keeps their decrees of professional work and persistence, ethics
, mission and last but not least the excessive humanity.
Since its establishment 8351 Bulgarians and 977 foreign students from 45 countries have graduated from Varna Medical University. However the numbers do not matter by themselves if every alumnus of the University doesn't bring in his heart the University's values which history is never going to change. The truth value called person in the cause of Medical University of Varna that everyone of us percepts in his own way.
Varna
Varna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...
, Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. It was founded in 1961 and is organized in 4 faculties and 1 medical college.
History
Medical University of Varna was established in 1961 by a decreeDecree
A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...
of the National Assembly of Republic of Bulgaria as a pursuant to Higher Medical Institute. In 1995 the latter was transformed to Medical University. This establishment is the third largest Medical University in the country and aims to provide adequate healthcare for people living in this Northeastern Bulgaria. For more than forty years the reality of Health becomes a part of student
Student
A student is a learner, or someone who attends an educational institution. In some nations, the English term is reserved for those who attend university, while a schoolchild under the age of eighteen is called a pupil in English...
s, researcher
Researcher
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s, instructor
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
s and specialists life thanks to this University. Plenty of incredible persons and specialists have left their unique presence in the Medical University of Varna. Although quoting would be difficult, the university staff keeps their decrees of professional work and persistence, ethics
Ethics
Ethics, also known as moral philosophy, is a branch of philosophy that addresses questions about morality—that is, concepts such as good and evil, right and wrong, virtue and vice, justice and crime, etc.Major branches of ethics include:...
, mission and last but not least the excessive humanity.
Since its establishment 8351 Bulgarians and 977 foreign students from 45 countries have graduated from Varna Medical University. However the numbers do not matter by themselves if every alumnus of the University doesn't bring in his heart the University's values which history is never going to change. The truth value called person in the cause of Medical University of Varna that everyone of us percepts in his own way.
Organization
The University is organized in 4 faculties and 1 medical college- Faculty of MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- Faculty of Dental Medicine
- Faulty of PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
- Faculty of Public HealthPublic healthPublic health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
- Medical College
Training
- MedicineMedicineMedicine is the science and art of healing. It encompasses a variety of health care practices evolved to maintain and restore health by the prevention and treatment of illness....
- The education of Medicine lasts 6 years. The curriculum is based on the country's and European Union requirements. The program contains 10 semesters of academic training (5 years) and an internship year(310 days) before graduation. During the internship year students are required to take the state exams for licensing. There are also summer practical internships that are obligatory for the students of the 3rd and 4th year of education. The degree and the licensing is recognized in all European Union countries and abroad. Many graduates are practicing internationally. After having fulfilled the required obligations of the academic program, the internship and having passed the state exams, the students receive the professional qualification physicianPhysicianA physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
or Doctor of Medicine, MDDoctor of MedicineDoctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
and obtain a Master degree.
- Dental Medicine - The Study in Dentistry covers three different stages (5 and a half year of education). In the first 2 years students gain basic medical-biological knowledge (first stage). Clinical training is given from 3rd to 5th year and includes profiled education in general-medical clinic disciplines and a special training in dental disciplines (second stage). The internship before graduation (third stage) is done in a series of pediatric, oral, maxillofacial surgery, denture dentistry, conservative dental treatment, paradontology and orthodontics and lasts half year. After every single stage, students are required to pass a state exam. Those who have successfully passed the state exams obtain a Master degree and the qualification DentistDentistA dentist, also known as a 'dental surgeon', is a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity. The dentist's supporting team aides in providing oral health services...
.
- PharmacyPharmacyPharmacy is the health profession that links the health sciences with the chemical sciences and it is charged with ensuring the safe and effective use of pharmaceutical drugs...
- The Study in Pharmacy covers three different stages. The program contains 9 semesters (4 and a half year) and an internship (120 days or 6 months) before graduation. Those who have successfully passed the state exams obtain a Master degree and the qualification PharmacistPharmacistPharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
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- Healthcare Management - The training in this specialty offers 2 modules - full-time and part-time education. This specialty aims to introduce new approaches of Health Institutions management. The main objective of the training is to provide students knowledge and practical skills so they can independently analyze and solve specific administrative issues from our health and social system. The educational degrees of healthcare management alumni are as follows: "bachelor" - covering 4 years course of education for full-time students and 5 years for part-time students; "master"- covering a year for full-time students and 2 for part-time students.
- Healthcare Services - The training in this specialty offers two different modules - full-time students and part-time students are admitted in conformity with the syllabus, developed on the bases of unified state requirements for the specialty. Full-time education covers 5 semesters. Students are required to make a one semester internship before-graduation in healthcare management and pedagogy. The part-time program lasts 6 semesters, of which the last one is an internship in the appointed field. In both modules, the education is terminated by two practical and two theoretical state exams. The alumni are given two professional qualifications in two complementary fields "Manager of healthcare services" and "medical college tutor". Qualified alumni in this specialty are trained for competitive managerial positions in public health institutions as well as preventive and social institutions, according to "Public Health Institutions Law" requirements. Furthermore they are qualified for practice tutors in Medical College.
See also
- Balkan Universities NetworkBalkan Universities NetworkThe Balkan Universities Network or BUN in its present form was created after the end of the SFR Yugoslavia, the founding of new universities, and the implementation of the Bologna Process in Balkan Universities...
- University Hospital St. Marina - Varna
- George Chaldakov, MD, PhD - Scientist and ProfessorGeorge ChaldakovGeorge Nikov Chaldakov born February 23, 1940, in Burgas, Bulgaria, is a Bulgarian vascular biologist well-known for his contributions in the study of secretory function of vascular smooth muscle cells, and the role of neurotrophins and perivascular adipose tissue in pathogenesis of atherosclerosis...
- List of medical schools
- VarnaVarnaVarna is the largest city and seaside resort on the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast and third-largest in Bulgaria after Sofia and Plovdiv, with a population of 334,870 inhabitants according to Census 2011...