Medical University, Sofia

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Medical University

Медицински университет
Latin: Universitas Medicinae Serdicensis
Motto	Erudiendo, Sciendo, Curando
Motto in English	To teach, to research, to cure
Type	Public
Established	1917 (1917)
Rector	Viktor Zlatkov
Academic staff	1969
Students	8311
Location	Sofia , Bulgaria
Website	www.mu-sofia.bg/en

Medical University, Sofia (2009)

The Medical University, Sofia (Bulgarian: Медицински университет в София) is a public university in Sofia, Bulgaria which was founded in 1917. It is the oldest institution for higher medical education in Bulgaria.

History[]

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Medical University of Sofia is the oldest institution for higher medical education in Bulgaria. His Majesty Zar Ferdinand founded it by decree in 1917 as a medical faculty of Sofia University.

M. Russev, A.M. Petrov, St. Vatev, and P. Orahovatz prepared Alexandrovska hospital’s departments for the needs of future clinics and organized training of teaching staff. Among the first professors of medicine in Bulgaria were V. Mollov, P. Stojanov, St. Kirkovitch, Iv. Kiprov (first dean), R.H. Kann, T. Petrov, Pashev, At. Teodorov, etc. In 1942 a dentistry department opened and its founders were assistant professor Sl. Davidov, assistant professor G. Stiljanov and professor Al. Stanishev.

• 1917 - A law is passed by His Majesty Ferdinand I of Bulgaria for the establishment of the Medical Faculty of the Sofia University.
• 1918 - Professor G. Shishkov performs the first lecture. The topic of the lecture is zoology.
• 1950 - The Decree (№ 246) of the Presidium of the National Assembly is passed, resulting in the Medical Faculty becoming independent under the name of Medical Academy and subsequent separation from the University of Sofia.
• 1954 - The Medical Academy is renamed the Higher Medical Institute
• 1972 - A unified Medical Academy is established , comprising all the senior medical institutions in Bulgaria
• 1990 - The unified Medical Academy dissolves. resulting in all higher medical institutes becoming independent
• 1995 - On 21 May the Higher Medical Institute is renamed the Medical University

University hospitals[]

• University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Saint Ivan Rilski“
• Alexandrovska Hospital
• University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Saint Anna“
• University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „Тsaritsa Yoanna - ISUL“
• Specialized Orthopedic University Hospital "Prof.B.Boychev"- Gorna banya
• University Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Endocrinology "Acad. Ivan Pencev"
• University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Maichin Dom
• Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Children's Diseases
• University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment „St. Ekaterina“
• Multiprofile hospital for Active Treatment in neurology and psychiatry «St. Naum»
• General Hospital for Active Treatment of Pulmonary Diseases "St. Sofia"
• University Multiprofile Hospital for Active Treatment and Emergency Medicine „N.I.Pirogov“
• Specialized Hospital for Active Treatment of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases

See also[]

• Aleksandrovska University Hospital
• List of colleges and universities

References[]

External links[]

• (in Bulgarian and English) Medical University of Sofia website

Coordinates: 42°41′0″N 23°18′26″E / 42.68333°N 23.30722°E / 42.68333; 23.30722

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