Medical university of Sofia is the oldest institution for higher medical study in Bulgaria. Founded in 1917 as a medical faculty of Sofia, it has become Medical Academy with two faculties: medicine and dentistry in 1950.

Today Medical University has leading positions as educational, scientific, and health care institution in Bulgaria and its level corresponds to the world medical standards. High level of theoretical and practical training of students, post-graduate students and specialists is organized according to the requirements of government standards of education and health care politics but with a sufficient academic independence.

For those applicants for the Programmes of Nursing and Midwifery of the Faculty of Public Health and the Programmes of Assistant-pharmacist, Public Health Inspector, X-ray Laboratory Assistant, Physiotherapy Assistant, Medical Laboratory Assistant, and Technical Dental Assistant etc.Have studied Biology subject in secondary school: the mark in Biology from secondary education must be not less than 62% of the possible maximum of the grading system in the respected country.

The international applicants who speak Bulgarian language (and who do not have a document certifying proficiency in Bulgarian and issued by a higher institution in the Republic of Bulgaria) pass an examination according to synopsis of the Department of Foreign languages, Communication and Sport before the beginning of the school year and upon successful passing of this examination, register directly for his/her program of interest.

Medical University of Sofia offers Preparatory language courses in Bulgarian language and in English including Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology.
After successfully completion of English or Bulgarian Preparatory language courses, the student is automatically admitted to the University.

Sofia medical university transfer students.

Medical University of Sofia welcomes applications from students seeking to transfer from other accredited medical universities.

Students transferred from other universities that have different curricula can continue studying at Medical University of Sofia on condition that they make up for all the outstanding work (study the courses from previous years that have not been recognized or ever taken and sit for examinations in these courses against payment of the instituted administrative fees and in compliance with the developed schedule by the relevant Faculty).

The final decision on which course year the student would be registered at the University is taken on the basis of the Medical University of Sofia curriculum in the relevant program.

The Medical student who transfers to the Medical University of Sofia must submit, in addition to the documents required for admission, a transcript issued by the respective University containing the workload of the subjects studied, examination results and credits got.