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.
Varna Medical University has 4 faculties of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy and Public Health.
The Plovdiv Medical University, also known as VMI (meaning Higher Medical Institute), was established in 1945 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria