Pleven Medical University

Medical University Pleven (Bulgarian: Медицински университет — Плевен, Meditsinski universitet — Pleven) is one of the five medical institutions of higher education in Bulgaria. It is the only university in the town of Pleven and was founded in 1974 on the basis of the former regional hospital established in 1865. The university unifies a large modern preclinical base, a hospital with specialised clinics, and research sections. It has two faculties, the Faculty of Medicine covering the subjects of medicine and rehabilitation and occupational therapy, and the Faculty of Public Health covering health care, as well as a college. There are also two hostels with a total of 315 beds in two- and three-bed rooms. As of the 2000s, Medical...