The Department of Preclinical and Clinical Sciences is a Department of multidisciplinary character. It provides training for students from the Faculty of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Pharmacy and the Medical College.
The disciplines taught to students are in the following specialties:
Medicine - Medical Microbiology and Virology, Immunology (elective), Cytology, General Histology and Embryology, Anatomy, Internal Medicine and Toxicology
Dental Medicine - Medical Microbiology and Virology, Immunology (elective), Hygiene and Epidemiology, Cytology, General Histology and Embryology, Anatomy, Pathology and Pathophysiology
Pharmacy - Medical Microbiology and Virology, Immunology (elective), Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pharmacotherapy, Pathophysiology, Toxicology
Medical Cosmetician – Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Nutrition and Dietetics
Medical Laboratory Assistant - Cytology, General Histology and Embryology, Anatomy, Pharmacology
Assistant - Pharmacist - Pharmacology, Toxicology, Pathophysiology, Hygiene and Medical Ecology
Dental Technician - Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Anatomy, Biomechanics and Physiology of the Masticatory Apparatus
X-ray Laboratory Assistant - Hygiene and Medical Ecology and Pathophysiology
Rehabilitation Therapist – Pathophysiology
Public Health Inspector - Communal Hygiene, Nutritional Hygiene and Hygiene of Children and Adolescents
Courses in English for students from the Faculty of Medicine and Dental Medicine have been developed and launched in the following disciplines:
- Medical Microbiology and Virology
- Immunology (elective)
- Hygiene and Epidemiology
- Anatomy
- Cytology, General Histology and Embryology
Electives:
- Immunology - for students from the specialty Medicine, Dental Medicine and Pharmacy
- Drug Addiction - for students from the specialty Pharmacy
- Pathophysiology - for students from the specialty Pharmacy, Dental Medicine
Textbooks and Training Aids:
In English:
- Kr. Metodiev – Immunodeficiency, Intech, 2012, EU, p.396
- Kr. Metodiev – Risk Infections and Possibilities for Biomedical Terrorism, IOS Press, NATO, 2004, p.142
In Bulgarian:
Kr. Metodiev – Glossary of Immunology Terms (2 editions PH "Medicine and Sports", Sofia), A Guide for Practical Exercises in Microbiology (a team of authors, PH "Medicine and Sports", Sofia)
Kr. Metodiev (a team of authors) – Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Renal Diseases, PH "Medicine and Sports", Sofia
Yustiniyanova, B., Hygiene and Medical Ecology, Medical University "Prof. Dr. Paraskev Stoyanov" - Varna, 2012
Collection of Tests in Pharmacology, Varna, 2013, a team of authors
Collection of Tests in Pharmacology for Assistant Pharmacists, under print, Varna, 2013, a team of authors.
A Guide for Practical Exercises in Microbiology, under print, Varna, 2013 - G.Tsankova, Kr. Metodiev