The Faculty of public health

The Faculty of Public Health of Medical University "Prof. Dr. P. Stoyanov" - Varna was established in 2001 by Decree of the Council of Ministers № 160/20.06.2001 and is one of the first two faculties of public health, opened in Bulgaria.

The purpose of the Faculty of Public Health of MU-Varna is to provide for the needs of health system, highly qualified medical and non-medical specialists, having professional competence in the field of public health and health care, health care management and technology, as well as developing the relevant scientific fields and carrying out activities for the benefit of society.

The Faculty of Public health (FPH) at MU-Varna prepares specialists with Bachelor's and Master's degrees in the specialties of Nurse, Midwife, Speech Therapy, Clinical Speech Therapy, Kinesitherapy, Optometrist, Rehabilitation, Sea Treatment, Wellness and Spa, Public Health - in Bulgarian, English and Russian, Public Health Care and Control, Health Management, Pharmaceutical Management, Health Care Management, Health Management and Medico-Social Care, Pharmaceutical Management and Care, Information Technologies in Health and Health Care, Biomedical Equipment and Technologies and Electronic and Information Technologies in Health Care.

The faculty provides training of PhD students in 9 doctoral programs in three professional fields, postgraduate training courses, carries out advisory and expert activities in support of organizations and institutions in the health and social sphere, including international organizations, such as the European Commission, the European Bureau of WHO, the World Bank, UNICEF, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, etc.

Ten departments are included in the structure of the FPH: Social Medicine and Health Care Organization, Health Care Economics and Management, Hygiene and Epidemiology, Physiotherapy, Rehabilitation, and Occupational Medicine, Optometry and Occupational Diseases, Health Care, Disaster Medicine and Maritime Medicine, Speech Therapy and Medical Pedagogy, Medical Equipment, Electronic and Information Technologies in Health Care, and Kinesitherapy. The MU-Varna University Centre for Marine Health - a corporate member of the International Association for Marine Health, and the "Green Marine Yard of Varna" - a centre for early childhood socialisation - have been opened at the MU-Varna FPH.

The scientific activity of the academic staff of the Faculty of public health covers a through specialized and interdisciplinary research at the broad field of public health and health care, with the resulting scientific and applied contributions being recognizable in Bulgaria and abroad. The Faculty and its academic staff members have been awarded numerous prestigious prizes for their scientific activities, including the most citations in professional field 7.4. Public Health, Award of the Union of Scientists in Bulgaria for high scientific achievements in the field of social sciences, Varna Award of Varna Municipality, Honorary Sign with Blue Ribbon of Medical University – Varna, and Pythagoras Award of the Ministry of Education and Science. Graduates of the MU-Varna FPH traditionally receive awards from the annual regional competition "Best Thesis", organized by the Scientific and Technical Unions - Varna Branch and Varna Municipality.

MU-Varna PHF also maintains specialized scientific publications through the journals Scripta Scientifica Salutis Publicae, Health Economics and Management, Social Medicine.

The MU-Varna PHF is a member of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER), the Public Health Network in South-East Europe (PH-SEE), the WHO Regions for Health Network (RHN), Health Systems and Policy Monitoring (HSPM) Network of the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, the European Health Management Association (EHMA) and the National Network on Global Health.

The Faculty is organizer and co-organizer of numerous national and international scientific forums, discussion forums and events of public benefit. The MU-Varna FPH is the initiator and organizer of the "Sea and Health" festival, including scientific, sport and cultural events in support of the relationship between sea and health, and between science and public life.

The Museum of History of Medicine in Varna is developed and managed by a team from the Faculty of Public Health.

Graduates of the MU-Varna FPH work in medical and health institutions throughout the country and abroad, hold management and leadership positions in the health system and the NGO sector in Varna region and nationwide, work in scientific and business organizations both in Bulgaria and abroad.

Dean of the Faculty of Public Health