journal in English, indexed in Medicus/MEDLINE, referenced in PubMed continuously since 1965. Folia medica is the only Bulgarian medical scientific journal indexed and referenced in the Scopus International Scientific Information Database continuously since 1964. Medical University of Plovdiv is the initiator and organizer of the First National Festival of Medical University Students. Structure The structure of the Medical University of Plovdiv incorporates 6 main units: Faculty of Medicine, Faculty of Dental Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, Faculty of Public Health, Department of Languages and Specialized Training and the Medical College. The Scientific Research Institute of MU of Plovdiv (RIMU-Plovdiv); Professional Training Centre (PTC); Centre for Electronic and Distance Learning (CEDL) are among the main units in the structure of MU of Plovdiv. Faculty of Medicine The Faculty of Medicine was established in 1945, from which the Higher Medical Institute was later established, and subsequently its successor, the Medical University of Plovdiv. Training is full-time only and lasts 6 years and is carried out in Bulgarian and in English according to a curriculum and syllabi approved by the Faculty Council, in accordance with the uniform state requirements. Students are given the opportunity to choose from 27 elective courses to add to their credits from year one to year six. In addition to the modern base for theoretical training, which includes new and state-of-the-art classrooms, the students of the Faculty of Medicine use 6 university hospitals as bases for practical training, in which all specialties are augmented with modern high-tech diagnostic and therapeutic units equipped with conventional and unique equipment. As of 2022, the medical institutions with "university" status are the largest Plovdiv hospitals: “St. George” University hospital, University hospital “Plovdiv”, University hospital “Pulmed“,University hospital “Caspela”, University hospital “Eurohospital“, and Specialized University hospital for treatment in obstetrics and gynaecology “Selena”. The achievements of the Faculty of Medicine of MU of Plovdiv are recognized in the high assessment received by NEAA for program accreditation of the "Medicine" specialty with an overall assessment according to the criteria of 9.5, as well as in the Rating System of Higher Schools in Bulgaria. Medical education at the Faculty of Medicine of the Medical University of Plovdiv has been awarded first place among the medical faculties in Bulgaria for five consecutive years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022). Faculty of Dental Medicine The Dentistry specialty was initiated at the Higher Medical Institute in Plovdiv in 1970 by an act