of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria. In 1974, the Faculty of Dentistry was established as an independent educational and medical unit of HMI. Since October 2006, the Faculty of Dentistry has been housed in a new and modern building located at the foot of the Mladezhki Hill. In 2012 training in English in the Dental Medicine specialty was introduced following successful curriculum accreditation by NEAA. Currently, 1,300 students are being trained at FDM – 800 of which in Bulgarian-language training and 500 in the English-language training programme. The educational process in the special disciplines is carried out by 8 departments. The faculty has excellently equipped and completely renovated lecture, phantom, pre-clinical and clinical rooms at its disposal. Since 2019, "Base 2" has been opened at the Faculty of Dental Medicine, equipped with modern equipment for training students in "Dental Medicine", doctoral students and specialists. The faculty has the following centres: "Laser", "CAD/CAM", "3D printing" and "Implantology", which are part of RIMU of Plovdiv. Since 2018, the Faculty of Dentistry, together with the Regional College of the Bulgarian Dental Union of Plovdiv, has been organizing a Scientific Congress "Science and Practice - Hand in Hand", which includes dentists from all over the country. Since 2020, the "Podem" Centre for continuous education of dental doctors through courses and lectures has been established at the Faculty of Dental Medicine. Faculty of Pharmacy Training of master pharmacists at the Medical University started in 2003 with а state quota of 30 students. At the end of 2005, after accreditation by the National Evaluation and Accreditation Agency, the specialty received a very good rating. By decision of the National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria dated 15.03.2006, the Faculty of Pharmacy was established as a main unit in the structure of the Medical University of Plovdiv. On 24.05.2008, the building of the Faculty of Pharmacy was inaugurated (former Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology). Since the 2016/2017 academic year, the Faculty has been teaching pharmacy students in English. The faculty is also a base for postgraduate qualification of specialists and participates in the continuous education of master pharmacists. In 2021, a Pharmaceutical Simulation Centre was opened at the Faculty. It consists of two teaching laboratories: Pharmacy SimLab and Pharmacy SkillsLab. SimLab is a hybrid pharmacy simulation that includes a demonstration and virtual pharmacy equipped with computer hardware and software for training in key