The grown-up individual’s need for self-affirmation is a unified whole with his professional and labor activity and with the successful realization in it. For this reason, professional choice is a complex decision-making process, determined by social and personal factors, as it is dictated not only by the needs of society, but also by the interests, opportunities, needs and inclinations of the individual. In view of this, the present article will present and analyze data from an empirical study investigating the trends, motives and conditions in the professional orientation of young doctors of the 2023 Class of Medical university-Sofia.

Professional choice is a complex decision-making process, determined by social and personal factors, as it is driven not only by the needs of society but also by the interests, opportunities, needs, and inclinations of the individual. In view of this, this article will present and analyze data from an empirical study examining trends in the professional orientation of young doctors who have graduated from the Medical University-Sofia in 2021, 2022, and 2023.

Background: The claustrum is a brain structure found in both hemispheres beneath the inner surface of the neocortex in the region of the insula and is bordered by the external and extreme capsule. Generally, it is divided into a dorsal part (claustrum proper or insular claustrum) and ventral part (endopiriform nucleus). The claustrum possesses complex reciprocal connections with the cortex, striatum, dorsal thalamic nuclei and hippocampus. Reports of patients with unilateral lesion of the claustrum are few in number. Herein, we present a case report of an ischemic stroke restricted to the left claustrum in a 55-year-old female Case Report: The patient presented with intense feeling of dizziness, ataxic gait, sensation of ‘vacuity’ in the head, decreased hearing and abnormal gustatory sensations. The neurological examination revealed a mixed horizontal and rotary nystagmus to the right side. Brain CT upon admission was assessed as normal without pathological findings. MRI was performed and showed an ischemic stroke restricted to the left claustrum with no other lesions. Following 4 weeks of therapy the patient recovered fully and duplex sonography showed preserved circulation in the affected areas. Conclusion: The present case report underlines the complexity of clinical symptomatology of the claustrum.

Science has emerged as a powerful tool to facilitate researchers in conducting trustful summary of achievements in clinical practice. Science has a leading role in modern medicine as it allows prediction of the future development of new scientific ideas, formulating the prospects for future development. The purpose of the article was to make a comparative analysis and evaluation of the allocated funds for scientific and teaching staff hired under second employment contract in the university clinics or accredited teaching hospitals or departments for clinical training of the Medical University – Sofia for the period 2013-2022, and to show the effectiveness of investing in human capital. For the purposes of the research, the following were used: documentary method, analysis and synthesis and comparative method. During the analyzed period, a permanent tendency towards a decrease in the total number of clinical teachers in all clinical training centres was observed. The total amount of funds spent on the wage fund for the ten-year period increased by 35.7% compared to the beginning of the period. The increase in the funds for the salary fund of the clinical teachers stems from the policy that was introduced in 2016 with the Collective Labor Agreement – together with the social partners stimulation (bonus) for theoretical and practical training of medical students both in the Bulgarian language (state order), as well as payment for English language training. With a view to improving the quality of education of future healthcare Professionals, MU – Sofia continuously invests its own funds in its scientific and teaching staff. Proof of the effectiveness of the invested funds are the results of the last 10 years of the Rating System of the higher schools in the Republic of Bulgaria, in which MU – Sofia was ranked first in the five professional areas in which it conducts training.

Background: Ensuring and maintaining the quality of higher medical education is of strategic importance to society, bearing in mind that is producing competent medical personnel who will conduct health care activities with a view any decision in medical practice to be based both on evidences and values. Bioethics case studies are intended to be a useful training tool to help medical students in their future daily practice as doctors and contribute to improving doctor-patient relationships and team work. Methods: A questionnaire survey was distributed among the medical students of Medical University – Sofia, included 640 students in 4, 5 and 6 years of their study. It analyses the necessity of learning the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights, approved on the 19th of October 2005 by the UNESCO General Assembly. Results: About ½ of the participants in the empirical study, to varying degrees, were not familiar with the bioethical principles of UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights. A large proportion of respondents gave affirmative responses about the importance of ethical knowledge in their future medical practice. According to the respondents, training in Bioethics and Human Rights will increase their ethical competence as medical professionals. Conclusions: The results of the empirical study give us grounds to make recommendations to the responsible institutions to update and reorganize the undergraduate internship of medical students by including the discipline of Medical Ethics and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights.

The choice of a profession largely determines the life path of an individual, the development of his individual qualities and abilities, the development of his essential powers, and his realization as a labor and social being. The labor and professional path influences the overall social behavior and social activity of the individual. The choice of the medical profession is a complex decision-making process in which many subjective and objective factors are intertwined. Accordingly, this article presents and analyzes data from an empirical study investigating the motives and attitudes when choosing the medical profession among first-year students at the Medical University – Sofia during the academic year 2024/2025.