Eighteen cadets from the third class of the Military Doctor Programme were commissioned as lieutenants at a ceremony at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia on Saturday. The programme was launched in 2017 jointly by the Military Medical Academy, the Naval Academy in Varna and the Medical University – Varna.
The event was attended by President Rumen Radev, Commander-in-Chief of the Bulgarian Armed Forces; Defence Minister Atanas Zapryanov; the Chief of Defence, Admiral Emil Eftimov; Major General Ventsislav Mutafchiyski, Director of the Military Medical Academy; and representatives of military structures.
President Radev told the cadets that their specialization was created at a time when no one in Europe expected a full-scale war to break out on the continent, when thousands of lives would be lost and there would be a severe shortage of military medical personnel. He described the initiative to launch this programme as a foresighted decision which has strengthened Bulgaria’s military medical capabilities.
Defence Minister Zapryanov said the government is making every effort to prioritize military development and the strengthening of the Bulgarian Armed Forces. The number of candidates for service and for enrolment in military schools has soared after a 30% pay rise for servicepeople and an increase in grants for training at higher military education institutions this year. He added that if all ongoing projects and those set to start under the EU’s SAFE mechanism are implemented, Bulgaria’s Armed Forces will be qualitatively different by the end of 2030 compared with their current state.
Major General Mutafchiyski said that with the third class now being deployed to the troops, the programme has established a tradition that offers hope for the development of military medicine. “On this solemn day, you are not simply receiving your diplomas and insignia, but also responsibility and a place in the history of the Military Medical Academy. You have earned it, for you have gone through a rigorous training unmatched by any other medical students in Bulgaria,” he said.
The top graduate of the class begins work at the Military Medical Academy in Sofia, while the others are assigned to military units across the country. All of them will have the opportunity to specialize at the Academy. Priority specialities include surgery, orthopaedics and traumatology, anaesthesiology and intensive care, psychiatry, plastic and reconstructive surgery and burns, virology, emergency medicine, infectious diseases, and epidemiology. Third Class of Doctors Receive Officer Insignia at Military Medical Academy THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2025-10-18 15:37:00 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
