SPECIALTY "OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND EMPLOYMENT" - MASTER'S DEGREE

For a major "Occupational medicine and work ability" students are accepted in correspondence form of education, after completed OCS "Bachelor" or "Master".

For a major "Occupational medicine and work ability", of the OCS "Master" students are accepted for remote form of training, after completed master's degree.

The specialty "Occupational medicine and work ability" of the OCS "master" offers training after graduation  OCS "Bachelor" or "Master" in different specialties.

The training has a duration 3 semesters.

General and specialized training is provided in the areas of health and safety at work, the basics of occupational medicine, the factors of the work environment and the work process, physiological and psychological characteristics of working capacity in integration with health promotion, medico-social support and protection of people with disabilities, health analysis and document flow. Work is carried out on case studies and activities from the practical network with visits to workplaces and enterprises.

Graduates of the specialty are experts on this widely problematic topic, who can perform management, communication, coordination, operational-control, methodical and educational-training functions to strengthen, protect, increase the health of workers in all economic activities. Contributes to expanding the range of challenges and problems of public health, of which occupational medicine is an integral part.

COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION, FINAL SCORING AND CLASSIFICATION

Candidate-students with a completed OCS "Bachelor" or "Master" take an oral exam in front of an exam committee of three qualified teachers.

The oral exam is conducted as an interview on the topic: "Issues and priorities for ensuring safe and healthy working conditions".

The oral exam will be held on 10.07.2020 from 9:00 a.m.

The competitive score is formed by the sum of the grade of the oral exam and the average grade of the diploma for a completed previous degree of higher education, not lower than "good". Ranking is done in descending order of competition ball. Maximum score 12.

LITERATURE FOR PREPARATION

1. Vodenicharov Ts., S. Popova, M. Mutafova, E. Shipkovenska, Social Medicine, S., 2013
2. Vodenicharov Ts., The 10 principles of the doctor and the manager, S., 2010
3. Vodenicharov, Ts., V. Borisov, The phenomenon of public health in the changing world, S., 2017
4. Law on Health and Safety at Work (Promulgated SG No. 124/23.12.1997, amended SG No. 98/14.12.2010
5. Ordinance No. 3/25.01.2008 on the terms and conditions for carrying out the activities of the occupational medicine services. DV. No. 14/12.02.2008)
6. Tsacheva, N., Occupational medicine in the Republic of Bulgaria - theory, methodology, practice - dissertation (Doctor of Sciences), S., 2014
7. Tsacheva N., K. Lyubomirova, R. Nikolova and collective Occupational medicine Terminological dictionary, S., 2013

7.*e-learning materials: Tsacheva N., Expertise of working ability - purpose, tasks, principles of evaluation;

Nikolova R., Physiology and psychophysiology of professional activity - ICF classification of WHO