The Medical University Pleven, one of the five medical universities in Bulgaria, and the MU Pleven school of medicine was founded in 1974 in order to expand the horizons, the size and the reputation of the city hospital, founded in 1865. Nowadays, it comprises a preclinical department, a hospital institute with more than 1000 beds, and clinics for every big medical field, as well as diverse specialized clinics and research facilities with modern diagnosis and therapy equipment. The MU Pleven school of medicine and the hospital combine tradition and modern possibilities, teaching and therapy facilities. These are efficiently put to use for patient treatment, student training, doctor training, postgraduate student training and research.