Filipova, Teodora2025-12-062025-12-062025-11-252367-5314https://doi.uni-plovdiv.bg/handle/store/795The article provides a historical overview of the special legislative regulations for acquiring a medical specialty, comparing the legal relationships that arose under the operation of the various legal frameworks. A critical legal analysis of the applicable regulation is made, which indicates different types of grounds for the emergence of the internship employment relationship – competition and employment contract and the problems related to them in judicial practice. The actual basis for the establishing an employment relationship with a specialist physician is determined and proposals for legislative change are made.otherspecialist physicianmedical institutiontrainingcompetitionemployment contractArticle