Macedonian doctors and medical personnel will be trained at the University of Texas Medical School, following the signing of a memorandum of cooperation within the visit of Health Minister Nikola Todorov to Houston-based Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

Minister Todorov signed the memo with Memorial Hermann CEO Craig Cordola, University of Texas Medical School Dean Giuseppe Colasurdo, and Texas Medical Center CEO Robert Robbins.

The memo will focus on cardiovascular surgery, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, orthopedic surgery, transplantation, neonatology and pediatrics.

"The memo's framework gives access to top-class training for Macedonian doctors and medical personnel at the University of Texas Medical School and enlargement of cooperation with institutions within the Texas Medical Center", the Health Ministry said in a press release.

The Texas Medical Center is one of the largest medical centers in the United States, comprised of 54 medicine-related institutions.