Medicine in Israel

Medical Schools

There are currently five undergraduate medical schools in Israel:

  1. Bar-Ilan University based in the Galilee and has teaching hospitals in Nahariyah, Nazareth, Safed and Tiberias.
  2. Ben Gurion University – Goldman Medical School with main teaching hospitals in Beersheva, Ashkelon, and Eilat. Ben Gurion also runs a International Medical School for foreign students where the emphasis is on Global Health integrated into their studies.
  3. Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School with main teaching hospitals in Jerusalem and Rehovot. This medical school also runs a parallel programme where the students come direct from high school and the emphasis is on military medicine
  4. Technion – Rappaport Medical School with main teaching hospitals in Haifa; and Afula. There is also provision for graduate level entry of foreign students into a parallel programme.
  5. Tel Aviv University Medical School with main teaching hospitals in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, Petach Tikva and Holon. There is also provision for graduate level entry of foreign students into a parallel programme.