Tel Aviv University/Sackler School of Medicine

Tel Aviv University and its Sackler School of Medicine located in Israel are internationally renowned institutions, respected for their quality of academic programs and their distinguished faculty. The Sackler School of Medicine-New York State/American Program offers a four-year program leading to M.D. degree. This Program is the only one of two in the world recognized outside of United States that is registered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York/State Education Department.

The Program is designed specifically for the graduates of the Unites States and Canadian colleges. The four-year M.D. educational curriculum is modeled after that of the United States medical schools. It is comprised of two segments - each of approximately two years duration: (1) basic medical sciences and (2) clinical clerkships. Basic medical sciences are taught in English, and only English language textbooks are used throughout the course of study. The core clinical clerkships are taught in Sackler School of Medicine’s 7 affiliated hospitals in Israel: Medicine (11 weeks), Surgery (8 weeks), Obstetrics and Gynecology (6 weeks), Pediatrics (8 weeks), Psychiatry (5 weeks), Emergency Medicine (1 week), Neurology (4 weeks), and Family Medicine (4 weeks). All courses are taught by professors from the Sackler Faculty of Medicine.

The Program is accepting applications for the class entering September 2007. Applications are accepted through June 16, 2007. The Committee on Admissions begins notifying applicants of its decisions on or about March 15 and continues until the selection process is completed. Interviewed are customarily held at the Sackler School of Medicine New York City office, however, regional interviews are arranged.

Sackler graduates participate in the National Resident Matching Program and return to the United States for their residency training. The school has a prestigious record of acceptances into the most distinguished hospitals throughout the U.S.

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Posted November 29, 2006 in International Medical Schools