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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Knesset committee approves regulations easing license requirements for immigrant doctors
Reporter at The Times of Israel
Doctors at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem performing reconstructive ear surgery. (Courtesy)
The Knesset Health Committee approves new regulations for immigrant doctors reducing the requirement for licensing exam exemptions from 14 years of clinical experience to 10.
The move is designed to allow more doctors from abroad to “integrate quickly into the health care system,” says committee chair MK Yoni Mashriki.
“This is a significant step in addressing the shortage of doctors in Israel while maintaining high healthcare standards.”
In 2024, 519 doctors immigrated to Israel, and 575 doctors are expected in 2025.
