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Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Reichman University to open new medical school, calling shortage of doctors ‘critical’
Reporter at The Times of Israel
Herzliya’s Reichman University will open a new medical school in 2025 to address the “critical shortage” of doctors in Israel and “a health crisis brought on by the war,” the university and Education Minister Yoav Kisch say.
The four-year program at the university’s Dina Recanati School of Medicine will open in February with some 80 students, and a second cohort is scheduled to begin in November next year.
The medical school — a partnership between Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer, Rabin Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Maccabi Healthcare Services, and the university — is designed to “ensure that Israel’s residents receive quality medical care in the years to come,” the university says.
The founding president and chairman of the Board of Directors of Reichman University, Prof. Uriel Reichman, says the university “mobilized to expand the possibilities” for medical studies in Israel.
“Training the next generation of doctors is a vital mission for Israeli society,” he says.
Kisch adds that the opening of the medical school is a “significant academic achievement and a crucial step toward securing the future of healthcare in Israel.”
The new medical school will introduce clinical training in community medicine starting from the first week of the curriculum, the university says. The medical students will also have opportunities to incorporate entrepreneurship into their medical education.
The Israeli Council for Higher Education has approved the school’s opening following a comprehensive review and successful compliance with all the council’s standards.
