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Illustrative: Doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
January 10, 2023, 7:26 pm
Israel to trim med student internships in bid to tackle ‘dire’ shortage of doctors
Decision to halve length of medical internships and restructure them will boost number of practicing physicians and lead to better-trained doctors, Health Ministry says
By Nathan Jeffay
Medical residents demonstrate for better work conditions on HaBima square in Tel Aviv, on August 30, 2022. (Avshalom Sassoni/Flash90)
September 12, 2022, 11:58 pm
Medical residents rescind resignation threat as Lapid intervenes to shorten shifts
PM mediates deal to prepare to reduce shifts to 16 hours in outlying areas, though all hospitals can go ahead now if they can manage the shorter hours
By ToI Staff
Medical residents demonstrate for better work conditions in Tel Aviv, October 9, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
July 31, 2022, 5:09 pm
Plan to slash medical residents’ 26-hour shifts delayed until September 2023
Burden of 26-hour shifts drove thousands of trainee doctors to threaten resignation last year; promised change to 18 hours was never implemented
By ToI Staff
Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 20, 2021, 1:21 pm
Hundreds of medical interns rescind resignations, accepting gov’t compromise
Health Minister Horowitz has offered to accelerate plans to shorten shifts from 26 to 18 hours, set to meet head of protest group Wednesday
By ToI Staff
Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz speaks during a press conference at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, October 18, 2021. (Yonatan Sindel/ Flash90)
October 18, 2021, 10:40 pm
Hundreds of medical interns resign as health minister floats shift compromise
Nitzan Horowitz offers to accelerate plans to shorten shifts from 26 to 18 hours
By ToI Staff
Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions in Tel Aviv, on October 9, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 17, 2021, 3:20 pm
Medical interns delay mass resignation as officials prepare new work hours plan
Action postponed for 24 hours after Health Ministry says it will present updated offer on reducing workload following rejection of previous plan by doctors-in-training
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions in Tel Aviv on October 9, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
October 9, 2021, 10:47 pm
Hundreds of medical interns rally in Tel Aviv amid fight over workload
TV report says Health Ministry moving forward on plan to shorten shifts, despite interns rejecting the proposal as insufficient
By ToI Staff
Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions outside the Health Ministry in Tel Aviv, October 7, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 8, 2021, 9:09 am
Health Ministry chief: Medical interns’ 26-hour shifts to be shortened gradually
After 2,500 quit, Nachman Ash says he understands the doctors-in-training had greater hopes from negotiations but says not all fixes can be implemented immediately
By ToI Staff
Medical interns demonstrate for better work conditions outside the Tel Aviv District Health Office, October 7, 2021. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
October 7, 2021, 5:12 pm
Over 2,500 medical interns resign in labor dispute over 26-hour shifts
In letter to Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz, intern organization says it is everyone’s interest that patients in hospitals not be treated by ‘exhausted’ and ‘unfocused’ doctors
By ToI Staff
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