About The Program
The Medical Doctor (MD) educational program is a comprehensive, outcome-based curriculum designed to train students to become competent, confident, and compassionate medical professionals. The program, typically comprising 360 ECTS credits, ensures a robust foundation in both theoretical and practical aspects of medicine, preparing students to meet global standards in healthcare delivery and biomedical research. The curriculum is structured around four progressive learning loops that focus on knowledge, skills, and values, ensuring that students acquire a deep and well-rounded understanding of medicine through an integrated, hands-on approach.
Program Advantages
- Comprehensive training: Students receive a balanced education combining theoretical knowledge, practical skills, and ethical values, preparing them for diverse healthcare settings.
- International recognition: The program aligns with global standards for medical education, ensuring graduates are prepared to work in various international healthcare systems.
- Practical experience: The program emphasizes clinical placements and hands-on training, allowing students to apply their knowledge in real-world settings.
- Research opportunities: A strong foundation in biomedical research prepares students to engage in scientific inquiry, contributing to advancements in medicine.
- Holistic approach to healthcare: Students are trained not only in medical knowledge and skills but also in developing empathy, professionalism, and a patient-centered approach.
Program Objectives
- Develop competent medical professionals who can diagnose, treat, and manage health conditions based on scientific evidence and clinical guidelines.
- Foster ethical values in healthcare, ensuring that graduates prioritize patient autonomy, respect, and professionalism.
- Prepare students for a lifetime of learning in the rapidly evolving field of medicine, equipping them with the skills to adapt to new medical technologies, practices, and research findings.
- Encourage research and critical thinking, ensuring that students are capable of contributing to biomedical research and innovations in medical practice.
- Cultivate effective communication skills, enabling graduates to work collaboratively with healthcare teams and interact with patients and their families.
- To provide medical training, predominantly in a practical environment (where acquisition and organization of knowledge match with practical application of gained competencies), based on ethical values, respect for individual autonomy and on the premise of rational and efficient interference.
Job Opportunities
Graduates of the MD program can pursue a wide range of career paths in healthcare and biomedical research, including but not limited to:
- Clinical Practice: Physicians in various specialties such as internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, psychiatry, and more.
- Medical Research: Opportunities to work in clinical or laboratory-based research, contributing to advancements in medical science.
- Healthcare Administration: Positions in hospital management, healthcare policy development, and public health.
- Medical Education: Teaching roles in medical schools or training programs.
- International Organizations: Opportunities in global health organizations, NGOs, and public health institutions.
- Consultancy: Providing expert advice on healthcare systems, medical technologies, and policy.
Admission Requirements
- Applicants must successfully pass the General Secondary Examination with a score of 85% or higher in the scientific branch (likely in subjects like biology, chemistry, and physics).
- Graduates from other examination systems (such as the SAT, IGCSE/International GCSE, Psychometric Exam, or Bagrut Exam) will be evaluated based on their equivalence to the required general secondary examination score. The Ministry of Education and Higher Education will verify and certify the equivalence of these qualifications to meet the program's entry requirements.
Financial cost
- Program enrollment fees:
3500$ per semester. The program requires a total of 360 credit hours for graduation, to be completed over 12 semesters (6 years).
