Internship Preparatory Courses for Internationally Graduated Physicians
This service allows graduates of international medical schools that have not been accredited by the Ministry of Health, and who have passed their state licensing examination in medicine, to send their details and ask about subsidized courses organized by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health invites you to join a variety of subsidized courses to prepare for residency.
The courses are offered in hospitals across Israel. Their purpose is to strengthen the professional level and skills of medical doctors and deepen their familiarity with the Israeli health system.
The courses will focus on clinical training in hospital departments, according to each course syllabus, and will conclude with a final exam.
The courses are intended especially for graduates of medical schools that are currently unaccredited under the Ministry of Health’s recognition rules for studying medicine abroad.
- Licensed medical practitioners in Israel.
- And also began their studies before 2019 at a medical school that is not recognized.
If you are not sure whether your medical school is recognized, register and note the name of the school you attended in the comments.
- Fill the online form.
- Representatives from the hospital that delivers this course will get back to you.
- You may contact the hospitals that deliver these courses and ask to be included as students in these courses.
- At this stage, subsidization will only be provided to graduates of unaccredited international schools.
At the end of 2026, residency preparation courses are planned at the following medical centers:
- Soroka
- Rambam
The number of spots in each course is limited. Courses will only open if the minimum number of participants is met.
Please note, if there is any difference or conflict between the information on this page and the law, the provisions of the law will apply.
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