In good news, the establishment of the new Herta and Paul Amir School of Medicine has been approved, which will open in 2019.
The 2016 academic year will begin in a few months at the University of Haifa. The new medical school will be headed by Prof. Haim Bitterman, one of the senior figures in the Israeli health system who was also the director of the internal medicine division at Carmel Medical Center.
Prof. Haim Bitterman: "As a son of the city of Haifa, it is a great privilege for me to take part in leading the process of establishing the School of Medicine at the largest research university in the north. The new school, which will open soon, will be based on the academic assets of the university, Carmel Medical Center, the Haifa and Western Galilee District, and "Clalit" health services institutions."
The establishment of the new school comes against the backdrop of the severe shortage of doctors in Israel, with the shortage of doctors in the north being much greater and more severe than in the center. One of the main goals of the Haifa University School of Medicine is to strengthen medicine in the north, not only through the studies and clinical training of students at the "Clalit" medical centers at Carmel Hospital and at community clinics in the Haifa and G.M. districts, but also through providing scholarships and other activities that will encourage graduates to remain as doctors in the north.
The unique spatial model that allows exposure to clinical medicine in a full teaching continuum between the hospital and community clinics has been led in recent years by: Ronen Nudelman, Director of the Haifa District and GM, and Dr. Avi Goldberg, Director of Carmel Medical Center.
Dr. Avi Goldberg, Director of Carmel Medical Center: "As Director of Carmel Medical Center from the Clalit Group, I am proud that we are senior partners in establishing the new School of Medicine at the University of Haifa. This school will be a significant pillar in the opportunity to develop excellent medical services in the north and reduce the gaps in health. Together we will establish an excellent and innovative medical school that will be closely connected to its environment and its medical needs."
Nudelman Ronen, Haifa District Manager and CEO of Clalit: "The establishment of the new medical school in collaboration with the University of Haifa is a significant milestone in the expansion and development of medical studies in Israel. The unique collaboration between Clalit - with its extensive deployment of services in the community and at Carmel Hospital - and the University of Haifa will make it possible to train a new generation of excellent doctors, connected to both community medicine and medicine provided in hospitals, with the notable advantage for students being that the school will base its studies on a full treatment continuum.
We are proud to lead this initiative, which will significantly contribute to the healthcare system and the residents of the North.”
Carmel Hospital will lead the initiative as part of the founding team of the new school: Dr. Sharon Kama, Deputy Director of the Hospital, and Dr. Meir Price, Director of the Carmel Hematology Institute. Haifa District College and General Hospital will lead the initiative with Dr. Rachel Dahan, Medical Director of the District. Carmel Hospital, with its variety of departments, together with the broad deployment in the Haifa District and General Hospital community, together serve as a high-quality clinical field for the new students' studies.
Dr. Kama notes: "The Herta and Paul Amir School of Medicine will be unique in several aspects: From the first week of studies, our students will combine classroom learning with exposure to clinical medicine in a full teaching continuum between the hospital and community clinics, a continuum made possible by the unique spatial structure of Carmel Medical Center and Clalit's Haifa and Western Galilee District.
The entire curriculum is adapted to current trends in teaching and the evolving needs of the medical world, including the use of innovative content and teaching tools and diverse simulations. Our students will receive guidance and the construction of a professional development path to maximize their potential. It is a great privilege for me to be part of training the new generation of doctors in the North and in Israel."
Dr. Dahan notes: "The new medical school will be a center of outstanding research, enrolling excellent students who will join the future doctors of the State of Israel. The school will establish a basic research infrastructure and one that is integrated with the medical institutions for the purpose of groundbreaking research in the health sciences." The school will operate in a six-year study format, with university tuition, and will be a leading academic center for training the future generation of doctors in Israel."
The President of the University of Haifa, Prof. Gur Elroy, concludes by saying: "This is a historic day for the University of Haifa and a holiday for the State of Israel, and in particular for the residents of the north. We have an opportunity here not only to expand and improve medical studies in Israel, but also to adapt them to the special needs of the northern region."
Go forth and succeed
Does Haifa really need another medical school? Won't this result in a certain reduction in the level of admissions and graduation rates?
Anyone who served in the Israel Defense Forces will be accepted into any position in the State of Israel.
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The research director at the ophthalmology department at Ichilov Hospital forced me to be in an experimental study and she falsified my vision data to fit the conditions for entering the study. Enough with the deception.
Anyone who served in the IDF and wants to study medicine will be accepted without any conditions!!!
At Harpa University, if you served in the IDF, you are immediately at the bottom of the list and there is only preference for sectors.