Programs for Visiting Graduate Students - Electives Programs for Visiting Clinical Medical Students
The Hebrew University of JerusalemThe Jerusalem Society of Medical Students offers visiting medical students in their clinical years the opportunity to practice a medical elective at the Hadassah University Hospital. Clinical clerkships are available for students who are already in their clinical years only. Its departments cover virtually every modern medical discipline. Places are available in surgery, cardiology, hematology, dermatology, radiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and more. Hebrew is required for a clerkship in pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry and the Emergency Room. Housing may be available in the University dormitories. Tel Aviv UniversityThe Sackler Faculty of Medicine Electives Program offers electives to visiting clinical medical students. Students enrolled in a 5-7 year program can be accepted upon completing four years of studies; students enrolled in a four year program can be accepted upon completing three years of studies. The minimum enrollment is four weeks and the maximum is 22 weeks. The electives are held in the affiliated teaching departments of the faculty, in the greater Tel Aviv area. They include six medical centers, a rehabilitation hospital and mental health facilities. The departments' physicians have extensive experience in teaching Israeli and American students. Students take part in routine activities, bedside instruction, and participate in supervised rounds. They may participate in departmental seminars and conferences. Theoretical lectures are not given as part of this program. No clinical or basic research is possible. The routine work in all departments is carried out in Hebrew. Some patients speak English. The hospital staff will assist the student with non-English speaking patients. Each elective is organized on an individual basis, with each participant placed in an appropriate department or clinic. Ben-Gurion University of the NegevThe Faculty of Health Sciences offers electives to visiting medical students. Students are eligible for electives following one year of clinical studies. Electives are available in virtually all disciplines and are conducted at the Soroka University Medical Center in Beer Sheva, in local urban and rural primary medicine clinics and may also be available at Ashkelon's Barzilai Medical Center. Knowledge of Hebrew is not a prerequisite but strongly suggested for certain departments. Russian and Arabic speakers are welcome. The length of the elective is tailored to the student's needs, but generally lasts four to six weeks. Longer electives in clinical and basic research can also be arranged. Students who need housing are placed in guest apartments in the University dormitories. Due to limited space, students are requested to apply at least three months in advance. |
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