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Ichilov Tops Medical Internship Preferences for Israeli Graduates from Abroad

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First reported by Kikar HaShabbat · Jun 30, 2026

What happened

The Ichilov Medical Center leads internship preferences among Israeli medical graduates from recognized foreign schools, while Soroka tops for graduates from unrecognized institutions. The Ministry of Health’s reform has shifted internship placements, emphasizing quality training and increasing domestic medical education capacity.

01Ichilov Medical Center is the top internship choice for graduates from recognized foreign medical schools.
02Soroka Medical Center leads preferences among graduates from unrecognized foreign institutions.
03422 interns were placed: 278 from recognized and 144 from unrecognized institutions.
04Sheba Medical Center rose to third place among recognized graduates, while Emek and Hadassah declined.
05The Ministry of Health is expanding domestic medical training to reach 1,700 students annually.
06Placement rates show high satisfaction with first and top-five internship choices among all graduates.

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