Some 50 Israeli students out of 300 currently studying in medical schools in Europe have applied for registration in the medical school being opened this year at Tel Aviv University, Dr. George Wise, president, reported today.
He said Israel needs 250 new doctors annually but the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical school graduates only between 70 and 80 new physicians each year. The need for such a large number of new doctors is explained by the high average age of the present physicians, some of whom arrived recently from abroad.
The Tel Aviv area has 3,000 beds in hospitals, providing excellent facilities for medical students, Dr. Wise said, adding that the new medical school will provide adequate facilities for veteran doctors to make advanced studies. Another reason for the new medical school is the requests to Israel to provide medical personnel for new African countries. This, and the needs of the defense forces, requires larger numbers of young doctors, it was indicated.
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