Volunteer Opportunities in Medical School – MSIH Students Teach First Aid to Bedouin High School Students

The article below is an account by two MSIH students, Jenna Meyer and Aaron Hochman-Zimmerman, of their interaction with Bedouin high school students.   “What would you do if someone collapsed right in front of you?” “Isn’t it better to just take someone to the hospital yourself?” “Is it true you can use toothpaste to […]

Student Stories – Understanding Medicine Through the Immigrant Experience

Prior to the collapse of the Soviet Union at the tail end of the 1980s, few Jews had been permitted to emigrate. Those who did were immediately stripped of their Soviet citizenship and made to pay an exit tax. Their assets ceded to the State, they became refugees looking for a place to settle. Fourth-year […]

Are You A Non-Traditional Medical School Applicant?  Here Are 5 Tips Just For You

Are You A Non-Traditional Medical School Applicant?  Here Are 5 Tips Just For You Not fresh out of college and applying to medical school?  Did you take a different path, attend graduate school, pursue other interests or switch careers?  Here are some expert tips for you, a “non-traditional applicant,” as you navigate the medical school […]

MSIH Alumni Volunteering with Médecins Sans Frontières

“I remember my first delivery room experience in medical school and the sense of awe that I felt at the sound of the baby’s first cry. Years of practice have done little to diminish the wonder and relief of witnessing a safe transition. Even the most experienced practitioner can appreciate the cascade of miraculous changes […]

MSIH Founding Faculty Member Mick Alkan: Israel’s Most Widely Traveled Physician?

Mick Alkan, Professor Emeritus and founding faculty member of MSIH, is probably Israel’s most widely traveled physician. In his long career, he has participated in medical mercy missions throughout the world, from Cambodian refugees in Thailand to a field hospital in Macedonia, from Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, to the 2004 tsunami in the Far East, […]

When Should I Apply to Medical School?  Navigating Rolling Admissions and Deadlines

Applying to medical school can be a challenging and stressful experience.  Among many other critical questions, applicants must ask themselves, “When should I apply to medical school?”  Knowing when to submit your application can be just as critical as the data submitted. Understanding Rolling Admissions Most medical schools admit students on a rolling admissions basis, […]

The MSIH Class of 2022 Starts Their Journey

Australians, Americans and Israelis Meet in the Negev “I’m from Rockingham, about an hour south of Perth in Western Australia,” said the tall, smiling woman clutching her MSIH student handbook. “I was looking for an international school that would accept the Australian Medical and Health Sciences Test. I’ve done volunteering work in India and elsewhere […]

MSIH Students Explore Healthcare in Africa With a Neonatal Project in Kumasi, Ghana

Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest city, has a population of 2.2 million and is the capital of the Ashanti region. The city is involved in the Millennium Cities Initiatives (MCI) of the Earth Institute of Columbia University. Kumasi is a center of advancement for healthcare in Africa, due to unique partnerships like the MCI and Soroka Medical […]

Eliane Rozanes – From Global Tech to Global Medicine

“MSIH is the only foreign medical school in Israel that accepts students of all nationalities, not just North American,” explains Eliane Rozanes, in her perfect, slightly-accented English. Now completing her third year, Eliane has a fascinating life history. “My mother, the daughter of Holocaust survivors, grew up in Frankfurt, Germany. My dad is Israeli and […]

MSIH Celebrates 20 Years of Changing the Paradigm of Medical Education

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