Accreditation

The Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program is fully recognized and approved by the State of Israel, and is listed in the World Health Organization's World Directory of Medical Schools. Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York. This program is one of only two in the world recognized outside of the United States that is registered by the University of the State of New York/State Education Department.  Graduates of the American program at Sackler School of Medicine are not treated as foreign graduates for licensure in New York, but are only required to meet the same requirements as graduates of medical schools located in New York.  The private U.S. professional agency in the field of medical education, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (constituted by the American Medical Association and the Association of American Medical Colleges) is unable to consider Sackler for accreditation solely because of its geographical location as LCME's scope is limited to medical schools "where students are geographically located in the United States or Canada.

Sackler School of Medicine

The New York State/American Program

Tel Aviv University's Medical School was established in 1964. In 1972, the school was officially named the Sackler School of Medicine and moved into a new two-story building. Today, the Faculty consists of four schools: Medicine, Dental Medicine, Continuing Medical Education, and Health Professions (physical therapy, occupational therapy, communication disorders and nursing).

Many Sackler physicians have won international reputations for their research and clinical work in their specialties. Equally as many participate in projects with the National Institutes of Health and other prestigious organizations, and with prominent institutes and universities throughout the world.

The Sackler School of Medicine has ten preclinical and 19 clinical departments. It offers programs leading to the M.D. degree, and to M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in various medical and health sciences. More than 600 Israeli students are enrolled in the Tel Aviv University Sackler School of Medicine M.D. program.

On a parallel track, approximately 300 students are enrolled in the New York State/American Program, which is specifically for medical students from the United States. Created in 1976, this unique program is taught entirely in English. Its curriculum and teaching methods are modeled after those of U.S. medical schools. Classes are small. Classroom, laboratory and clinical sessions are supplemented by self-study and by tutoring and seminars in small groups. The four-year course of study is spent at the Tel Aviv University-Sackler School of Medicine and its affiliated hospital departments.

Teaching institutions whose departments are affiliated with Sackler include seven major medical centers, six psychiatric hospitals, 20 research institutes and a large rehabilitation center.

The New York State/American Program is chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York and is accredited by the State of Israel. The New York State Education Department reported that the program “meets or exceeds accepted standards of academic quality.”

It is the goal of a Sackler education to provide graduates with an exceptional academic foundation in the science of human disease and with the clinical skills to translate this knowledge into accurate diagnoses and treatment. Equally as important, the program at Sackler strives to cultivate and nurture in its graduates the qualities that foster an empathic, ethical doctor-patient relationship. Graduating physicians are encouraged to foster their own career-long commitment to professional self-assessment and continuing education in order to keep abreast of the rapid changes in medicine.

The School of Continuing Medical Education at the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, offers an International Postgraduate Training Program in Medicine for periods of 1-12 months in affiliated departments.

New York Program graduates who are interested, can find relevant information, as well as Application Form at the following Website: http://www.tau.ac.il/medicine/Cme/cme.htm

Sackler Faculty Research Achievements