Doctor of Medicine - Six-Year Program

University of HaifaDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)

New programRegistration closedas checked on 2 Oct 2026

Useful? Give it a like

Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

Regular track

Admission based on sekhem score

Sekhem score: 680 or higher
Psychometric exam raw score of 680 or higher
English level placement: a score of 120 or higher based on the Amirnet exam or the English section of the psychometric exam
Hebrew level placement: a score of 120 or higher on the Yaelnet exam or the Hebrew placement test at the University of Haifa
A full bagrut certificate with a weighted bagrut average of 101 or higher (to calculate the average >> Admissions Chances Calculator) or a mechina grade of at least 90 (without bonus points). List of mechinot approved by the School of Medicine
∙ Mathematics bagrut: a grade of 80 or higher at 4 units, or a grade of 70 or higher at 5 units

For adults and those who have studied before1

Admission based on a bachelor's degree in science/technology/mathematics/engineering

• Sekhem score (based on the bachelor's degree and psychometric exam): 643 or higher (to calculate the sekhem score >> Admission Chances Calculator)
• Psychometric exam raw score of 680 or higher
∙ A bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, science or mathematics (STEM), with an average grade of at least 85.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

For every track

Second stage: personality testsApplicants who pass the first stage will be invited to comprehensive personality tests conducted by an external institute.
Third stage: Personal interviewsApplicants who excel in the personality tests will be invited to personal interviews with an admissions committee, which assesses motivation, personality, interpersonal skills, and suitability for medical studies.
Israeli citizenship

Registration closed

On the institution's site:

Registration is closed

The Hebrew terms

sekhemסכםpsychometric examפסיכומטריraw scoreגולמיlevel placementסיווג רמהAmirnet examאמירנטYaelnet examיעל"נטplacement testמבחן סיווג רמהbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותbagrut averageממוצע בגרות

Check your chances — the institution's calculator

Source:The institution's siteadmissions.haifa.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

The first 3 years of medical studies, at the end of which students receive a bachelor's degree, include preclinical studies and take place mostly at the medical school. The next stage is based on clinical studies, both theoretical and practical, in hospitals and other health services. The bachelor's degree studies include foundational courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Statistics and Computer Science, as well as introductory courses in the life and medical sciences: Biology, Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Immunology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, and more.

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

After the degree

What graduates work as

Specialist Medicinemost commonDiagnosing, treating and preventing diseases, injuries, and physical and mental disabilities using professional, surgical and psychiatric methods. Applying principles and procedures from modern medicine. Specializing in certain types of diseases, patients and treatment methods, and sometimes also teaching and conducting research in the area of specialization and managing hospital departments.
Medical ResidencyThose who have received a Doctor of Medicine degree, completed the required year of internship and obtained a license to practice general medicine. After completing 4–7 years of residency, they can practice as specialists.
General MedicineDiagnosing diseases, injuries, and physical and mental disabilities, treating them, and preventing them. Applying principles and procedures from modern medicine. Providing continuous, comprehensive medical care to individuals, families, and communities.
Management of Other Professional ServicesPlanning, directing, coordinating, and evaluating the provision of professional and technical services.

Which industries they work in

Health services44%
Public Administration and Security; Compulsory National Insurance34%
Local government9%

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026

Medicine: track and selection

Six-year programAfter high school

6 yearsThe University of Haifa School of Medicine offers a 6-year medical program*.
STEM degree graduates as well(our wording)∙ A bachelor's degree in engineering, technology, science or mathematics (STEM), with an average grade of at least 85.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

Selection stages

01Personality test
02Personal interviews

Personality testThe personal interviews will take place during July. Invitations to these interviews will be sent to applicants who pass the personality-test stage.
Personal interviewsThird stage: Personal interviews

Source:The institution's siteadmissions.haifa.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026