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MD/PhD Program

Weizmann InstituteDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Another track

Bachelor's degree in science/engineering/nursing/health fields (not humanities or social sciences)(our wording)

  • with a minimum average grade of 85

Another track

Master's degree graduates(our wording)

  • Graduates with a master’s degree must have achieved a minimum average grade of 85 in their bachelor’s studies and a minimum average grade of 90 in their master’s program.

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

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

For every track

  • A minimum grade of 80 is required in each of the seven core courses. Candidates with up to two core course grades in the range of 75-80 may still be eligible for consideration.
  • Students who have successfully completed the first three years of a six-year medical school program in Israel, or the first two years of a four-year medical school program in Israel, are exempt from the Knowledge Test. Minimum Requirement: A score of 300 or higher on the knowledge test.
  • Applicants holding both an overseas high school diploma and an overseas bachelor's degree must pass the YAEL Hebrew proficiency test with a minimum grade of 120; all other combinations are exempt.
  • Core courses have a validity period limited to 10 years.In cases where up to two core courses were completed between 10 and 11 years ago, the application will be reviewed by the Admissions Committee.
  • Applications will be accepted only from Israeli citizens or permanent residents.

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.

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%

Money

How the institution is funded

Budgeted institutions

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

Medicine: track and selection

Combined M.D.–Ph.D. trackAfter a bachelor's degree

  • BSc/MSc graduatesApplicants must hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree in science (BSc/MSc),engineering, nursing, or other health-related fields (excluding humanities and social sciences), with a minimum average grade of 85.
  • knowledge testMinimum Requirement: A score of 300 or higher on the knowledge test.

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

Selection stages

  1. 01clinical & interpersonal interview(our wording)
  2. 02research skills interview
  • clinical & interpersonal interview(our wording)Clinical and Interpersonal Skills Interview: Candidates will participate in a 30–45-minute interview conducted on the Weizmann campus during the last week of May and first week of June 2026.Each interview team will include a physician and a psychologist.
  • research skills interviewResearch Skills Interview: Each candidate will also have a 30-minute interview with two principal investigators from Weizmann as part of the assessment day.

This field at other institutions

An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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