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4-year Medicine Program

Tel Aviv UniversityDoctor of Medicine (M.D.)

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Another track

Minimum admission requirements

  • Applicants who meet one of the following conditions: applicants with a complete bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution in Israel or abroad, who completed their studies with a weighted average of at least 80 (applicants with a grade of 79.50 or higher may also apply). For a double major degree with no combined final average, the grade will be determined by the average of the grades in the 2 departments; applicants with a complete master's degree from a recognized academic institution in Israel or abroad, who completed their studies with a weighted average of at least 90 (applicants with a grade of 89.50 or higher may also apply), and also completed their bachelor's degree at a recognized academic institution in Israel or abroad with a weighted average of at least 78 (applicants with a grade of 77.50 or higher may also apply); students in a bachelor's or master's degree program whose final year of study is the 2025/26 academic year, including students in a post-degree department; applicants studying in a direct master's degree track—the grade considered for their program application will be a grade of at least 90 in the master's degree; applicants studying in a direct excellence track to a master's degree—the grade considered for their program application will be a grade of at least 80 in the master's degree
  • 7 core courses taken as part of a bachelor's degree in science (B.Sc), with a grade of at least 75 (the courses are listed on the registration website)
  • English-speaking applicants with an MCAT score of 515 or higher may use this score instead of a knowledge test score. The MCAT is valid for registration for 2026/27 for 3 years (2024, 2025, 2026)
  • Applicants who served in the reserves for 120 days or more during the 2023/24 academic year (between 1.1.24 and 31.10.24) or the 2024/25 academic year (1.11.24–31.7.25), and completed their bachelor's degree in the 2023/24 or 2024/25 academic year, may register for studies with an average of 78 (instead of 80) in their bachelor's degree. They must meet the additional threshold requirements (a grade of 75 in each of the 7 core subjects listed above) and the regular admission process requirements (including a knowledge test on the regular dates).

For reservists

Applicants who served in the reserves for 90 days or more

  • 2. Applicants who served in the reserves for 90 days or more between 1.11.25 and 30.4.26, or applicants serving in a unit defined as “forward deployment” who served for at least 70 days during this period, will be eligible to take the admission screening for the 2026/27 academic year without knowledge tests. Applicants must have an average of at least 80 in the 7 core courses and a grade of at least 75 in each course.
  • Applicants will be admitted based on the combined scores on the non-cognitive tests (personal biographical questionnaire and assessment center), subject to a minimum passing score of 200 in the combined score on the non-cognitive tests
  • All applicants must meet the minimum admission requirements

For reservists

Applicants who performed 30 days or more of reserve duty

  • Applicants who performed 30 days or more of reserve duty during the period from 1.11.25 to 30.4.26 and their spouses who have children up to age 13, or applicants serving in the reserves in a unit designated as “forward deployment” who performed at least 25 days during this period
  • Eligible to take the special knowledge test session on 12.7.26 instead of one of the knowledge test sessions (A or B) in the 2025/26 academic year.
  • If the score meets the threshold for an invitation to Stage B, these applicants will continue through the selection process like all other applicants and will be admitted based on a suitability score calculated from the knowledge test score and the scores on the non-cognitive tests.
  • All applicants must meet the minimum admission requirements
  • To give reservists and their spouses with children under age 13 a fair and as equal as possible opportunity to compete for admission to medical studies, the deans of the faculties of medicine have decided on the following accommodations for admission to the 4-year track for the 2026/27 academic year. These are temporary measures for the 2026/27 academic year admissions process only.
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Admission track for applicants on the autism spectrum

  • Full academic studies toward a bachelor's degree, with a weighted average of at least 80
  • 7 core courses taken as part of a bachelor's degree in science (B.Sc), with a grade of at least 75 (the courses are listed on the registration website)
  • Presentation of an official diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder, including recognition by the Ministry of Health and the National Insurance Institute
  • The number of applicants admitted through this track is limited.
  • Passing the medical admissions screening test (knowledge test) and progressing to the non-cognitive testing stage
  • A dedicated admissions interview with a professional committee, which will assess applicants’ suitability for medical studies
  • Admission will be based on the interview and the committee members’ assessments

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

For every track

  • All applicants to the program, including holders of foreign diplomas, must have an exemption in English and Hebrew.
  • Israeli citizens or permanent residents.

The Hebrew terms

applicantמועמדbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןdouble majorדו-חוגיmaster's degreeתואר שניacademic yearשנת הלימודיםdepartmentחוגreservistsמשרתי מילואיםassessment centerמרכז הערכהsuitability scoreציון התאמהexemptionפטור

What you study

Changes to the psychometric exam format—from the December 2026 session. For all the details | Personal advising for bachelor's and master's degrees at the School of Social and Policy Studies.

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

Four-year programAfter a bachelor's degree

  • 4 yearsHave you always dreamed of studying medicine, but ended up studying something else? This is your chance to make up for what you missed, fulfill your potential and earn a Doctor of Medicine degree in 4 years instead of 6. Tel Aviv University's unique program is the first of its kind in Israel, and it was established especially for people with a bachelor's degree who have not given up on their dream—and their calling—to heal others. Not
  • Bachelor's degree graduates(our wording)Full academic studies toward a bachelor's degree, with a weighted average of at least 80

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. 01Knowledge test
  2. 02assessment center
  • Knowledge testThe knowledge test is valid for all applicants applying for 2026/27—3 years, from 2024, 2025, 2026
  • assessment centerThe assessment tests include a computerized personality questionnaire, structured interviews and simulation stations

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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