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Hebrew University of JerusalemDoctor 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:

Regular track

Admissions process for the 6-year Medicine program

  • The final cognitive cutoff score for advancing to the next stage in 2026/27 was 25.186
  • A score of at least 175 on the MOR or MARKAM assessments is required to proceed to the third stage.
  • The current weighted admission score for 2026/27 is 25.758.
  • Applicants considered suitable in Stage A will be invited to MOR or MARKAM assessments—a system of structured short interviews, simulations and questionnaires designed to assess applicants based on personal attributes not measured by the psychometric exam and bagrut certificate, such as motivation, responsibility, self-awareness and interpersonal skills

Through a preparatory program

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a mechina

  • 50%/50% (relevant only for the natural sciences tracks in the mechina)
  • Students in the Hebrew University mechina in the 2025/26 academic year who register for the track will be invited to take the MOR or MARKAM assessments, provided that when their mechina scores become available, they meet the passing threshold set for Stage B. If their scores do not meet the required threshold, they will not be able to enter the 6-year program and will not receive a refund for the assessments they took.
For adults and those who have studied before2

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam and a bachelor’s degree

  • 50%/50% (does not apply when applicants with a degree are admitted directly)

Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies

  • Weighted score based on the psychometric exam, bagrut, and partial academic studies. Relevant admission track. Contact the Registration and Admissions Office to check your chances of admission
  • Relevant only to applicants with partial studies at Hebrew University.

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

For every track

  • Score of 105, required in cases where the language of instruction in high school is not Hebrew
  • Mathematics achievementA grade of at least 80 at 4 units or at least 70 at 5 units is recommended. Applicants who do not achieve these grades will be required to take a mathematics course in addition to the first-year curriculum.
  • Israeli citizenship (holders of an Israeli identity card) or permanent residency is required.
  • All applicants are required to take the psychometric exam and achieve a score of at least 700 (general multi-domain score).

The Hebrew terms

MORמו"רMARKAMמרק"םapplicantמועמדpsychometric examפסיכומטריbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותbagrutבגרותweighted scoreציון משוקללmechinaמכינהacademic yearשנת הלימודיםdirect admissionקבלה ישירה

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What you study

The School trains its students for the medical profession and provides them with a foundation for further study in one of the fields of specialization in medical sciences, according to their choice.

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

Six-year programAfter high school

  • 6 years(our wording)The admission process for the 6-year medical program includes several stages:
  • MOR or MARKAM — threshold for the third stage(our wording)A score of at least 175 on the MOR or MARKAM assessments is required to proceed to the third stage.
  • 60% MOR or MARKAM(our wording)Once MOR or MARKAM scores are received, a final admission score is calculated for each applicant, based on a weighting of 60% for the MOR or MARKAM score and 40% for the weighted bagrut/psychometric score.

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. 01MOR or MARKAM
  • MOR or MARKAMThe assessment center includes a computerized personality questionnaire, structured interviews and simulation stations

The army pays for the studies

The atuda elite program “Tzameret” — in the Maslul guide

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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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