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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:

Regular track

Suitability score based on bagrut and psychometric exam

  • A valid psychometric score of at least 700. The last valid psychometric exam session for registration is the March/April 2026 session. SAT and ACT scores do not replace the psychometric exam for medicine

For reservists

Iron Swords

  • For applicants who served in the reserves for at least 90 days during the period from 1.1.26 to 30.4.26, or applicants serving in the reserves in a unit designated for forward deployment who served for at least 70 days during this period. Applicants are required to have an average bagrut certificate grade of at least 115.00.
  • 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

Regular track

Option 1 - Taking the psychometric exam in the July 2026 session

  • For applicants who performed at least 30 days of reserve duty during the period from 1.1.26 to 30.4.26, and spouses of reservists during the above dates who have children up to age 13, or applicants serving in a reserve unit designated "front-line assignment" who performed at least 25 days of reserve duty during this period
  • Applicants will take the psychometric exam in the July 2026 session.
  • If the determining suitability 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 an initial suitability score (bagrut and psychometric exam) and a weighting of the non-cognitive test scores.
  • To give those called up for reserve duty and their spouses with children under age 13 a fair opportunity to compete for admission to medical studies, the Admissions Committee of the School of Medicine has decided on admission adjustments for the 6-year program for the 2026/27 academic year. This is a temporary measure for the 2026/27 academic year's selection process only.

Through a preparatory program

Suitability score based on a university mechina and psychometric exam

  • A university pre-academic mechina recognized by Tel Aviv University, with an average of at least 90 (without bonus points), in the natural sciences or exact sciences track. Mechina students graduating this year may not apply for the 2026/27 academic year. Their grades may be used for admission to the 2027/28 academic year.
  • A valid psychometric score of at least 700. The last valid psychometric exam session for registration is the March/April 2026 session. SAT and ACT scores do not replace the psychometric exam for medicine
For adults and those who have studied before3

Admission track for holders of a bachelor's degree with highest honors

  • Applicants with a bachelor's degree from an academic institution in Israel recognized by the Council for Higher Education, who completed their bachelor's degree with highest honors, may apply to be considered without a psychometric exam and must meet the registration threshold requirements detailed above.
  • Up to 2 applicants with the highest scores will be admitted, provided that their score on the non-cognitive tests is at least half a standard deviation above the average score of admitted applicants in that cohort, based on the cutoff for applicants admitted in the first round.

Suitability score based on partial academic studies in Israel or abroad and the psychometric exam

  • Partial academic studies are defined as studies based on 40 semester hours, with an average of at least 80.
  • A valid psychometric score of at least 700. The last valid psychometric exam session for registration is the March/April 2026 session. SAT and ACT scores do not replace the psychometric exam for medicine

Suitability score based on a completed academic degree in Israel or abroad and the psychometric exam

  • Calculated for applicants with a bachelor’s degree and an average of at least 80 from an academic institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education (in Israel or abroad).
  • A valid psychometric score of at least 700. The last valid psychometric exam session for registration is the March/April 2026 session. SAT and ACT scores do not replace the psychometric exam for medicine

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

For every track

  • English proficiency – A score of at least 120 on the psychometric exam or Amirnet exam, or a score of 377 on the verbal section of the SAT, or eligibility for a degree, or successful completion of a course at Advanced A level, as approved by the Language Studies Unit.
  • Hebrew proficiency – A score of at least 105 on the Yaelnet exam is required, and applicants must reach exemption level by the beginning of the second academic year. All applicants must demonstrate Hebrew proficiency.
  • Holders of an Israeli bagrut certificate, a foreign high-school diploma equivalent to an Israeli bagrut certificate, or a bachelor's degree from a recognized academic institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education in Israel or abroad.
  • Israeli citizens or permanent residents.
  • A passing grade in bagrut mathematics at a level of at least 4 units. Anyone who takes the winter 2025/26 mathematics exam must notify the Registration Office when registering
  • An applicant who does not have 4 math units and has taken a mathematics course at an academic institution recognized by the Council for Higher Education must submit an official transcript and a request for the course to be recognized as an alternative to 4 units through the inquiry system, no later than the registration deadline
  • You may register at first preference only

The Hebrew terms

suitability scoreציון התאמהbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריpsychometric scoreציון פסיכומטריapplicantמועמדreservistsמשרתי מילואיםbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותassessment centerמרכז הערכהadmissions committeeועדת קבלהacademic yearשנת הלימודים

What you study

Make your dream come true and become a doctor!

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)There is the classic 6-year track: 3 years of preclinical studies (upon completing all requirements, students receive a bachelor's degree in medical sciences, B.MED.SC), followed by 3 years of clinical studies at medical centers, in departments, in institutes and in the community. At the end, the coveted degree of Doctor of Medicine, M.D., awaits.
  • 70% MOR or MARKAM(our wording)70% weighting for the scores on the non-cognitive tests (MOR or MARKAM).

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
  2. 02assessment center
  • MOR or MARKAMThe MOR and MARKAM systems have 2 parts: a computerized biographical questionnaire and an assessment center. Each part takes place on a separate day.
  • assessment centerThe assessment center combines a computerized personality questionnaire, structured interviews and simulation stations.

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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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