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A fellowship program is being launched to bring more doctors to Israel.
The aliyah group Nefesh B'Nefesh, in conjunction with Israel's
ministries of health and immigrant absorption, is attempting to address
the serious shortage of doctors projected to occur in Israel over the
next few years.
The Physician Aliyah Fellowship is targeting
American and British doctors younger than 40. It will provide an
initial grant upon arrival in Israel and monthly supplementary income
for the first two years, for a total of about $60,000.
Doctors must be willing to practice at least nine months a year in Israel.
“While
currently many physicians making aliyah prefer to continue their
practices abroad, this fellowship will enable doctors to remain in
Israel and sustain their careers domestically,” said Rabbi Yehoshua
Fass, a Nefesh B’Nefesh co-founder and its executive director.
(c) JTA
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