American Medical Program at Tel Aviv University

In 1976, the Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program was launched. Its goal was to provide young Americans with an opportunity to realize their dream of becoming physicians and to develop a strong, positive relationship with Israel. The school was recently renamed the American Medical Program at Tel Aviv University. The program annually welcomes medical students who are citizens

or permanent residents of the United States or Canada. Approximately 2,000 physicians have graduated from the program and have gone to contribute significantly to the healthcare of patients at leading medical institutions throughout the U.S., Canada and Israel. The goal of an American Medical Program medical education is to provide graduates with an exceptional academic foundation in the science of human disease and with the clinical skills to translate this knowledge into accurate diagnoses and treatment. Equally important, AMPTAU strives to cultivate and nurture in its graduates the qualities that foster an empathetic, ethical doctor-patient relationship. Graduating physicians are encouraged to foster their own career-long commitment to professional self-assessment and continuing education in order to keep abreast of the rapid changes in medicine. Chartered by the Regents of the University of the State of New York, the program is accredited by the State of Israel. The New York State Education Department reported that the program “meets or exceeds accepted standards of academic quality.”