Participants' Activities and Status

Elective studies are designed to grant additional clinical experience and training to qualified students who have already completed official studies in their requested discipline, in accordance with their university syllabus.

Each elective rotation is conducted on an individual basis, Sunday - Thursday 6-8 hours per day, with the participant positioned in one of the hospitals affiliated with the Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine.

Participants take part in routine departmental activities such as supervised rounds, bedside instructions, seminars and conferences. They observe most of the professional activities. However, due to hospital restrictions, practical hands-on training (ie: invasive procedures) is limited. Theoretical lectures and clinical or basic research are not given as part of this program. Department work is carried out in Hebrew – the hospital staff will attempt to assist students with non-English-speaking patients whenever possible.

The participants official status during their elective period is that of a non-matriculated Tel-Aviv University student, with all accompanying rights, duties and responsibilities, and is entitled at the end of each elective to receive the respective department's and a Dean’s letter/s from the Tel-Aviv University Sackler Faculty of Medicine, certifying participation.

Certificates of attendance issued by the hospital and by the Electives office can specify only actual presence during the elective - if an elective period concludes on a weekend or a holiday, it is the student's responsibility to obtain these certificates personally afterwards!