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Professional Exchange : Exchange Conditions of FIMS(Israel)
Level of studies	Clinical. Pre-Clinical on mutual basis only.
Type of Clerkship	Clinical, at university affiliated departments.
Languages	Comprehensive knowledge of spoken and written Hebrew or English.
Duration of Clerkship	CALENDAR MONTH ONLY (cannot stretch into a following month)
Working Conditions	Sunday through Thursday, 6-8 hours a day. The routine work is carried out in Hebrew, but all doctor and many patients speak English. White coat is supplied. Please, bring your stethoscope. No dress code.
Disciplines	The Application should include at least 3 different departments of choice; otherwise students will be placed in any available department. Available departments: Anesthesiology & Critical Care Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Ear Nose & Throat, Emergency Medicine, Endocrinology, Epidemiology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Internal Medicine, Neonatology, Nephrology, Neurology, Nuclear Medicine, Obs & Gyn, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Orthopedics, Pathology, Pediatrics, Pulmonology, Radiology. General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Plastic Surgery, Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, Urology.
Periods & Towns	At areas: Be’er-Sheva, Haifa, Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv, Eilat. Periods of exchange for year 2011: January 2-31 February 1-28 March 1-29 July 3-31 August 1–31 September 1-27 2010: NOVEMBER - NO MORE SPOTS AVAILAVBLE December 1-31 IMPORTANT: ALL OTHER DATES WILL ONLY BE ACCEPTED AFTER PRE-COMFIRMATION WITH NATIONAL EXCHANGE OFFICE ON EMAIL. Please note: Exchange cannot start or end on Fridays, Saturdays & during the following periods: (The following holiday periods include weekends) National Holiday Year 2010: Rosh Hashana-(New-Year) September 8-11 Kippur September 17-18 Sukkoth September 22 – October 2 National Holiday Year 2011: April 15-25 May 9-10 June 7-8 September 28-October 1 October 7-8 October 12-22
Application documents & deadline	Electronic Application Forms (eAFs) MUST be sent at least 4 months before the clerkship starts. We do not need any other papers sent to us! Just 2 Photographs with your name & home country on the back! Students should come to hospital with immunization and insurance papers. Unilateral fee for exchange is EUR 320 + bank charges. It should be pre-paid directly to our bank account in one week from the sending AF OR in the IFMSA March Meeting by the NEO. Information of how to make the transactions can be found here: http://wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=320_euros
Digital documents required
Card of Acceptance deadline (weeks in advance)	6
Card of Confirmation deadline (weeks in advance)	3
Insurance	Participants coming to Israel for the IFMSA exchange program are responsible for meeting their own health & accident care costs, including hospitalization. It is therefore IMPERATIVE that all participants be in possession of a PERSONAL Health and Accident Insurance. Students who fail to produce copies of their insurance risk having their exchange period automatically canceled without any refund. The Federation of Israeli Medical Students (“FIMS” ) or any person such as: hosting hospitals, dorms, social program organizers, operators and any other hosts will neither provide nor offer medical care or insurance coverage to participants, and are not responsible in any way for the health and safety of the exchange student. Malpractice insurance is not obligatory, but RECOMMENDED.
Pocket Money	No pocket money agreements.
Board & Lodging	Lodging - Free. (in dorms or with hosting student) The period of exchange is the period of housing as well - check-in/out: not before and not after. If you do not arrive or leave within the check-in/out hours/dates, please be advised that there are Youth Hostels all over Israel http://wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Hostels It is advisable to book in advance. We cannot provide or assist in housing facilities before or after exchange period and for family or friends. Food - Lunch is provided at the hospital's staff dining room for low cost - subsidized price.
Social Program	During July & August. Meetings, trip/s exploring Israel. When offered, the program is mailed to the student. For further details log on to our websites: www.tau.ac.il/medicine/fims-in/ wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Israel
Substitutions	Substitution is possible for the same period, department, sex and study status as originally confirmed. The substitute’s Application Form, must arrive to our office not later than 30 days before the 1st day of the exchange period.
Cancellations	Must be sent to NEO FIMS Israel by mail ASAP
Visas	Students participating in the IFMSA exchange program have TOURIST status in the State of Israel. If the applicant requires a tourist entry visa to enter the State of Israel, it is the applicant’s responsibility to make all inquiries and arrangements through an Israeli embassy prior to registering with the Program.
Special remarks	Immunization status: Please note, that before beginning an exchange rotations in Israel, you have to complete the full course of immunization as follows: MMR (mumps, measles, rubella), polio, hepatitis B virus (HBV), tetanus-diphtheria and skin test with PPD (tuberculosis). It is mandatory to carry with you while participating in this Program a Hebrew or English original documentary evidence of valid immunization status of the above immunizations. Participants who fail to show documentation of the above required obligatory immunizations at this Program authorities, risk having their exchange automatically canceled without any refund. We do not meet students at airport! Please, report to hospital & housing, as written on your "Card of Acceptance". Check the website for directions. FIMS - ISRAEL reserves the right to cancel any exchange period & housing period if it receives any complaints of misconduct or unethical practice both in hospital & at the lodgings. The students responsible for such acts are held liable for any damage occurrence during the exchange. We recommend including clothing suitable for trips like shoes, bathing-suit & towel. Academic Quality - FIMS Israel supports Academic Quality. The Academic Quality logbook should be filled in order to obtain the exchange certificate - this will be checked by your own country's exchange officer when you return home. Please, direct your questions/inquiries, only through your National Exchange Officer.
More info Link	wiki.ifmsa.org/scope/index.php?title=Israel
These Exchange Conditions are valid until:	31-03-2012
Last update of data (GMT)	29/07/2010