1. Letter to the Scientific Council detailing the request and clearly stating in which fields of medicine the applicant wishes to have his specialty certification recognized.
2. Detailed CV, including contact details (email address) and list of publications, if applicable.
3. M.D Diploma- medical school graduation Diploma.
4. Israeli license, if applicable.
5. Official document detailing the internship period, if performed.
6. Official document from the organization responsible for specialization in the country or the institution where the physician specialized, specifying the specific course of residency performed by the physician.
7. Confirmation of successful completion of residency exams, if applicable.
8. Specialist certification from the official body authorized to grant such certification in the issuing country.
9. Official documents from all the places where the physician worked after completing the residency, detailing the work experience as a specialist.
10. Physicians of surgical professions and in disciplines of which the Israeli syllabus includes a list of procedures performed, must attach a summarized list of procedures performed during the residency and the last five years the physician preformed as a specialist, signed by the physician responsible for the residency / at the workplace.
11. Specialist in the following areas: family medicine (PDF File), psychiatry (PDF File), pediatrics (PDF File) or child and adolescent psychiatry (PDF File), must fill out a table detailing their residency and experience as compared to the required Israeli syllabus.
12. Physicians who worked in Israel for any length of time in an accredited for residency department, may present a letter of recommendation from the director of that department.

Attention

For all documents listed above, copies of the original documents should be submitted together with a notarized translation into Hebrew or English.

Affidavits regarding the work and specialization of a physician from overseas are acceptable solely as a source of information.

For a convenient search for an Israeli Notary, you can visit the Israel Bar Association website.

The information contained here has been translated from the Hebrew in order to assist those for whom Hebrew is not their native tongue. In case of any discrepancy between the original and the translation, the original, Hebrew version is binding.