Medical School for International Health

Below I am posting some information on an often overlooked program the Medical School for International Health, which is a collaboration between Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Columbia University.


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The mission of the Medical School for International Health (MSIH) is to address the need for medical education that focuses on the interface between global health and community and preventive medicine. Admission is open to exceptional individuals of all nationalities who wish to prepare themselves for careers in global health and population-based medicine. The MSIH seeks outstanding students with the academic preparation, maturity, and commitment to master a rigorous medical school curriculum and to benefit from the demands and opportunities associated with graduate study within the diverse cultural environment of Israel.


In 1996, in affiliation with Columbia University’s Health Sciences Division the Faculty of Health Sciences at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev instituted a four-year medical degree program to graduate doctors with special skills in primary care and community, preventive, and population-based medicine.


The Medical School for International Health concentrates on these areas of medicine as they impact on problems of global health and is designed to address emerging issues in healthcare worldwide. Graduates of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev-Faculty of Health Sciences Medical School for International Health in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center will have the skills to treat individuals, promote health and prevent diseases in populations.


The Medical School for International Health (MSIH) seeks to attain a balance between medical education, medical science, and medical care by emphasizing the human perspective of community medicine and global health. It aims to promote excellence in students who wish to be at the forefront of a new kind of medical education that addresses the need for physicians who are sensitive to personal and population needs, community issues and global concerns. It emphasizes critical knowledge, skills, and attitudes that enable practitioners to deliver and manage health care for diverse populations in a culturally sensitive, cost-effective manner.


We are currently accepting applications for the entering class of 2013 and will do so until about early June, which is when we expect our class to be filled. Anyone who has any questions is welcome to email us at bgcu-md@columbia.edu or call our admission office at 212-305-9587.


Sara Carlson Sternglass


Administrative Director


The Medical School for International Health


Ben-Gurion University of the Negev


in collaboration with Columbia University Medical Center


630 West 168th Street, PH 15E-1512


New York, NY 10032


212-305-9587


212-305-3079fax


visit us on the web at http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/dept/bgcu-md


read our first-year student blog at http://firstyearmsih.blogspot.com


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