2. The Program of Military Oriented School of Medicine Prof. Amos Katz MD Prof Avishay Goldberg MA, MPH, PhD Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel Collaboration of Medical Corps

3. The Israeli Medical Corps is an IDF corps responsible for providing healthcare services and medical treatment and instruction to all levels of the IDF The corps is headed by Brigadier General Dr. Nachman Ash

4. Medical Corps Shortage of military physicians Need for physicians for Combat and non combat units, GPs, specialist etc’ Use of reserve physicians until the age of 45 – 52 Education: Academic reserve No military medical school in Israel Post MD medical corps training

5. Vision To meet the IDF needs as the preferred source for uniformed healthcare education and training To provide graduates and faculty, who are expert in:  Combat and non combat medicine  Responding to threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)  Disaster and humanitarian relief  Traumatic and post-traumatic stress  All aspects of preventive healthcare To be a leader in basic and clinical research to improve healthcare, to protect, sustain and enhance the fighting forces and to secure the public’s health

6. The Program To establish the academic health center for the military To provide IDF with health professionals dedicated to career service in the IDF MD Paramedics All other military medical professions As an additional school in the faculty of health sciences – not a stand alone faculty To serve the uniformed services and the Nation as an outstanding academic health sciences center To implement the faculty perspective for education, research, service and consultation; To relate to special fields in military medicine such as disaster medicine, and military medical readiness

7. The Model: And a Physician

8. Implementation Military Medical Program / School Generally speaking, the same medical education and MD degree Integration of military medicine into the program Integration of military training during part of the vacation from medical school Graduation: A Doctor [MD] and a military officer [Lieutenant] and we hope also a gentleman

9. The Program

10. The Program 1 st Year Basic Military Training Military Medic Training Emphasis on Military Aspect

11. The Program 2 nd year Basic Military Training Emphasis on Military Aspect

12. The Program 3 rd year Emphasis on Military Aspects, physiology, medicine, combat physiology Advance Military Training

13. The Program 4-5 th years During the Clerkships Emphasis on Military aspect Emergency procedures: e.g. Intubations Central line Chest tube Advance Military Training ATLS ACLS PH TLS PLS Combat LS

14. The Program 6 th year Final Field Exercise 2 w Elective: 50% - in military related subspecialties Primary care – non combat military medicine Military medical management

15. Graduation Medical Officer Medical Doctor

16. Acknowledgments The late Prof. Shraga Segal Dean of the Faculty of Heath Sciences 1994–2000 Prof. Rivka Carmi, President of BGU and former Dean of the Faculty of Heath Sciences Prof. Shaul Sofer, Dean of the Faculty of Heath Sciences Mr. Herzel Jean, Head of Administration, Faculty of Heath Sciences Prof Avishay Goldberg, Vice Dean Prof Avishay Goldberg, Vice Dean Faculty of Heath Sciences, Head of Faculty Curriculum Committee IDF Medical Corps Commanders Brigadier General Dr.Hezi Levi (2002-2007) Brigadier General Dr. Nachman Ash (2007–date)