American Physicians Fellowship For Medicine In Israel

Programs: The organization provides fellowship grants and research support to promising israeli physicians and nurses, maintains a registry of emergency medical volunteers and holds an annual joint u. S. -israeli emergency and disaster preparedness course. The organization's niche is providing critical transfer of knowledge and capacity-building support. The organization accomplishes this through six key programs: fellowship and research grants - the organization's flagship fellowship program supports israeli physicians as they pursue post-doctoral clinical training and research in north america. The organization provides around 20 fellowships per year, and grantees are chosen through an application process by a committee of seven renowned u. S. Physicians and eight renowned israeli physicians. Specialty training for nurses - in tandem with the fellowship grants, the organization also provides grants to dozens of israel's nurses for intensive two-week specialty trainings in north american medical centers. This program allows nurses to observe and learn the latest methodologies in their field of expertise, which they can then apply to patient care in israel. In addition, the organization sponsors courses for israeli nurses at the teaching center for trauma, emergency and mass casualty situations at the rambam healthcare campus in haifa, israel. This specially-designed course brings together dozens of israeli nurses, from different hospitals and specialties, to learn about nursing roles in mass-casualty and disaster preparedness situations. Emergency and disaster preparedness courses - the organizaiton partners with authentic israel to provide advanced training in disaster management. This training is conducted in israel for healthcare professionals from the united states and canada. The organization currently offers this accme- accredited course once per year. Emergency medical volunteer (emv) registry - the organization is the sole official north american organization designated by the israel ministry of health and the israel defense forces medical corps to provide the state of israel with volunteer medical assistance in times of crisis. The organization maintains an active emv registry of almost 300 physicians and healthcare professionals from the us and canada for that purpose. Apf birhtright trip - the organization is asked from time to time to support unique healthcare related endeavors in israel, such as the restoring of a grave site or the construction of an emergency shelter.