Sackler Faculty of Medicine

Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Name	Sackler Faculty of Medicine
Established	1964
Type	Faculty
Parent	Tel Aviv University
City	Tel Aviv
Country	Israel
Campus	Ramat Aviv

Sackler Faculty of Medicine is the medical school of Tel Aviv University, located in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel. Founded in the 1960s, it is affiliated with major medical centers and hospitals and offers undergraduate and postgraduate medical education, clinical training, and biomedical research. The faculty collaborates with international universities, hospitals, foundations, and government-linked institutions to advance clinical care and translational science.

History

The faculty was established in the context of postwar expansion of higher education and the development of Israeli health institutions, linking to Tel Aviv University and nearby hospitals such as Rabin Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital (Sourasky Medical Center), and Rambam Health Care Campus. Early partnerships included clinical rotations at Hadassah Medical Center and research ties to Weizmann Institute of Science and Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Philanthropic support from private foundations and international benefactors influenced campus buildings and endowments, while curricular reforms reflected trends seen at Harvard Medical School, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, University of Oxford, and University of Cambridge. Over decades the faculty expanded programs in collaboration with centers such as Sheba Medical Center, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Bar-Ilan University, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and institutions like National Institutes of Health, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, and World Health Organization.

Organization and Administration

Administrative leadership integrates clinical deans, academic chairs, and hospital directors drawn from units including Sourasky Medical Center and Tel HaShomer. Governance includes an academic senate, research committees, and ethics boards that coordinate with regulatory agencies such as the Ministry of Health (Israel) and funding bodies like the Israel Science Foundation and international partners including the Gates Foundation and European Research Council. Departments mirror structures at peer schools: basic sciences with links to Weizmann Institute of Science and Hebrew University of Jerusalem, clinical departments resembling those at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, and surgical units connected to specialists from Massachusetts General Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, and University of Toronto. The faculty hosts professorial chairs and visiting scholars from institutions such as Columbia University, Stanford University, Yale University, Imperial College London, McGill University, University of California, San Francisco, and University College London.

Academic Programs

Programs include the MD program, MD-PhD tracks, residencies, fellowships, and graduate degrees in biomedical sciences linked to institutes such as Technion, Ben-Gurion University, and international programs with University of Pennsylvania, Duke University, Princeton University, University of Chicago, and National University of Singapore. Curriculum incorporates clinical clerkships at Ichilov Hospital (Sourasky Medical Center), Rabin Medical Center, and community placements in municipalities like Tel Aviv-Yafo and regions served by Clalit Health Services, Maccabi Healthcare Services, and Leumit Health Services. Electives draw on collaborations with Mount Sinai Health System, Baylor College of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Seoul National University, and Peking University Health Science Center. Continuing medical education and professional development involve partnerships with societies such as the Israel Medical Association, European Society of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, and Royal College of Physicians.

Research and Institutes

Research spans molecular biology, immunology, neuroscience, oncology, cardiology, and public health with institutes and centers partnering with Weizmann Institute of Science, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center, and international laboratories including Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Pasteur Institute, Max Planck Society, CNRS, ETH Zurich, Karolinska Institutet, Rudolf Magnus Institute, and Francis Crick Institute. Major research programs collaborate with pharmaceutical and biotech firms such as Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Pfizer, Novartis, Roche, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck & Co., Amgen, Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson, and venture partners like OrbiMed and Sequoia Capital. Research outputs contribute to clinical trials overseen with partners including ClinicalTrials.gov registries, multisite consortia like European Clinical Trials Alliance, and translational pipelines modeled after Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Broad Institute, and Salk Institute for Biological Studies.

Campus and Facilities

The faculty is situated on the Ramat Aviv campus alongside faculties of Tel Aviv University including Sackler Faculty of Medicine neighbors among science faculties and facilities related to Gordon Center for Medical Education and teaching hospitals such as Ichilov Hospital (Sourasky Medical Center), Rabin Medical Center, and outpatient clinics. Laboratories house core facilities in genomics, imaging, proteomics, and bioinformatics collaborating with centers such as National Center for Biotechnology Information, European Bioinformatics Institute, and equipment suppliers like Thermo Fisher Scientific and Illumina. Student and faculty amenities reflect models from campuses including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University of California, Berkeley, and University of Melbourne with auditoria, simulation centers, and libraries linked to resources like PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science.

Admissions and Student Life

Admissions processes are competitive and coordinated with national exams and selection practices paralleling those at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion, and international schools like Harvard Medical School and University of Toronto. Student life includes student bodies, professional societies, and clubs affiliated with organizations such as Israel Medical Association, Hadasim Student Union, and international student exchanges with Erasmus Program, Fulbright Program, and partnerships with NIH, Wellcome Trust, and DAAD. Clinical electives, research internships, and global health rotations connect students to hospitals like Mount Sinai Hospital (New York), Royal London Hospital, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, St. Mary's Hospital, and public health agencies including Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

Category:Medical schools in Israel