Hadassah nurses Rachel Landy and Rose Kaplan with Eva Leon, Jerusalem, 1913. Courtesy of Hadassah Archives.
By BRENNE MEIROWITZ
The demand for licensed nurses continues to grow in Israel, so if you are planning to make Aliyah and work as a nurse, this article briefly covers Israeli nursing prerequisites for licensing. The Agaf HaSiud – the nursing division of the Misrad HaBriut (Ministry of Health), issues all Israeli registered nurse licenses, so when possible, you should have your foreign transcripts reviewed by the Misrad HaBriut, before making Aliyah. In most cases, an educational waiver will be granted if your foreign transcripts contain coursework that covers at least 80% of Israeli mandated theoretical and clinical studies coursework. If you are lacking any of the courses, you may take the necessary nursing prerequisite courses in Israel. However, in either case, a mandatory, 98 hour (7 credit) preparatory internship must be satisfactorily completed before a nursing candidate is eligible to take the exam.
