Support ToI and remove all ads. * * About The Times of Israel. * Advertise on The Times of Israel. Reporter at The Times of Israel. Image 11: Medical students at the Technion's American medical program get hands-on experience in a lab in August 2022. In total, the number of medical students in Israel has jumped about 82% since 2021 following a joint initiative by the Health Ministry, the Council for Higher Education, the Planning and Budgeting Committee, and medical schools. The goal is to ensure a sufficient number of physicians and other healthcare professionals to meet the population’s needs and help narrow gaps in access to medical care across the country, the ministry says. The Times of Israel Community. But as the journalism we do is costly, we invite readers for whom The Times of Israel has become important to help support our work by joining The Times of Israel Community..