IFMSA-Palestine SCOPE Exchange Program

[This document includes the clerkship program and the social program for IFMSA-Palestine, 2014/2015]

Dear IFMSAian around the world,

Are you interested to have exchange with IFMSA-Palestine?

You are more than WELCOME !

The SCOPE in IFMSA-Palestine has been growing, we have been working since around 10 years, and

we always get a good feedback from incomings visiting Palestine. We do all our effort to make your

stay useful and enjoyable and to leave a good impression about Palestinian.

In addition to the benefits you receive from your clerkship, there are various social programs in which

you may be interested, ranging from wild night life in Ramallah to peaceful religious old city tours.

Our SCOPE program includes clerkships, tours, workshops about Palestine and other things are

included in this document.

Hope to see you soon in Palestine.

Best wishes,

Ziad

Ziad Abu Helwa, IFMSA-Palestine NEO 2013/14

Tel: 00970598626188 | neo.palestine@yahoo.com

International Federation of Medical Students' Associations

P.S. : If you have any question regarding the exchange with IFMSA-Palestine, don’t hesitate

contacting me .

• Oncology

• Ophthalmology

• Paediatrics

• Paediatrics-Oncology

• Paediatrics-Surgery

• Radiology

• Surgery-General

• Head and Neck Surgery

• Maxillo-facial Surgery

• Orthopedics Surgery

• Vascular Sugery

• Urology

• Hematology

You can have your clinical rotation in

the following departments:

• Anaesthesia

• Dermatology

• Emergency Medicine

• Family Medicine

• Gynaecology/Obstetrics

• Internal Medicine-Cardiology

• Internal Medicine-Endocrinology

• Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology

• Internal Medicine-General

• Internal Medicine-Hematology

• Internal Medicine-Rheumatology

• Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

• Neurology

You will have the best clinical experience you can have in PALESTINE.

CLERKSHIPS

DEPARTMENTS

CLERKSHIPS YOU CAN CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING BEST

HOSPITALS IN PALESTINE:

Al-Makassed Hospital, Jerusalem:

was officially established in 1956. It is a Palestinian non-profit, non-

governmental organization that provides diversified humanitarian services in

the Holy Land in accordance with its bylaws, without discrimination by color,

religion, creed, or political belief.

HOSPITALS

Annajah National University Hospital, Nablus:

Newly established Hospital for Annajah National

University Medical Students , it receives patients

from across West Bank and Gaza.

Al Watani Hospital,

Nablus:

It was established in

1950 as a major

governmental hospital

for internal medicine

and pediatrics.

HOSPITALS

CLERKSHIPS…

Rafedia Surgical Hospital, Nablus:

A major governmental hospital for surgery, it is the largest in Northern West

Bank and receives patients from across West Bank and Gaza. The hospital

provides health services predominantly to poor Palestinian who cannot afford

to seek medical care elsewhere.

CLERKSHIPS…

HOSPITALS

Nablus

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Nablus is the second largest city in the West Bank. Nablus is known around the world for its exquisite olives, olive oil, from which the most famous soap is made in Nablus. In the Old City, one can wander for hours through the market and taste the most delicious sweets KNAFEH.

Other Attractions in Nablus

Jacobs Well: the site where Jesus asked a

Samaritan woman to draw water from a well for

him.

Sebastia: the Capital of the Romans in Palestine.

Also you have to try the Turkish bath and see the soap factories.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Jerusalem The Heart of The Holy Land

Jerusalem has been known for centuries as a center for the three

religions: Judaism, Christianity, and Isalm. It is a city with amazingly

broad human diversity, representing different races, religions, and ethnic

background. Jerusalem towers over the cities by being a spiritual city.

For faithful, a visit to Jerusalem is a powerful affirmation of faith.

The Dome Of

The Rock:

Located on the

Temple Mount in

the Old City of

Jerusalem. It is

one of the famous

Islamic

architectures.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Other Attractions in Jerusalem

Jerusalem has many other holy places you can visit

The Church of Gethesemane The most Beautiful Church in the World

Al-Aqsa Mousqe

The Church of Holy Sepulche

SOCIAL PROGRAM

One of the majestic sites in Jericho is the Monastery of St. George,

carved out of a canyon wall overlooking the Wadi Qelt gorge. This

Greek Orthodox monastery was originally built in the fifth century as a

spiritual center for hermits.

Jericho is near the Dead Sea, which is more than 400 meters

below sea level. Jesus Christ walked through the streets of

Jericho during his several visits to the town. It is a wonderful area

for touring monasteries and historical sites.

Hisham Palace:

This beautiful

desert ruin of

Umayyad Caliph

Hisham Ibn Abdul

Malik was

completed in the

eighth century.

Hisham Palace

contains royal

buildings, a

mosque,

fountains, and

spectacular

mosaic floors.

Jericho The oldest and lowest city in the world

SOCIAL PROGRAM

And the cable car will take you to the place we

Jesus fast for 40 days, Deer Al-Qurontol

Russian Museum Park

Complex: which proves

that Russia returns to the

Holy Land after a long

period of absence and

contributes into cultural

and spiritual life of people

living there.

The most important thing you have to try in Jericho is CYCLING !!

Other Attractions in Jericho

SOCIAL PROGRAM

The lowest point on Earth. Its basin creates a complex unique

geological formation, represented by the natural variability of each

ecosystem type, and by the substantial variation in species, soil,

geology and landform of the different areas that are enclosed by the

basin.

The Dead Sea “Salts Sea” SOCIAL PROGRAM

Hebron is one of the oldest

continuously inhabited towns in

the world. It is believed that

Adam and Eve lived in Hebron

after their expulsion from the

Garden of Eden.

Holy to Muslims, Christians,

and Jews alike as the burial

place of Abraham, Al – Khalil.

The Abraham Mosque, which

houses the tombs of the

Patriarchs, dominates the city

center’s landscape.

Hebron is known for its pottery, glassware,

leatherworks, and other inventive arts.You can

try the process yourselves Lively, colorful, and

creative are the most common words used by

tourists to describe this city.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Hebron

A few miles south of Jerusalem lies the city of Bethlehem. Christians around

the world know it as the little town where Jesus Christ was born. Many

sacred Christian sites, churches, and monasteries are located in the city. A

major attraction is the Church of the Nativity at Manger Square, built over

the cave where Jesus Christ was born. The adjoining Church of St.

Catherine possesses marvelous wood carvings of the stations of the cross.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

Bethlehem

Haifa SOCIAL PROGRAM

Outside the West Bank

Of all the sites and

attractions you can see

in Haifa is the Baha’i

Gardens which sits

proudly in our list of top

ten sites to see outside

the West Bank.

The most interesting thing in Jaffa and Akko is to have a tour walk in the old city.

Akko an Jaffa SOCIAL PROGRAM

Outside the West Bank

And Many Other Places in Palestine you Can Visit

SEE YOU SOON!