Despite an increase in the number of new doctors in the past year, their number per thousand people in Israel is lower than the OECD average. "5,000 people want to study a year, but there are only hundreds of places," says Dr.
Eil Braun, Director of Internal Medicine 8 at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa. As of 2019, medical studies in Ukraine, Romania, and Moldova are not acceptable in Israel according to the Ministry of Health. The expectation is that in 2026 about 500 fewer doctors will enter the market than now.