This year 16 scholarships were awarded to excellent physicians who are beginning fellowship programs around the world. The scholarships, in the amount of 16,000 NIS each, were raised from the following organizations: The Israeli Medical Association, Organization of State Employee Physicians (OSEP), the Organization of Clalit physicians, Rambam Medical Center, Sheba Medical Center, and Sheba Medical Center Physicians’ Committee.
The members of the scholarship committee, who decided who of the 65 applicants would receive the scholarships are:
- Dr. Zeev Feldman
- Dr. Tami Karni
- Dr. Esther Barshilon
- Dr. Haim Neiman
According to Israeli Medical Association World Fellowship (IMA WF) tradition, every scholarship awarded was in honor of a physician who passed away. The deceased physicians dedicated their lives to treat patients, teach younger physicians, and develop medical research both in Israel and around the world.
An awards ceremony was held at the IMA offices on Thursday 24th April. Dr. Zeev Feldman, Chairman of the IMA WF, welcomed over a hundred guests including the physicians who received scholarships and the families of the honored physicians.
The physicians who received scholarships this year are:
Dr. Amir Klein - fellowship in Orthopedic Trauma Surgery at the University of Alabama, Birmingham Medical Center, USA. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Dani Simon.
Dr. Yoav Bolkier – fellowship in Pediatric Cardiology at the Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Rachel Pauzner.
Dr. David Nikomarov – fellowship in Musculoskeletal Oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Prof. Alex Rosenberger.
Dr. Negev Bar – fellowship in Clinical Pain at McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Moshe Kravitz.
Dr. Limor Man – fellowship in Reproductive Medicine at Weil Cornell Medical Center, New York, USA. Her scholarship was awarded in honor of Dr. Hila Baytner-zamir.
Dr. Tal Grenader –Clinical Research in Oncology at the University College of London Hospitals, UK. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Hanan Okladek.
Dr. Meirav Breverman – fellowship in Pelvic Floor surgery at Monash Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia. Her scholarship was awarded in honor of Dr. Chaim Solan.
Dr Rania Okby – fellowship in Obstetrics Maternal Fetal Medicine at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center, Toronto, Canada. Her scholarship was awarded in memory of Prof. Vaclar Insler.
Dr. Elyahu Kalfon – fellowship in Electrophysiology at Montreal General Hospital, Canada. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Gideon Manelis.
Dr. Inbal Shlomi – fellowship in Women's Mental Health, Reproductive Life Stages at Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Her scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Beni Kopler.
Dr. Michael Kinori – clinical fellowship in Pediatric Ophthalmology at Anne F. & Abraham Ratner Children's Center and UCSD Eye Center, San Diego, USA. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Prof. Avraham (Rami) Czerniak.
Dr. Oshrit Lebovich – fellowship in Fertility in Young Breast Cancer Patients at Brigham's and Women Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. Her scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Ida Lunsky.
Dr. Hagai Levene – fellowship in Environmental Effects on Male Reproductive Health at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, USA. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Prof. Shlomo Stern.
Dr. Yuval Shapira – fellowship in Peripheral Nerve Surgery at University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His scholarship was awarded in memory of Prof. David Branski.
Dr. Gali Pariente – fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada. Her scholarship was awarded in memory of Prof. Chaim Ring.
Dr. Rotem Sivan-Hoffman – fellowship in Endovascular Neurology at Hospital Neuroloque, Lyon, France. Her scholarship was awarded in memory of Dr. Tamir Peri.
