Program To Promote Aliyah of Doctors
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008In what should be called a most generous offer, many US doctors are skeptical of the $60,000 grant given to encourage Aliyah in their profession. As reported on the Arutz 7 website, a cocktail of government and NGO’s will give the monetary grant to any doctor from the US who makes the move to Israel.
Due to the recent exodus of doctors and other highly skilled professionals to countries where making a living is easier (pretty much any country), Israel is trying to increase the percent of MDs making Aliyah. The doctors will receive the $60,000 grant along with all the other benefits Olim usually get when moving to Israel. Although, there are some doubts as to whether the program will work.
Salaries in Israel are much lower than those in other western countries, and pay in the medical profession is no different. Whether knowledgeable, reliable, and experienced doctors be willing to sacrifice their profitable and comfortable lifestyles and make the move, is still to be seen.
It should be noted that the State of Israel would be better off trying to convince customer service and quality assurance consultants to come to Israel, two fields which are practically non-existent in Israel at this time.
