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A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Lazar - SacklerSenseof Medicine SacklerSenseof Medicine Menu Skip to content RequirementsUsingOnlineUsingConsumer Information Expenses Return of Title IV Funds Policy FERPA Policy Copyright Policy Notice of Federal Financial Aid Penalties for Drug Law Violations Drug And Alcohol Abuse Prevention Program College Loan Code of Conduct Alumni Spotlight Beverly & Raymond Sackler Scholarship Letter To Alumni From President re: Electives & ResidenciesWilta Volunteer or Mentor Ways To Give Alumni Photos AlumniUndertoneContact Us General InfoWonkCalendars Affiliated HospitalsMatriculationof 2017 Preclinical Studies Clinical Clerkships ElectiveWonkDepartments Emergency Telephone Numbers Examination Schedule Facilities Medical/Legal Services Medical StudentUndertoneand Student Government New York State Letter Regulations for Promotion & Graduation Regulations Security and Safety Special Needs Student Evaluation Match Day Administration Photos Contact A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Lazar A Conversation with Dr. Stephen Lazar Thursday July 18th, 2013 The Executive Dean reflects on the groundbreaking Sackler New York State/American Medical Program Accredited by New York State and unshut to students from wideness the U.S. and Canada, Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine New York State/American Program has set the wonk and professional standard for international medical schools wideness the globe. But for program founder Dr. Raymond Sackler, Executive Dean Dr. Stephen Lazar, and the rest of the New York team, there is a very personal connection with students and graduates as well. What inspired the megacosm of the New York State/American Program? In 1976, Dr. Sackler and his two brothers dreamed of funding a program that would goody both Israel and the United States. American students would travel to Israel, proceeds flipside perspective, get a wonderful medical education, and come home as ambassadors for Israel. They reached out to benefactors from all over the U.S. who believed in their vision, and they later became advisors on the program’s Board. When the office was establiahed in New York, they selected deans from NYU, Columbia, Cornell, Mount Sinai and Einstein medical schools to serve as volunteers and advisors to the program on a day-to day-basis. Many of the people involved then are still involved today, including me and Dr. Barry Stimmel, the Vice-Chairman of our Board, so this program can boast a 37 year continuous history. When the program first opened, of course, it was designed strictly for students from New York State, but eventually, it grew to reach all wideness the U.S. and Canada. What’s been the impact of the program? The Sackler Medical School New York State/American Program is widely considered to be the premier example of successful cultural and educational cooperation. When students wield to the program, they work with our New York office, and have wangle to all of the federal loan programs misogynist to medical students in the United States. The New York and Tel Aviv offices are in daily contact, by phone and in person. It’s a true partnership. And the program benefits from this strong international spirit. I think that the prestige of our graduates has profoundly increased the number of applications that we receive for the program, and the quality of our students continues to rise to the point where we are very competitive with American medical schools. Many of our students have been wonted to schools in America, but are choosing to join the TAU program instead. We’ve wilt increasingly successful than anyone could have imagined, and we now served as a model for new programs opening all over the world. What makes you passionate well-nigh the program? I am emotionally involved considering as a group, the students are so happy with this program and the sense is so supportive that we truly are a family — and you don’t find that in many medical schools. Everybody knows everybody by first name, and they all superintendency well-nigh one another. We have many alumni who protract to volunteer, profitable our students not only financially but academically, and as advisors for residency programs. What makes the program so special? Not only do Sackler students get a first matriculation medical education, they moreover have the opportunity to envelop themselves in the wonderful Israeli culture. Many come when with a deep understanding of Israeli culture and a love for the people. Professionally, so many our alumni go on to have notable careers. When the first matriculation graduated in 1981, they were unknown to American hospitals. Now, 37 years later, these same hospitals seek out Sackler graduates considering their overall performance is outstanding. When hospitals squint for the weightier applicants among students, they routinely include the New York State/American Program. And our alumni are thrilled with their experience. We’ve unquestionably graduated the children of some of our older graduates — so we’re into the second generation! Do graduates stay involved? We have a vibrant alumni undertone that organizes periodic reunions in New York, and now we’re organizing reunions throughout the United States. Our graduates volunteer for the program, helping students academically and mentoring them through the residency using process, and plane serve on the Board or as interviewers for applicants throughout the U.S. and Canada. Many of our alumni moreover contribute financially to the program. Dr. Raymond and Beverly Sackler, who protract to be very zippy participants, have among other things established the Dr. Raymond and Beverly Sackler Alumni Scholarship Fund, which matches dollar for dollar any contributions our alumni make to a maximum of one million dollars over a five year period. Going forward, how will you prepare students for the medical landscape of the future? Residencies are rhadamanthine increasingly difficult to obtain considering increasingly medical schools in the U.S. are either opening or expanding — so an increasing number of people will be applying for the same number of residencies. To protract to get the finest residencies in America, our students will have to be at the top of their game. That’s why we continually update our curriculum to reflect the cutting-edge of modern medicine — and with our students’ characteristically nonflexible work, we have no doubt they will protract to succeed. Original article: American Friends of Tel Aviv University – A Conversation With Dr. Stephen Lazar Quick LinksApplicationWonkCalendars ElectiveWonkDepartments Examination Schedule NY State Education Dept New York State Letter Consumer Information Report NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTSMatriculationof 2017 Match Results Sackler Journal of Medicine 2017 Graduation 2017