Hey Guys,
I'm a current M2 at MSIH. I've spoken to a few program directors and with respect to matching they've told me that it will all come down to two main things; your step 1 score and publications. Sackler is ~20 years older than MSIH so it's possible that can help (alumni connections). Both Tel-Aviv University and BGU are big universities in Israel and you will have the opportunity to do research. If you don't have time during your studies, then you can take a year off after 3rd year and do research either in Israel or the US. This is very common with students studying at US allopathic schools as well.
Robert, with respect to Sackler's atrition rate, it's definitely very low. Sackler is not one of those schools that gives you a 'second chance to prove yourself'. If you have solid stats and you have a good interview, you'll have a good chance at acceptance. They will not accept people they think will flunk out. Sackler's match record is very impressive. Year after year I see their match and it's very solid. If you do the work, it'll pay off. Attrition rates are a major problem at the for-profit Caribbean schools. A lot of their profit comes from students that finish only one semester or 1 year. They let in a lot of students that should never have started their program in the first place. They over-fill their classes with the expectation that 50% won't make it to clerkship. It's a good business model, but it creates an institution that has little respect in the medical community. Anyways, that's far from how things work at other medical schools around the world. Institutions have reputations to keep so don't be afraid of attrition elsewhere. You do the work, you'll get through.
As for BGU-MSIH, come here if you see yourself working in the field of global health. You should visit both TA and Be'er sheva and talk to the students at both schools. There's a very different vibe at each school. We're a young school that has progressed a lot over the last decade. I can't wait to see how the school is in 10 years. I think our students are really going to make a mark in the world. We have a great student body and if you have that extra spark of altruism that's so common amongst MSIH students, you'll fit right in.
