Arab representation in Israeli healthcare professions: achievements, challenges and opportunities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Israel is a multiethnic society with a population of 9.8 million at the end of 2023. Israeli Arabs (i.e., Arab Palestinian citizens of Israel) account for 21% of the Israel's overall population, 22% of its working age population and 16% of the employed population. This study has several objectives: (1) To provide an overview of the current representation of Israeli Arabs in four key health care professions (medicine, nursing, dentistry, and pharmacy) in terms of employment, licensure, and professional studies; (2) To document changes in those parameters over the past decade, subject to limitations of data availability; (3) To provide a broader context on the employment of Israeli Arabs; (4) To explore the policy implications of the key findings.

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SUBMITTER: Rosen B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11789336 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature