30 American physicians prepare for 'whatever Israel needs' in next emergency
Over 30 top physicians arrived in Israel Sunday for a grueling, 5-day state-of-the-art course in Israeli emergency and trauma medicine. Their goal is to come back on immediate notice in case of war or other national emergency to take the place of Israeli doctors called to the front as part of their IDF reserve duties.
The Ministry of Health, in cooperation with the IDF Medical Corps and the American Physicians Fellowship (APF) are organizing the "Medical Emergency & Disaster Preparedness" course, the 10th bi-annual mission brought to Israel for this unique training.
Dr. Rennie Geoffrory of NY (L) with Dr. William Cantor of Woodcliff Lake, NJ (Photo: Sasson Tiram)
"Israel has earned global respect for its incomparable emergency medical care," said APF Vice President, Dr. Mike Frogel, leader of the delegation, "this has come at a dear price, which APF physicians deeply honor. If we can help alleviate the strains of war-time health needs through this remarkable partnership with our Israeli colleagues, then we stand to both help the people of Israel in a critically important way and also draw immense satisfaction from our personal commitment. 
The invaluable experience and lessons learned will also be applicable to Emergency Preparedness planning back home in the US and Canada."
The 30 Jewish and non-Jewish doctors come from 10 US states, and Canada
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