BGU | PRESIDENT'S REPORT 2025

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BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV

Dr. Simona Bar Haim of the Dept. of Physiotherapy and Dr. Lior Shmuelof of the Dept. of Cognitive and Brain Sciences at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran Rehabilitation Village, one of the FOHS' clinical affiliates Department of Nursing, Class of 2011

Health Professions was established, offering academic degrees in nursing and physiotherapy. Alongside the medical school and the Division of Basic Sciences, these programs formed the Faculty of Health Sciences (FOHS). A WHOLE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES The first medical students graduated in 1981, followed by the first graduates of the Recanati School in 1982. The FOHS rapidly expanded its academic offerings throughout the 1980s and 1990s, introducing programs in epidemiology, public health, medical laboratory sciences, gerontology, emergency medicine, and health systems management. Research excellence followed, leading to the creation of world-renowned research centers such as the PREPARED Center for Emergency Response Research and, most recently, BGU-FOR (Food Systems, One Health & Resilience).

FIFTY YEARS OF HEALTHCARE TIMELINE

Programs combined to create the Faculty of Health Sciences

Department of Health Policy and Management established

CHE approves medical school in Beer-Sheva

Medical school and Center for Health Sciences inaugurated

1974

1978

1973

1994

University of the Negev founded

Department of Microbiology established

Leon and Mathilde Recanati School for Community Health Professions established

FOHS authorized to grant Master’s and PhD degrees in Medical Sciences

Medical school renamed the Joyce and Irving Goldman Medical School

1978

1973

1969

1996

1986