Diabetes Certificate
Assessment, treatment, and complication prevention of diabetes
The advanced course in diabetes is part of a common chronic module and focuses on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and the administrative and economic aspects of diabetes in children and adults.
The advanced course in diabetes is part of a common chronic module, together with the advanced courses in primary care, rehabilitation and wound and stoma.
See the opening dates of the common module courses
This advanced course is focused on epidemiology, pathophysiology, and the administrative and economic aspects of diabetes. The course will provide you with clinical skills for evaluation, diagnosis, follow-up, and treatment of diabetes in children and adults, as well as complication prevention and patient guidance.
During the clinical practice you will focus on taking clinical decisions when treating patients suffering from diabetes, and developing programs for intervention and guidance, in cooperation with a multidisciplinary team.
Curriculum
The study program includes 420 study hours, of which:
- 252 theoretical study hours
- 168 clinical experience hours
Prerequisites for admission to the program
- You are a citizen or a resident of Israel
- You have a registered nurse licensure certificate in Israel
- You have a bachelor's degree in nursing.
An accredited degree in nursing is a degree accredited by interinstitutional committee at the Salary and Employment Agreements Department at the Ministry of Finance. The list of degrees is updated from time to time in the circular: "Academic degrees accredited for salary purposes in the civil service, Clalit Health Services and Hadassah Medical Center and Shaare Zedek Medical Center - nursing" (Hebrew). - You have passed the selection exam for the advanced nursing courses with a grade of 70 or higher, and the grade is valid (3 calendar years from the exam date), or you are eligible for an exemption from the selection exam
Tuition
Registration fee
See the registration fee for advanced courses and selection examinations in the relevant annual circular (Hebrew).
More information about the tuition for advanced courses
Information about the licensing exams for advanced courses
Where can you take the course
| Course Location | Course Opening Date | Course Days | Contact |
| Barzilai | 19/03/2024 | Tuesday, Thursday | Rachel Sporta rachelsp@bmc.gov.il |
| Wolfson | 18/03/2025 | Sunday, Tuesday | Roza Marzkandov roza@wns.gov.il Dalia Golan dalia@wns.gov.il Telephone: 03-5028359 extension 101 |
| Meir | 01/04/2024 | Monday, Wednesday | Liat Zedek Liat.zedek@clalit.org.il |
| North Training Center (Rambam) | 14/03/2024 | Tuesday, Thursday | Ayelet Zohar a_zohar@rambam.health.gov.il Fax: 04-7773046 |
| Sheba (Ziva Tal) | 19/03/2024 | Tuesday, Thursday |