A team of senior doctors from Laniado Hospital welcomed with open arms the first students of the clinical study department of the Ariel University School of Medicine. The collaboration between the two institutions will enable academic and research development and will provide significant value to both the students and the senior doctors who accompany them as lecturers. In addition, a unique research fund Intended for joint research to be carried out by doctors at Laniado Hospital and lecturers at Ariel University will be established. Nadav Chen, CEO of Laniado Hospital: “This is a historic day for the male and female students who are starting to study with the best senior doctors of Laniado Hospital, and it is a historic day for us at the hospital – to receive here the first cohort of university students and to be the main clinical field for them. This is a long-term strategic cooperation. We will open and deepen it in the future as much as we can. Good luck with your studies and exams, and don’t forget to enjoy the experience”.