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Upcoming New Event 2026

MinDset MEDIQ

For the first time in Israel – Clinical Olympics for Medical Students. The place for pre-clinical and clinical med students to showcase their skills.
Registration is open until May 17th, hurry up and apply!

Thank You & See You Next Hackathon!

Congratulations to the winning teams and sincere thanks to everyone who joined us.
Your enthusiasm and commitment were inspiring – see you at our next event!

About MinDset

MinDset fosters leadership, innovation, and excellence among future medical professionals through workshops, courses, and conferences. Our mission is to equip participants with the skills to drive meaningful changes in healthcare. MinDset also proudly publishes the Journal of Israeli Medical Students (JIMS), showcasing groundbreaking research and promoting academic excellence.

About MinDset
MEDIQ 2026

Step into the arena for MedIQ, the first Olympics-style clinical competition for medical students in Israel. Hosted by MinDset in collaboration with the Israeli Medical Association and top-tier medical faculties, MedIQ brings together the world’s most talented medical students to go head-to-head in a rigorous display of skill, speed, and knowledge.

As the premier national skills competition for medical students, MedIQ fosters a spirit of healthy rivalry and excellence, uniting the next generation of healthcare leaders through shared challenges.

Be part of the legacy. Represent your institution, sharpen your clinical instincts, and compete for the gold at MedIQ 2026. Together, we are setting a new standard for clinical mastery in global medicine.

Clinical Olympic Events

Showcase your clinical talents in one (or more) of the 9 events taking place at the MedIQ. All of the competitive events are open to all medical students, ready? MinDset, GO!

Multiple Casualty Incident

Teams must demonstrate rapid triage and resource management to stabilize and prioritize patients in a simulated large-scale disaster scenario.

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Manual Skills

This event tests tactile precision and technical proficiency through tasks such as IV insertion, and different stitching techniques that require a steady, expert hand.

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Surgical Skills

Competitors are judged on their technical mastery of surgical techniques using laparoscopic surgical tools.

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Anatomy

Students face a high-pressure identification challenge, pinpointing complex structures and spatial relationships on anatomical models, and different imaging tools.

Emergency

Emergency Medicine

Participants must execute rapid-fire diagnostic and life-saving interventions for acute patient presentations in a fast-paced clinical environment.

Medical Jeopardy

Medical Jeopardy

A quick-recall buzzer round that challenges the team’s knowledge across diverse medical specialties, history, and rare pathologies.

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Evolving Case Management

Competitors must adapt their diagnostic and treatment plans in real-time as a patient’s clinical status shifts and new laboratory data becomes available.

Abstract Writing

Abstract Writing

This event measures scientific literacy and communication by requiring students to synthesize complex data into a clear, concise, and impactful research summary.

Pathognomonic Signs

A specialized challenge where students must instantly link classic clinical findings or physical “tells” to their specific, definitive diagnoses.

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Event Gallery

Relive the Hackathon Moments

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Meet our Judges

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Finals

Meet our Judges

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Final of Gynecology Challenge:

Predicting the Clinical Course of Endometriosis

Moty Pansky

Moty Pansky

MD
Chairman ar Division of
Ob/Gyn Assuta
Ashdod Hospital
Naama Weintraub

Naama Weintraub

MA
VP of Clinical Affairs and
Director of Business Development,
Xcardia
Yotam Hod

Yotam Hod

BBA
CEO & Co-Founder,
Gynica

Final of Medical Residency Challenge:

Enhancing Medical Residency Through Personalized Learning and Real-Time Feedback

Prof. Mordechai Muszkat

Prof. Mordechai Muszkat

Head, Department of Medicine
Hadassah Mt Scopus
Gayle Squires

Gayle Squires

MD, MBA
Founder, Soigné Health Care
Advisor
Ms. Ainat Bin Nun

Ms. Ainat Bin Nun

BBA
Program Director,
Ilanot Galil - Emerging Medical
Leadership in Galilee

Final of Psychiatric Challenge:

Reducing Early Readmissions among Psychiatric Patients

Amit Lotan

Amit Lotan

MD, M.eng, MBA
Director, Department of Adult Psychiatry
and the Biological Psychiatry Lab
Hadassah University
Medical Center
Omer Muzzafi

Omer Muzzafi

B. Sc., M.B.A
Deputy CEO,
Ichilov Tech - Tel Aviv Sourasky
Medical Center Innovation and
Tech Transfer Company (Ichilov)
Michal Shevach

Michal Shevach

PhD
Chief Operating Officer &
Business Development @ I - NEXT
Data AI Center, Tel Aviv Sourasky
Medical Center (Ichilov)

Final of Cardiology Challenge:

Reducing Treatment Delays for Women with Acute Myocardial Infraction

Avi Peretz

Avi Peretz

PhD, MHM, EuSpLM
Academia, Innovation & Research
System Manager
Microbiology Laboratory Manager
Tzafon Medical Center (Poriya)
Omer Muzzafi

Omer Muzzafi

B. Sc., M.B.A
Deputy CEO,
Ichilov Tech - Tel Aviv Sourasky
Medical Center Innovation and
Tech Transfer Company (Ichilov)
Gayle Squires

Gayle Squires

MD, MBA
Founder, Soigné Health Care
Advisor

Final of Breast Cancer Challenge:

Personalizing Prevention Through Risk - Based Screening

Irit Ben Aharon

Irit Ben Aharon

Md, PhD
Director, Fishman Oncology Center, Rambam
Health Care Campus,
Professor of Oncology,
Rappaport Faculty of Medicine,
Technion
Guy Tish

Guy Tish

CTO, GM EMEA
Briya
David Muller

David Muller

MD
Dean of Medical Education,
Mount Sinai

GRAND FINAL

Brachie Sprung

Brachie Sprung

BA
Partner at Amiti
VC & Chief
Storyteller
David Zeltser

David Zeltser

MD, MHA
Deputy
Director General for
R&D and
Innovation
Tel Aviv Sourasky
Medical Center -
Ichilov
Uri Pollak

Uri Pollak

MD
Head,
Section of Pediatric
Critical Care at
Hadassah
University Medical
Ichilov
Leonid Eidelman

Leonid Eidelman

MD
Chair, Departmen
of Anesthesiology, Assuta Ashdod
Chair, General Assembly,
College of Law and
Business,
Ramat Gan
Yael Gruenbaum - Cohen

Yael Gruenbaum - Cohen

DMD, PhD
Partner @
aMoon Fund
Rizan Khoury - Sakhnini

Rizan Khoury - Sakhnini

MA, MBA
Deputy Director,
Tzafon Medical
Center (Poriya)
Member, Medonna
Association
Silvia Noiman

Silvia Noiman

PhD, MBA
Easoned Executive
Serial Entrepreneur
and Mentor at
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MinDstart Hackathon Awards

To be announced!

First Place

10,000$

& WeCcelerate Accelerator program

Team EndoVolt

Team EndoVolt Pioneering a breakthrough in women’s health with an innovative, non-invasive solution for early diagnosis and functional classification of Endometriosis.

Meet the outstanding team members, who come from no fewer than five different medical faculties across the country:

Mika Rabinovich – Ben-Gurion University

Yarden Feller – Tel Aviv University

Pninit Liber – Bar-Ilan University

Yaara Goldstein – Bar-Ilan University

Shani Klausner – Technion

Sagiv Klein – Hebrew University

First Place

10,000$

& WeCcelerate Accelerator program

Team EndoVolt Pioneering a breakthrough in women’s health with an innovative, non-invasive solution for early diagnosis and functional classification of Endometriosis.

Meet the outstanding team members, who come from no fewer than five different medical faculties across the country:

Mika Rabinovich – Ben-Gurion University

Yarden Feller – Tel Aviv University

Pninit Liber – Bar-Ilan University

Yaara Goldstein – Bar-Ilan University

Shani Klausner – Technion

Sagiv Klein – Hebrew University

Team EndoVolt

Second Place

5,000$

& jump TAU Accelerator program

Team SkillScope

Team SkillScope introduced an artificial intelligence platform designed to integrate with hospital computer systems. Without requiring any additional effort from residents, the platform seamlessly fits into their daily workflow and serves as a tool to track their progress throughout their residency.

Meet the outstanding team members:

Shani Erez – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Hillel Stern – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Sivan Kijner – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Maayan Aloni – Hebrew University

Lihi Fridan – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Noa Shochat – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Team SkillScope

Second Place

5,000$

& jump TAU Accelerator program

Team SkillScope introduced an artificial intelligence platform designed to integrate with hospital computer systems. Without requiring any additional effort from residents, the platform seamlessly fits into their daily workflow and serves as a tool to track their progress throughout their residency.

Meet the outstanding team members:

Shani Erez – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Hillel Stern – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Sivan Kijner – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Maayan Aloni – Hebrew University

Lihi Fridan – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Noa Shochat – Hebrew University, Tzameret Track

Third Place

2,500$

& SZMC Innovation Course

Team BrainPower

Team BrainPower introduced a psychiatry-focused application aimed at reducing the rate of recurrent hospitalizations among psychiatric patients.

Meet the team members, all of whom came from the United States especially for the Hackathon:

Devorah Siegel – NYU

Ze’ev Gems – SUNY Downstate

Baruch Meir – Indiana University Medical Center

Eden Monahin – NYITCOM

Liora Rahmi – Drexel University Medical School

Gabriel Reznik – Stern College

Third Place

2,500$

& SZMC Innovation Course

Team BrainPower introduced a psychiatry-focused application aimed at reducing the rate of recurrent hospitalizations among psychiatric patients.

Meet the team members, all of whom came from the United States especially for the Hackathon:

Devorah Siegel – NYU

Ze’ev Gems – SUNY Downstate

Baruch Meir – Indiana University Medical Center

Eden Monahin – NYITCOM

Liora Rahmi – Drexel University Medical School

Gabriel Reznik – Stern College

Team BrainPower

Places 4-5th will receive WeCcelerate consultation hours

First Place

10,000$

& Exclusive Accelerator Program

Second Place

5,000$

& Innovation Course

Third Place

2,500$

& Innovation Course

First Place

10,000$

& Exclusive Accelerator Program

Third Place

2,500$

& Innovation Course

Congratulations to Our Winners!

Places 4–6th will receive limited amount of WeCcelerate consultation hours

*  Awards are subject to change at the Host’s discretion.

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MEDIQ Schedule

Follow event schedule

June 18, 2026

The Murad S. Dalah National Education Center for Health Professions|Ramat Gan

Registration and breakfast
Opening remarks and general briefing on event flow and stations
Competitions (rounds): Emergency scenarios, Anatomy, Progressive case
Lunch break
Competitions (rounds): Manual skills, Surgical skills, Pathognomonic findings
Knowledge quiz
Coffee break
Event summary and award ceremony for winners
Gala event

Our Event Sponsors

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Event Venue:

The Murad S. Dalah National Education Center for Health Professions

Address:

Derech Sheba 2, Ramat Gan, Israel

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General Questions

FAQ

Helping you feel 100% ready for the event!

Any Med student, 1st year to 6th, all levels are welcome

All chosen contestents will participate in a Webinar for the team announcement, where in each team the participants will deligate the events between team members.
You will have about 3 weeks to study for your event/s, with the help of our Study Guide so you know what to focus on.
On the day of the event, participant will take part and cheer on their team throughout the day.