After the third year of study, students complete their residency applications. Those seeking residencies in the U.S. forward their preferred ranking of teaching hospitals to the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates to forward to the National Residency Match Program. Students are notified of the results of the match in March. The MSIH office assists fourth-year students with the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) registration process and issues all official documents required for participation in the residency match. Guidiance from faculty and program directors help students identify residency programs and international health clerkships in their areas of interest.

After completion of the medical degree, students apply for a license to practice medicine in the country or state of their choice. The right to practice is subject to the laws, rules, and policies of the locality where the student seeks licensure, training, and/or the practice of medicine.  It is the student's responsibility to investigate the visa status available to them based on their citizenship, to obtain the necessary travel documents required for the visa, and to maintain the appropriate visa status required for their residency training in the United States.

The licensing process is completely separate from the awarding of the M.D. degree, which is granted by Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. To date, students (both U.S. citizens and non-citizens) who have participated in the U.S. Residency Match have successfully obtained residencies in their desired field or geographical preference. Students who have not participated in the match have pursued advanced degrees in Public Health, engaged in research opportunities, or entered policy areas of medicine and health care.