Training structure
Faculty of Medicine, Medicine Branch (Nîmes campus)
Presentation
The state-certified medical degree allows the holder to practice medicine in France.
The advantages of the training program
In accordance with Article L.4111-1 of the Public Health Code, no one may practice medicine in France unless they are:
1. holder of a diploma, certificate, or other qualification mentioned in Article L.4131-1;
2. of French nationality, Andorran citizenship, or a national of a Member State of the European Community or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a country bound by an establishment agreement with France, Morocco, or Tunisia;
3. registered with the Medical Association, this last condition being subject to the fulfillment of the first two conditions.
These conditions are cumulative.
By way of derogation, French, EU or foreign doctors who do not meet one or both of the first two conditions set out in Article L.41111 of the Public Health Code may be authorized to practice medicine by individual order of the Minister of Health.
Registration with the Order is mandatory for all doctors practicing in France, under penalty of prosecution for illegal practice of medicine (Article L.4161-1 of the Public Health Code; penalty: 2 years' imprisonment, €30,000 fine – Article L.4161-5 of the Public Health Code).
Program
The courses for the State Doctor of Medicine degree are organized into study cycles.
Students who enroll in medical studies must complete:
- Specific Health Access Course - PASS (1st year) Presentation of the course click here
- General Medical Sciences Diploma - DFGSM (2nd and 3rd years)
- Advanced Training Diploma in Medical Sciences - DFASM (4th to 6th year)
Then 3 to 5 years of postgraduate study (duration varies depending on the chosen specialization)
Select a program
Diploma of General Education in Medical Sciences
The General Medical Science Degree (DFGSM) comprises six semesters of study, validated by the award of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) credits, corresponding to a bachelor's degree.
PASS: 60 ECTS
DFGSM 2: 60 ECTS
DFGSM3: 60 ECTS
Advanced Training Diploma in Medical Sciences
The second cycle of medical studies is devoted to training in general medicine and hospital internships established by the decree of April 8, 2013.
It comprises six semesters of training validated by the award of 120 ECTS credits corresponding to master's level.
DFASM1: 40 ECTS
DFASM2: 40 ECTS
DFASM3: 40 ECTS
third cycle of medical studies
The third cycle of medical studies is accessible through the National Ranking Exam (ECN). Depending on their ranking, students choose their future specialty from among 11 disciplines:
- medical specialties
- surgical specialties
- general medicine
- anesthesia - resuscitation
- medical biology
- medical gynecology
- obstetrics and gynecology
- occupational medicine
- pediatrics
- psychiatry
- public health and social medicine
Each discipline corresponds to one or more Specialized Studies Diplomas (DES).
The State Diploma of Doctor of Medicine is awarded after:
- validation of the Specialized Studies Diploma
- Successful defense of a thesis at the end of the internship, during which the student takes the Hippocratic Oath.
see:
DES (Specialized Studies Diplomas) Medicine
DESC (Diploma of Specialized Studies) Medicine
The duration of postgraduate studies varies from 3 years (general medicine: Bac +9) to 5 years (other specialties: Bac +11).
https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/etudes-en-medecine/theses/
Admission
Target audience
Medical studies require solid scientific knowledge, strong reasoning skills, and a great capacity for deduction and synthesis, as well as rigor, self-sacrifice, regularity, and consistency in work. Only the most motivated students will have the opportunity to succeed.