Training structure
Faculty of Medicine, Medicine Unit (Nîmes site)
Presentation
The state diploma of doctor of medicine allows to practice medicine in France.
The advantages of the training
In accordance with article L.4111-1 of the public health code, no one may practice medicine in France unless he or she is :
1. Holder of a diploma, certificate or other title mentioned in article L.4131-1 ;
2. of French nationality, Andorran citizenship or national of a Member State of the European Community or of a country party to the agreement on the European Economic Area, of a country bound by an establishment agreement with France, of Morocco or Tunisia;
3. registered with the Order of Physicians, this last condition being subject to the fulfillment of the first two.
These conditions are cumulative.
By way of derogation, doctors, French or Community nationals or foreigners 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 on the roll of the Order is compulsory for all doctors practicing on French territory, under penalty of prosecution for illegal practice of medicine (article L.4161-1 of the public health code; penalty: 2 years imprisonment, 30,000 euros fine - article L.4161-5 of the public health code).
Program
The teaching of the State diploma of doctor of medicine is organized in cycles of studies.
The student who engages in medical studies will have to validate:
- the PArcours Spécifique accès Santé - PASS (1st year) Presentation of the training click here
- the Diploma of General Training in Medical Sciences - DFGSM (2nd and 3rd years)
- the Diplôme de Formation Approfondie en Sciences Médicales - DFASM (from the 4th to the 6th year)
Then 3 to 5 years of the third cycle (different length depending on the specialty chosen)
Select a program
Diploma of General Training in Medical Sciences
The diploma of general training in medical sciences (DFGSM) includes six semesters of training validated by the obtaining of 180 European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) corresponding to the licence level.
PASS : 60 ECTS
DFGSM 2 : 60 ECTS
DFGSM3 : 60 ECTS
Diploma of Advanced Training in Medical Sciences
The second cycle of medical studies is devoted to training in general medicine and hospital internships introduced by the order of April 8, 2013.
It includes six semesters of training validated by the obtaining of 120 ECTS corresponding to the master level.
DFASM1 : 40 ECTS
DFASM2 : 40 ECTS
DFASM3 : 40 ECTS
3rd cycle of medical studies
The third cycle of medical studies is accessible through the Examen Classant National (ECN). According to his ranking, the student determines his future specialty among 11 disciplines:
- medical specialties
- surgical specialties
- general medicine
- anesthesia - resuscitation
- medical biology
- medical gynecology
- gynecology and obstetrics
- occupational medicine
- pediatrics
- psychiatry
- public health and social medicine
Each discipline corresponds to one or more Diplomas of Specialized Studies (DES).
The State diploma of Doctor of Medicine is conferred after :
- validation of the Diploma of Specialized Studies
- the successful defense of a thesis at the end of the internship, during which the student takes the Hippocratic oath.
cf :
DES (Diplomas of Specialized Studies) Medicine
DESC (Diploma of Complementary 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, a strong aptitude for reasoning, a great capacity for deduction and synthesis, but also rigor, self-sacrifice, regularity and constancy in work. Only the most motivated students will have the opportunity to succeed.