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Training while working for specialist doctors or specialist pharmacists

Proposed by JRS France Updated on 5 днів тому

Do you have a degree that allows you to practice as a specialist doctor or specialist pharmacist in a country outside the European Union, or have you started a specialization in one of these fields?

You can, under certain conditions, apply to:

  • a Diploma of Specialized Medical Training (DFMS)
  • or to a Diploma of Advanced Specialized Medical Training (DFMSA).

These diplomas allow students to follow theoretical training and practical internships in a hospital setting in France.

Please note that general practitioners cannot apply for a DFMS or a DFMSA.

The DFMS is aimed at people who were in the process of specializing (in the first two years).

The DFMSA is aimed at people who already hold a specialist medical or pharmacy degree.

These two diplomas do not directly allow one to practice as a specialist in France.
On the other hand, doctors and pharmacists registered in DFMS as in DFMSA occupy a position of "Acting Intern" (FFI) paid full time by the host hospital during their training.

The status of Acting Intern (FFI) is a good way to prepare for the knowledge verification tests (EVC) , necessary to apply for final authorization to practice.

It allows one to become familiar with the French medical system and to be put in contact with hospital establishments for the authorization process to practice.

Please note, a minimum level of French B2 is required.

How to do it?

File #1 is available for download from mid-October to January 15th of each year on the website of the Faculty of Medicine of Strasbourg, which is responsible for checking the files for all of France.

You will find on the website the list of documents to provide and the address to send the application.

It is important to pay close attention to the deadlines for sending the various elements of the file.

If application #1 has been accepted, you must prepare application #2 and send it directly to the universities offering your specialization. You must send one application to each university.
You will find by clicking here the list of documents to be submitted for file #2.

In parallel, you must send a simplified file containing pages 1 and 2 of file #2 to the University of Strasbourg.

You can find the deadlines and addresses for sending documents on the website of the Faculty of Medicine of Strasbourg.

Applications are reviewed by university officials in the field of study for which you applied. Your application will be ranked by the universities to differentiate you from other candidates. Based on these rankings and your order of preference, you will be assigned to a faculty, within the limits of available positions.

If your application is successful, you will receive the decision from the University of Strasbourg by email by mid-July, specifying your assigned faculty. The university will then send you the hosting agreement between July and September. This agreement will detail, in its appendix, the department and host hospital, as well as any accommodation options.

Congratulations! You can now begin your training. You will need to register with the host faculty before October 31st and take up your duties by November 1st.

You will have the status of student acting as intern (FFI) allowing you to work full time in a hospital while being paid.

The DFMS program lasts from 2 to 6 semesters , depending on the number of practical training semesters remaining to be completed in the country of origin. The DFMSA program lasts 2 semesters.

What happens next?

To practice your profession in France, you must begin the process of taking the knowledge verification tests (EVC) required for the application for authorization to practice.

You will find all the steps to follow in this Refugees.info fact sheet: "Working as a doctor, dentist, pharmacist or midwife".

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