The International Relationships Department
 Reception of foreign physicians and students

This information clarifies the different reception possibilities of foreign physicians and medical students, who want to register for a diploma or make a hospital rotation in France. These modalities can be modified according to the evolution of the regulation.

• You are a foreign physician
• You are a foreign student
• Useful adresses and number phones

You have a medical diploma which permits you to practice in your home country or in the country where you obtained your diploma

Proposed formations, diplomas and competitive examination

• 3rd cycle hospital rotation See modalities
• Diplomas of specialized medical training (Diplômes de Formation Médicale Spécialisée ; DFMS) See modalities
  • Diploma designed for foreign physicians, other than European Union nationals and Andorrans who have a medical diploma which permits them to practice in their home country and in course of specialized formation.
  • The length of the formation cannot be inferior to two semesters, or exceed four semesters.
  • Admission by competition
• Diplomas of additional specialized medical training (Diplômes de Formation Médicale Spécialisée Approfondie ; DFMSA) See modalities
  • Diploma designed for foreign physicians, other than European Union nationals and Andorrans who have a medical specialist diploma which permits them to practice the speciality in their home country, except those who have yet obtained one or more former Attestation de Formation Spécialisée Approfondie.
  • The length of the formation cannot be inferior to one semester, or exceed two semesters.
  • Admission by competition

Hospital medical competitive examinations :

• Procedure of authorization of the carrying out of the medical occupations See modalities
• National Competitive Examination of medical practitioner of the public health establishments See modalities
• Boarding Competitive Examination See modalities
• The French State Diploma of Physician in Medicine See modalities

• You are in course of medical studies in your home country and you want to make a validating hospital rotation in France. See modalities
• You want to follow your medical studies in France See modalities

© Faculty of Medicine of Marseille - Update 4 march 2010