The Certificat de Compétences Clinique, "C3 or C cube", is an examination set up to assess students' skills acquired during internships and simulation-based teaching.
What is C3?
Our students receive a comprehensive education that enables them to acquire both knowledge and skills. In order to validate the acquisition of skills required for the future profession of doctor, the Faculté de Médecine Montpellier-Nîmes has introduced the C3. This test assesses the skills acquired by students in their fifth and sixth years of medical school (DFASM 2 and 3), during their internships and on the practice boards.
How are students assessed?
During this test, students are observed in their ability to provide a correct diagnosis, in their care techniques and also in their quality of communication with the patient. Announcing a serious illness or auscultating an infant requires knowledge and precise gestures. The C3 allows you to observe all this with high-fidelity simulation mannequins, examiners playing the role of patients, and even with the collaboration of practicing nurses.
As well as being an assessment for the student, this test remains a means of learning and progress. Rather than answering a question on a sheet of paper, students have the opportunity to discuss and debrief with the examiners. This feedback gives them a precise idea of their level, qualities and shortcomings, with a view to continuous improvement. The Faculty of Medicine is the only faculty to have set up both a mock exam and a certification exam.
How is it organized?
his test requires a great deal of material and human resources at the Faculty of Medicine. On the one hand, premises have to be specifically fitted out for this exam, on both the Montpellier and Nîmes campuses. Secondly, a large number of supervisors and examiners are needed to ensure that the exam runs smoothly.
A number of Faculties that are due to introduce this type of innovative examination in the context of the reform of the2nd cycle of medical studies have already come to observe how we operate. This type of examination has also been set up in Toulouse, and the C3 is being developed at the Montpellier-Nïmes faculty with a view to standardizing the system across the Occitanie region.
To get an idea of how C3 works, watch the video below.
February 29 sees the opening of the joint exhibition "Art & Anatomie : dessins croisés" at the Fabre Museum and the Atger Museum of the Faculty of Medicine. An opportunity for all to discover numerous works combining Art and Anatomy.
Update 10/29/20: Exhibition closed at Musée Atger
After being extended at the Musée Fabre over the summer, it's now the Musée Atger's turn to reopen its doors to the public to (re)discover this beautiful exhibition. Not to be missed!
The Musée Atger is open for this exhibition from Monday to Saturday, 1:30 to 5:30 pm, from August 31 to October 31.
>> The Musée Atger is located in the historic building of the Faculty of Medicine, 2 rue de l'école de médecine - 34000 MONTPELLIER.
-> Update 10/29/20: Due to government announcements, the extension of the exhibition initially scheduled to run until October 31 will end on the evening of October 29.
Two museums, one theme
"The exhibition imagined for the occasion offers an original dialogue between art and anatomy, allowing visitors to apprehend the human body as an inexhaustible source of knowledge and artistic inspiration."
Philippe Saurel, Mayor of Montpellier and President of Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole.
entourage of Giovanni Battista Piazzetta, Head of a young woman, 18th century, Montpellier, Musée Fabre, 864.2.174 (c) Musée Fabre Montpellier Méditerranée Métropole photographs Frédéric Jaulmes - Reproduction forbidden without permission.
With the exhibition "Art & Anatomie: dessins croisés" (Art & Anatomy: crossed drawings), you will be able to discover in two different locations the unpublished scientific and artistic drawings that have enabled students to learn about the human body over the centuries. The first collaboration between the two museums, this exhibition allows visitors to discover works intimately linked to the history of Montpellier and its scientific aura. The exhibition will give visitors a better understanding of the city's prestigious past and its links with medicine and medical education.
"The Musée Fabre, the Bibliothèque Historique de la Faculté de Médecine and the Musée Atger have pooled some remarkable works to help us discover the multiple relationships between art and anatomy.
Michel Mondain, Dean of the UFR Médecine Montpellier-Nîmes.
Two complementary visions
At the Musée Fabre, you'll find a collection of ancient treatises on anatomy and academic studies of the human body from the collection of donor Xavier Atger (1758-1833). Large male nudes by François-Xavier Fabre and a culture by Jean-Antoine Houdon can also be seen on site from Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., from €5.
At the Musée Atger, the cross-over exhibition Art and Anatomy highlights a major theme in the Faculty of Medicine's collection, as well as in the history of art, namely portraiture and the representation of human physiognomy. The focus will be on facial expressions as seen through the eyes of artists from the 16th to the 20th centuries. The museum will be open from Monday to Saturday, 1.30 pm to 5.30 pm. Admission is free, and groups of 8 or more can book a guided tour for €7 per person.
The long history of the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine is a source of inspiration. To celebrate its eighth centenary, we invite you to join us for a literary evening on Thursday, February 27, from 5 pm .
One place, two events
The Glafira Ziegelmann amphitheatre, which will be inaugurated for the occasion, will be the venue for this literary evening. The venue is not chosen by chance, as the story of this woman, the first female intern in Montpellier and eligible to sit the agrégation in medicine, is one of the events that have marked the Faculty of Medicine. Members of her family will be present for the occasion, a poetic way of linking past and future history.
Presentations, debates and book signings
The evening will then continue, hosted by Dr. Etienne Cuenant, with the presentation of six books related to the history of the Faculty of Medicine. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions of the seven authors on hand, followed by a book signing.
The first book, written by Professor François Bonnel, "Le musée d'Anatomie de Montpellier : un patrimoine historique" from Éditions Sauramps Médical will be available in April 2020 at a price of €59. In this book, Professor Bonnel offers a presentation and description of the 4,500 anatomical pieces conserved at the Musée d'Anatomie from 1794 to 1930. The experience doesn't stop there, as a virtual tour is also included.
Professor Jean-Pierre Dedet will present his book "Teaching Médecine in Montpellier: a 900-year-long story. The oldest school of Medecine in the Western World", also published by Éditions Sauramps Médical, available in English in February 2020 and in French in May 2020 at a price of 35€. You will find here the history of the Faculty of Medicine since its creation, which has not stopped functioning even in the darkest hours of history.
Jean-Luc Fabre, meanwhile, will present two of his novels, "La prophétie de Guilhem de Montpellier" available in May 2020 and "La Vénititenne des pénitents blancs" published in November 2017 by Éditions Privat and priced at €20 each. The first book tells the story of the town's creation and the installation of the first doctors and money changers. The second story brings to life the great names of Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine and Academy of Sciences and Letters in the early 18th century.
Written by Caroline Fabre-Rousseau, "Elles venaient d'Orembourg", published by Éditions Chèvre-feuille étoilée and available in February 2020 for €17, will present the biographies of two Russian women who came to study medicine in Montpellier at the end of the 19th century: Glafira Zigelmann and Raïssa Lesk Kessek.
Finally, written jointly by Professors Jean-Louis Lamarque, Jean-Paul Sénac and Dr. Elysé Lopez, "Un siècle de Radiologie à Montpellier" from Éditions Mimosa Montpellier will be available in February 2020 at €35. It traces the history of Electro-Radiology through to Medical Imaging in Montpellier, from its origins in 1896 through to the 2000s. In this book, you'll find both the big story as told by those who made it, richly illustrated, and the little story as told by those who lived it, in pictures and anecdotes.
There's something for everyone, so everyone can immerse themselves in the history of their town and faculty in a different way!
To live or relive this evening, you can find it below:
Every year, we open the doors of our faculties in Montpellier and Nîmes to give you all the keys you need to study with us! So join us on Saturday, February 29, 2020 to find out all about our courses of study!
A day organized in Montpellier and Nîmes
As we do every year, we'll be welcoming you to our 2 cities, Montpellier and Nîmes, to help you discover our courses of study and show you around our campuses!
In Montpellier, visit our Campus Santé Arnaud de Villeneuve!
641 avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud - 34000 MONTPELLIER
Parking is available on site. Various conferences will be held throughout the day, notably on the reform of the first year of health studies. Find out more about the paramedical professions. Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
In Nîmes, visit our Carémeau Health Campus!
186 chemin du Carreau de Lanes - 30000 NIMES
Parking is also available on site. As in Montpellier, various lectures will be given throughout the day, notably on the reform of the first year of health studies. Please note that the Nîmes Campus does not host any paramedical courses. Opening hours: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Come and meet our students, teachers and staff!
Throughout the day, you'll be able to meet our students (from all disciplines), our teachers and, of course, our staff. We'll be happy to answer your questions and help you find your way around. We'll also be happy to give you guided tours of our campuses.
So if you're interested in studying healthcare, come one, come all on February 29! We look forward to seeing you there!
Below you will find videos of the day's conferences, which you can watch over and over again:
In February and March, the TAUST student association invites you to discover the history of the Faculty of Medicine with an Escape Game on February 12, 13, 21 and 26, then on March 6, 9 and 17 in the heart of the historic building.
Discover the history of the Faculty of Medicine in a different way
Four dates in February to discover or rediscover the history of the Faculty of Medicine in a unique way. Locked in a room inside the historic building, you'll have to think and work as a team to solve the riddles devised by TAUST students.
You'll have 45 minutes to complete this innovative challenge, but also to find out who's locked you in and why!
All in all, there are plenty of riddles to solve and a mystery to uncover. It's sure to be a memorable evening!
In its 800-year history, many events have taken place at the Faculté de Médecine, and some of the greatest names in French medicine have studied here.
Don't miss this extraordinary event!
We look forward to seeing you on February 12, 13, 21 and 26 and March 6, 9 and 17 at 7.40pm, 8.55pm and 10.10pm.
Our students have talent
These entertaining evenings are brought to you by TAUST, Montpellier's amateur theater association.
In existence since 1989, this pillar of Montpellier student community life organizes numerous workshops and performances. Keep up to date with their activities via their website and social networks.
