For the very first time, the Agnes McLaren Association is organizing a medical prize, endowed with €4,000! Applications are open to students at the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine who will be defending their thesis in 2020 or 2021, or who defended their thesis in 2019. Find out more about how to apply and the eligibility criteria for your thesis below.
This prize, supported by the Agnes McLaren Association, is awarded for a thesis on women's or children's health.
TheAgnes McLaren Association, created in 2018, works to preserve the memory ofAgnes McLaren, Scottish and the first woman doctor to graduate from the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine, in 1878. It is in honor of this woman doctor, who dedicated her life to caring for the most disadvantaged or excluded women in society, that the association wishes to award a thesis prize for the first time.
Thus, in 2021, the association is setting up the Agnes McLaren Thesis Prize. This prize will be awarded for an original thesis on the health of women in precarious/vulnerable situations, or on the health of children exposed to precarious and/or vulnerable situations. The prize, worth €4,000, will be awarded in November 2021 after pre-selection by a committee and review by a jury of healthcare professionals.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible for this thesis prize, candidates must meet several eligibility criteria:
How do I enter the competition?
The first edition of the McLaren Dissertation Prize will take place in 5 phases, as follows:
We hope to see many of you competing for this prize! To your pens, and good luck in writing your theses!
For the first time, the Faculty is organizing a symposium for all of its teaching staff, from single-applicants to hospital teaching staff. Don't miss this event on February 28!
Neuroscience to bring people together
Organized by Dr. Carine Bécamel, the aim of this day is to bring together single-member and hospital teaching staff around the theme of Neuroscience. The aim is twofold: to identify the pool of skills within our Faculty and to encourage future collaborations!
A rich program
The day will be punctuated by several short presentations. These will cover the clinical and fundamental research projects developed around neuroscience by our faculty members.
Practical information: date, venue and registration
This first symposium will take place on February 28, 2020 in the Amphithéâtre Giraud on the Faculty's Campus ADV in Montpellier. Registration is free but compulsory before February 13, 2020! To register, click on the link below:
We're looking forward to welcoming you!
Les Entretiens Nîmes-Alès is the must-attend event for research and innovation in the Gard region! Each year, the Pôle Métropolitain Nîmes-Alès organizes a series of original conferences at higher education establishments, in partnership with companies. The Faculty of Medicine is proud to be a partner in these events!
Science today is preparing the ground for tomorrow's innovations.
Entretiens Nîmes-Alès aims to raise public awareness of the region's expertise in higher education, research and innovation.
Through a series of events open to all - symposia, conferences, roundtables, workshops, exhibitions, tours - organized over the course of a single week.
Come and discover the innovations in the digital, health, environment and risk domains....
The 2020 edition will take place from February 4 to 8.
Visit the SimHu platform at our Nîmes site!
On the occasion of the 2020 edition of Entretiens Nîmes-Alès, the Faculty of Medicine at its Nîmes site is opening the doors of its simulation platform, SimHu, in partnership with the CHU de Nîmes. Our teams will show you the latest technologies used in medical education, in particular simulation mannequins. High-fidelity simulation workshops will be offered to the public, who will be able to put themselves in the shoes of future healthcare professionals!
How do I get there?
We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, February 8, 2020, starting at 9 a.m. on our Carreau de Lanes Campus!
Address: 186 chemin du Carreau de Lanes, 30000 NÎMES
Bus: "trambus" line T2 or "bus" line 5 towards CHU Carémeau
Road access: A9 freeway, Exit 25 Nîmes Ouest - Parking available on site.
We look forward to seeing you there!
In 2020, our Faculty will blow out its 800th candle! To celebrate this 8th centenary, we have put together a program of over 34 events throughout the year. Events dedicated to the local, national and international medical, scientific and academic communities, as well as to the general public in Montpellier. Here's a look back at the program, announced at a press conference on Thursday December 19.
A little history...
Born on August 17, 1220, our Faculty, formerly known as the "Université de Médecine - Universitas Medicorum ", was founded in Montpellier after Cardinal Conrad d'Urach, Pope Honorius III's apostolic legate, granted it its first statutes. These enabled the various medical schools in Montpellier to come together in a single community. This facilitated exchanges between the different medical, Jewish, Arab and Christian cultures living side by side in Montpellier, then at the crossroads of Eastern and Western civilizations.
Over the next 8 centuries, the medical university developed on the basis of a unique academic spirit: humanism, inherited from the precepts of Hippocrates.
"Hippocrates wanted medicine to dialogue with science, philosophy, religion, climate and the environment - in other words, medicine that was a science of man. This is a distinctive feature of the Montpellier Faculty. - Prof. Thierry Lavabre-Bertrand, Vice-Dean
And today...?
Although our Faculty is the oldest still in operation in the world, it is nonetheless one of the most modern. The 2017 inauguration of our new Campus Santé Arnaud de Villeneuve is a testament to this . Equipped with the latest simulation teaching technologies, it enables our students to practice while respecting the key principle of "never the first time on the patient".
But these technologies have in no way detracted from the values our Faculty has upheld for 8 centuries. Medical humanism remains a major preoccupation of our teaching methods, leading us to develop, for the first time in France, workshops dedicated to the patient-caregiver relationship.
Events throughout 2020
To celebrate this anniversary and our values of humanism, multiculturalism and scientific curiosity, we've put together a rich program of events from January to December 2020.
Our wish? That the various communities: academics, healthcare professionals and Montpellier residents alike can (re)discover our Faculty and celebrate medicine and its history alongside us, through a variety of scientific, educational and entertaining events. Exhibitions will also punctuate the calendar, highlighting our heritage.
" We'll be hosting a number of high-profile events. For example, we'll be hosting a symposium on major international scientific publishers, a symposium on man and science, which will look at medicine and society, and the public's distrust of science (...). There will also be sessions on "ethics and cancer", "gender equality in health" and "medicinal plants", as well as a day on contemporary history and the main advances in 20th-century medicine. - Michel Mondain, Dean
Our students will also be in the limelight with the organization of an International Student Gala in June, for the visit of the Coïmbra Group, Europe's leading network of universities. They will also be rewarded with the Agnès McLaren thesis prize in November.
Finally, fun and festive events will also be on the agenda, with the TAUST Fun Evenings and the Murder Mystery Evenings at the Manoir du Crime...
To find out more...
- Re-watch the Press Conference
- Press Kit / Program
- Midi Libre - 800 years of the Faculty of Medicine: 10 not-to-be-missed events
- La Tribune - Montpellier's Faculty of Medicine celebrates its 800th anniversary
Come along to the Arnaud de Villeneuve Campus this Monday, December 9! You'll be able to have all your vehicle's checkpoints checked free of charge, as part of our "Students, road safety and the environment" initiative. It's the perfect way to ensure your peace of mind in the run-up to the festive season!
Renewal of partnership with Lycée Pierre Mendès France
The safety of our students is priceless! That's why, for the 3rd year running, the UM and the Faculty of Medicine are renewing their partnership with the Lycée Pierre Mendès France and the Préfecture de l'Hérault, as part of the operation: "Students, Road Safety and the Environment". The action, totally free of charge, will take place on our Campus Santé Arnaud de Villeneuve, on Monday December 9, 2019 from 10am until 4pm.
Free technical pre-inspections for student vehicles
Students will be able to have their vehicles inspected for FREE as part of a technical pre-test . Pre-inspections will be carried out by students from the partner school, under the supervision of their teachers. Students will be informed of any items that could be subject to a counter-inspection at the time of the technical inspection.
A road safety prevention stand will also be present in the atrium (main hall). This stand, run by volunteers in the presence of Catherine Mallet, Road Safety Officer for the Préfecture de l'Hérault, will offer a range of road safety awareness activities.
The possibility of retrofitting at-risk vehicles
In a second phase, vehicles at risk can be entrusted back to Lycée students, who will carry out the necessary repairs in their workshops. Once again, this operation is completely free of charge! It's an opportunity to drive safely, without skimping on savings... So come one, come all!
Student, Road Safety and the Environment" operation
- Monday, December 9, 2019 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. -
Campus Santé Arnaud de Villeneuve, 641 avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud - 34000 Montpellier, France
From November 18 to 22, the UM is getting involved in the fight against homophobia through a themed week. Find out more about the week's program, including street-art workshops on our Nîmes campus!
Fighting homophobia in the workplace
According to the SOS Homophobie association's annual report, 2018 was a black year for LGBTQI+ people, with an upsurge in homophobic manifestations. Violence that can also be observed in the professional environment and has prompted the University of Montpellier to become the first French university to sign the lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender charter of commitment of the association l'Autre cercle.
A commitment that the UM wishes to reinforce during the week against homophobia organized from November 18 to 22, by inviting this association of LGBTQI+ professionals to a round table on the theme of "Managing diversity". A first session of exchanges with university staff, to promote diversity management in all its forms, and energetically oppose
and energetically oppose hatred and prejudice.
Trans: shaping the company
On November 20, the UM will be screening Lukas Dhont's film "Girl". When a young girl born a boy dreams of being a prima ballerina. A modest film, balanced between societal questioning and adolescent intimacy, to be followed by a debate led by the Trans Pole of the "Fierté Montpellier Pride" association.
Street art workshops on our Nîmes campus
Throughout the week, street-art workshops to raise awareness of the fight against homophobia will be offered to UM students and staff. Cole, the artist in charge of the workshops, will also be staging several exhibitions of his work on different campuses of the University of Montpellier.
Visiting our faculty in Nîmes on November 14, street artist COLE sets out a clear intention,taking over the Faculty of Medicine campus with colorful creations from his street art practice: " Love has neither gender, nor color". Moving, tender silhouettes and patches of color will spread across walls and floors, revealing a whole artistic universe that rises in support of the LGBTI+ community.
Free screening open to all of Lukas Dhont's film "Girl", November 20, 7pm, Maison des étudiants Aimé Schoenig, Richter site, rue Vendémiaire.
Street Art workshop at the Faculty of Medicine, Nîmes site: November 14, 2020.
The Faculty of Medicine pays tribute to its deceased as part of the November 11 commemorations. A ceremony will be held on Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 3:00 pm, in the Atrium of the historic building, in the presence of Michel Mondain, Dean of the Faculty, Etienne Guibal, Gilles Morlock and veterans' associations.
Tribute to the dead of the 14-18 war
As part of the commemoration of Armistice 1918, the Dean of the Faculty, Michel Mondain, will pay tribute to the doctors and students of the Faculty of Medicine who died for France during this war. He will be joined by Etienne Guibal, son of André Guibal, "toubib des tranchées", auxiliary doctor in the 32nd infantry regiment. The ceremony will take place on November 12 at 3pm, in the Atrium of the Faculty's historic building. A wreath will be laid at the foot of the war memorial.
A virtual exhibition
Rheumatologist Gilles Morlock will also be present. A specialist in this war, he is the author of the study "1914-1918 - Les destins brisés de la Faculté de Médecine de Montpellier", published in 2016, for the virtual exhibition "1914/18, Médecine au champ d'honneur". A tribute to the many doctors, professors and students who went to the front to treat the millions of people wounded in this conflict, at the risk of their own lives. The exhibition is based on the collections of the Conservatoire d'anatomie, archive documents from the Faculté de Médecine, works from the university library and private collections. These testimonials reveal a little-known aspect of the University during a period that remains one of the most tragic in our history.
On October 1, 2 and 3, #Shareyourpower by giving blood! Meet the EFS team in the hall of the UPM, on the ADV Campus, to make your donation!
Donating blood isn't rocket science!
October is here, autumn is well underway, and with the All Saints' Day school vacations, Halloween is just around the corner. To encourage as many people as possible to get involved before and during the All Saints' Day vacations, EFS teams are playing on the clichés associated with this holiday to prove to as many people as possible that giving blood isn't rocket science.
1,000 blood donations needed every day in Occitanie
As the school vacations approach, they remind us that everyone's mobilization is essential during the month of October to meet the 1,000 blood donations needed every day in Occitanie. Don't let your blood run cold for nothing: during the month of October, the rule is clear: a donation or a spell! Our friendly vampires are waiting to welcome your gesture of solidarity, with treats to match. Non-donors, we invite you to take advantage of the month of fright to face up to your fear of the injection: there's no point in worrying when you know that this gesture saves lives. Don't hesitate! #ShareYourPower
Who can donate?
It is recommended not to come on an empty stomach and to drink plenty of fluids before and after the donation.
The main conditions for giving blood :
- Being healthy,
- Be between 18 and 70 years old,
- Weigh over 50 kilos and not have had a blood transfusion.
In the following cases, donations must be deferred by :
- 7 days after antibiotic treatment;
- 14 days after an infectious episode;
- 4 months after endoscopy, piercing or tattooing;
- 4 months after a trip to a country where malaria is rife.
Where to donate?
It's as simple as that: meet us on October 1, 2 or 3 in the UPM hall between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.!
As every year, the Faculty is delighted to welcome the organizers of Cin'éthique, a program born of collaboration between the Association Carabine Montpelliéraine (ACM) and the Espace Régional de Réflexion Ethique Languedoc-Roussillon, itself housed within our Faculty. Its vocation is to stimulate ethical reflection on healthcare issues by comparing clinical reality with its artistic representation. Here's the program for the new academic year!
Cin'éthique program, 2019-20 edition
Detailed program for the evening of October 1, 2020
The first Cin éthique session of the 2019/2020 academic year, will be held this Tuesday, October 1 at 7:30pm in the Faculty of Medicine's Anatomy Amphitheater.
The principle is simple: a film followed by a conference-debate on a health theme, addressing ethical issues and comparing the points of view of doctors, patients and members of civil society. Admission is free and open to all.
For this session, the film will be "Ma compagne de nuit", by Isabelle Brocard, 2011
- Synopsis: Julia, a seemingly happy architect, decides to employ a housekeeper. But the young woman soon realizes that Julia has terminal cancer and needs companionship to end her days. A deep and powerful bond gradually unites the two women as they share their final moments together...
This was followed by a discussion on the theme of "Cancer and caregivers: towards a redefinition of care", bringing together a panel of various players directly or indirectly affected by this issue:
- Pr. Nadine HOUEDE (Professor of Oncology, ICG - Nîmes)
- Dr. Virginie Perrotin (Doctor in palliative care, ICM - Montpellier)
- Ms Anne-Chantal Granier (palliative care nurse, ICM - Montpellier)
- Association Vivre comme avant (Montpellier)
Through the prism of cancer in the palliative phase, we will address the concept of the caregiver (professional, volunteer, parent, relative) and its necessary recognition, particularly in the context of chronic illnesses. It will also provide an opportunity to reflect on the relationship between expert and lay knowledge, professional care and "amateur" care (in the noble sense of the term).
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