Medical studies

The Diplôme d'Etat de Docteur en Médecine (State Diploma of Doctor of Medicine) entitles the holder to practice medicine in France. It is awarded after a minimum of nine years' study following the Baccalauréat. This course of study demands solid scientific knowledge, a strong aptitude for reasoning, a great capacity for deduction and synthesis, as well as rigor and regularity in one's work. Only the most motivated students are likely to succeed.