3rd cycle (DES)
The 3rd cycle of medical studies leads to a DES (Diplôme d'Enseignement Spécialisé) after the defence of a thesis, and a Doctorat (Doctorate) after the defence of a thesis.
Studies in Montpellier & Nîmes
Initial training
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MEDICINE
INFORMATION / NEWS
Updated: 18/10/2024
INTERNSHIP RECORDS :
Application to be made to your school administrator (see section contacts & links)
DIPLOMAS :
There are 2 ways to collect your diploma:
On site at the3rd cycle school department:
Faculty of Medicine - 641 avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud - Montpellier - 2nd floor - Office 202
Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- In person: please have your ID ready
- By proxy: the person you are appointing must present a copy of both your and his or her identity card, together with the proxy form duly completed and signed.
By mail:
- By completing the diploma withdrawal request and sending it by e-mail to med-scol3-diplomes@umontpellier.fr
MEDICINE
REGISTRATIONS
Registration calendar
REGISTRATIONS :
Useful document: Attestation sur l'honneur to be submitted as a mandatory attachment on the registration platform.
As a reminder, the re-registration platform is not working:
- from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m,
- from a tablet,
- from a smartphone.
Please note that it may take some time for all re-registrations to be processed.
Once your application has been checked and approved by the Registrar's Office, you will be able to download your school certificate and the receipt of fees 2024/2025, from your ENT.
Registration AUTOMATICALLY validates your ENT (no more computer passport). You don't need to do a thing.
REMINDER: ENT login = your institutional address (prenom.nom@etu.umontpellier.fr).
Students are satisfied with the registration process:
91% of students satisfied with the registration process
96% of students registered online
86% of students satisfied with the information published on the registration page of their UFR (Faculty) / School / Institute
PROMOTION 2025
Registrations before 31/10/2025.
Have a question? FAQ
You were already a student at the University of Montpellier.
How do I register?
Log in to your ENT. Please note that you must have been registered at the University of Montpellier in 2024-2025.
In case of difficulty, please send an e-mail to : med-inscriptions-scol3@umontpellier.fr
- Click on the " online re-registration" application.
- Follow the instructions, completing or correcting the information relating to your marital status, address, telephone... Make a note of your CVEC 2025/2026 number (mandatory). How do I pay? Pay online at cvec.etudiant.gouv.fr
- Confirm all steps.
- Print the summary that appears.
- Enter your bank details and confirm.
- Submit supporting documents MANDATORY :
- Certificate of personal/private liability (school certificate) 2025/2026
- Declaration of honour
- Valid identity document (CNI or passport)
- Recent passport photo in JPEG format
- Diplôme du deuxième cycle des études médicales
- If you took the European ECN exam: copy of diploma giving access to the 3rd cycle of medical studies (certified copy and official translation by a sworn translator).
An automatic message confirming your registration is displayed. Please keep this message.
If no message is displayed, but you have completed the payment procedure, your registration has been processed - but there are occasional "bugs" due to the busy back-to-school period.
Once your registration has been verified by the Medical School's Registrar's Office, your certificate of attendance will be available to download as a PDF file.
The 2025/2026 sticker for updating your card is available from the3ème cycle school office, and can be sent by post if you are not assigned to Montpellier. In this case, please send an e-mail request to your manager with your return address.
You were a student at another university.
How do I register?
As a future intern at the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine, you must be between 22/09/2025 and the 03/10/2025apply on the E-Candidat platformthe following documents :
- Copy of baccalaureate diploma or transcript
- Copy of your identity card (CNI or passport)
- Assignment letter from CNG
The E-Candidat platform is used to collect some of the documents required for your D.E.S. registration.
ATTENTION: the application is configured by default. Please DO NOT ACKNOWLEDGE the automatic emails you will receive after submitting your documents(admission and application).
Once this information has been verified by the School Office, you will receive a login link that will enable you to register for the 2025-2026 school year.
To finalize your registration, you must :
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- Pay the CVEC ( Contribution de la Vie Etudiante et de Campus). This is a compulsory contribution for enrolling in higher education (€105). How to pay? Payment is made online at etudiant.gouv.fr
- Submit supporting documents MANDATORY :
- Certificate of personal/private liability (school certificate) 2025/2026
- Declaration of honour
- Recent passport photo in JPEG format
- Diplôme du deuxième cycle des études médicales
- If you took the European ECN exam: copy of diploma giving access to the 3rd cycle of medical studies (certified copy and official translation by a sworn translator).
- Payment for the academic year = 525 euros.
An automatic message confirming your registration is displayed. Please keep this message.
If no message is displayed, but you have completed the payment procedure, your registration has been processed - but there are occasional "bugs" due to the busy back-to-school period.
Once your enrolment has been verified by the Medical School's Registrar's Office, your certificate of enrolment will be available to download as a PDF file from your ENT.
The 2025/2026 sticker for updating your card is available from the3ème cycle school office, and can be sent by post if you are not assigned to Montpellier. In this case, please send an e-mail request to your manager with your return address.
INFORMATION: CHOOSING INTERNSHIPS
The selection of courses, organized by ARS, is scheduled for (date to be specified), at the Faculty of Medicine, Campus Santé ADV in Montpellier.
MAJ : 26/06/2025
RE-REGISTER
D.E.S.C. REGISTRATION
THESIS REGISTRATION
CMS CARD
MEDICINE
REGULATIONS
INTERNAT REFORME DU 3ème CYCLE = starting with the class of 2017
List of coordinators Montpellier-Nîmes
Regulations
Decree no. 2021-781 of June 18, 2021 relating to the practice of the medical profession by third-cycle medical students and amending article D. 4131-1 of the public health code and appendix 41-1 mentioned in the same article.
Order of March 19, 2019 modifying the order of April 21, 2017 relating to the knowledge, skills and training models of specialized study diplomas and setting the list of these diplomas and options and transverse specialized training of the third cycle of medical studies.
Order of November 27, 2017 modifying the decree of April 12, 2017 on the organization of the 3rd cycle of medical studies and the decree of April 21, 2017 on the knowledge, skills and training models of specialized study diplomas and setting the list of these diplomas and the options and transverse specialized training of the third cycle of medical studies.
Order of April 21, 2017 relating to the knowledge, skills and training models of the D.E.S and fixing the list of these diplomas and the options and transversal specialized training of the 3rd cycle of medical studies.
Order of April 12, 2017 organizing the 3rd cycle of medical studies.
Junior Doctor
Decree No. 2018 571 of July 3, 2018 bearing provisions applicable to students in the third cycle of medical, odontology and pharmacy studies.
Order of January 15, 2020 relative à la liste des spécialités pour lesquels le docteur junior peut être autorisé à participer, à sa demande, au service des gardes et astreintes médicales pris en application de l'article R. 6153-1-5 du code de la santé publique
Order of January 16, 2020 relating to the reference system of situational exercises and the stages of the course enabling junior doctors to gradually acquire autonomous professional practice, in application of article R. 6153-1-2 of the public health code.
Order of February 17, 2020 modifying the order of January 16, 2020 relating to the reference framework of situational exercises and the stages of the course enabling junior doctors to progressively acquire autonomous professional practice taken in application of article R. 6153-1-2 of the public health code.
Order of July 30, 2021 relative to the organization of internships in the consolidation phase of the third cycle of medical studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.
INTERNAT ANCIEN REGIME = up to and including the class of 2016
MEDICINE
INTERNAT
DEFINITIVE CHANGE OF SPECIALTY
Reference Order of April 12, 2017 as amended, articles 7 and 8
Change of specialty
"A student wishing to change specialty must have been ranked at least equal to the last candidate from the same national competitive examination, who has not signed a public service commitment contract (CESP) at the time of the national selection procedure provided for in article R. 632-7 of the French Education Code, and who has been assigned to the same subdivision in the specialty for which he/she is requesting a change.
In application of article R 632-11 of the French Education Code, students in the 3rd cycle of medical studies may request... at the latest during the second semester of phase 2 (deepening) to change specialty.
For medical biology students, the application is made during the last semester of the foundation phase.
Only validated semesters are taken into account.
Any change of specialty is DEFINITIVE and can only be exercised once.
Practical details
- Fill in the form
- Getting DES coordinators to sign the "departure" form
- Have the host DES coordinator sign off
- Send by e-mail, for the attention of Mrs Reboul
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Change of specialty to a specialty in which vacancies remain positions remain vacant at subdivision level following the same ECNs
If, at the end of the ECN to which the student has been definitively assigned, not all open positions have been filled in a specialty at subdivision level, the student may request a change of specialty regardless of ranking.
However, if the number of applications exceeds the number of unfilled positions, applications are examined according to the ranking of the students wishing to make the change. The procedure is then similar to the classic change of specialty (see above).
Any change of specialty is DEFINITIVE and can only be exercised once.
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Exceptional change of specialty
A so-called exceptional derogation procedure can be carried out on the basis of cumulative conditions, within the subdivision.
The power to decide on the publication of any vacancies arising from the national competitive examinations that are likely to affect the demographic balance of healthcare professionals in the region lies with the Director General of ARS Occitanie, in conjunction with the Dean of the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine and the local coordinator concerned.
This procedure is not a right for students.
The entire promotion concerned by the vacancy is informed by e-mail. Vacancies are posted on the ARS PAPS portal:
https://www.occitanie.paps.sante.fr/postes-vacants-suite-ecn?parent=15610
Any change of specialty is DEFINITIVE and can only be exercised once.
COURSE EVALUATION
AVAILABILITY
CESP = Public Service Commitment Contract
MAJ : 03/25/2024
INFORMATIONS COMMISSIONS DE VALIDATION DES / DESC
On this page you'll find details of the D.E.S. / D.E.S.C. validation commissions.
The link is updated regularly, so please check back frequently.
Organization of DES validation commissions - April 2025 session
First tab: DES Second tab: DESC
If you have any further questions, please contact the coordinator of your DES / DESC directly.
The Residents' Office has no information beyond that displayed in the link above.
IMPORTANT: Issuance of certificates of achievement
You have already defended your thesis and completed your internship. We will send the 2 certificates of achievement (Doctor of Medicine + DES) jointly to the Medical Council of your choice. Please let us know by e-mail which Medical Council is concerned:
- Application to be made to your school administrator (see section contacts & links)
Sending your certificates of achievement directly to the Conseil de l'Ordre by e-mail saves time and avoids tedious authentication.
Certificates of achievement will be sent to CDOM in April or October. The date of issue specified on the certificate of achievement will be that of the end of your internship.
The validity of these certificates is recognized in France. The Conseil de l'Ordre des Médecins accepts them in support of applications for registration submitted by new doctors, pending production of the definitive diploma at a later date. Abroad, its value is often contested. At the request of the interested party, the Interns' Office can issue a certificate specifying the legal value of this attestation, which is to be given to the authorities of the country requiring it.
Final diplomas will be issued six months to a year after the defense, on request only. upon request. The availability of diplomas will be indicated in the INFORMATION section of the website.
MEDICINE
FST / OPTIONS
During the third cycle, a student may be authorized to take an option or a specialized cross-disciplinary course.
Specialized diploma outlines specify the options for which students are authorized to enroll. Access to options and cross-disciplinary specialized training is based on the student's professional project.
The intern follows the option or transversal specialized training for which he/she has been authorized to register in the academic year for which the position has been opened.
Application deadline: APRIL 30
To apply, please complete this document.
All applications are ranked by the FST pilots and option managers.
The final enrolment decision is made by the Dean on the basis of these rankings and the annual order specifying the number of positions for each course.
The decision is sent to the intern, by e-mail, by the end of June at the latest.
Registration takes effect at the start of the following academic year.
Contacts:
FST models :
FST oncology medical treatments for cancer
FST congenital pediatric cardiology
FST orbito palpebro lacrimal surgery
FST surgery in war and disaster situations
FST medical expertise bodily injury
FST Genetics and Bioclinical Molecular Medicine
FST hygiene infection prevention resistance
FST Medicine in War or Exceptional Health Situations SSE
FST reproductive medicine and biology andrology
FST Multidisciplinary Hospital Medicine
==> information FST Médecine scolaire: AFFICHE CNEMS
MEDICINE
AGREEMENTS
Regulations: amended order of April 12, 2017 on the organization of the third cycle of medical studies - Section 2 - Articles 32 to 40-1
Accreditation attests to the training character of the training site or the university practitioner-master of training, as provided for in the training curricula, for post-graduate students enrolled in the specialties, options and cross-disciplinary specialized training for which it is granted.
- - Three types of approval can be granted to a training site or to a university practitioner-training supervisor:
- principal approval for the specialty in which the medical supervisor of the internship site or the university practitioner-in-charge of internships is qualified, or for which he or she holds the corresponding diploma of complementary specialized studies in medicine, or for which he or she has sufficient experience in his or her practice and in supervising students, as assessed by the subdivision commission convened for approval purposes. All main approvals are proposed by the subdivision committee convened for the purpose of approval, on the basis of an initial application or application for renewal of approval, the composition of which is set out in article 35 of this decree;
- additional accreditation for one or more other specialties for which the training site or the university internship supervisor is recognized as a trainer. This recognition is pronounced by the subdivision commission meeting in its accreditation formation when it examines the application for principal accreditation of the training site or of the university training master practitioner, or subsequently and for the remaining duration of the accreditation;
- functional approval for an option or one or more specialized cross-disciplinary training courses for which the training site or the university practitioner is recognized as a trainer. This recognition is pronounced at any time by the subdivision commission meeting in its accreditation formation when it examines either the application file for principal or complementary accreditation, where applicable, of the training site or the university practitioner-in-charge of training, or the application file for functional accreditation in the absence of an application file for principal or complementary accreditation and in accordance with the procedures set out in article 35 of this decree.
MEDICINE
OUT-OF-REGION INTERNSHIPS
Reference: amended order of April 12, 2017, section 5, article 45
You are an intern in the Montpellier subdivision (Occitanie Est) and would like to apply for an internship outside the region.
You are an intern in another subdivision and would like to apply for an out-of-region internship in the Montpellier subdivision (Occitanie Est).
For internships at the Montpellier University Hospital: contact the Montpellier University Hospital Medical Affairs Department: damsco-internes-ffi@chu-montpellier.fr
For an internship at Nîmes University Hospital: contact the Medical Affairs Department of Nîmes University Hospital: internes.etudiants@chu-nimes.fr
For an internship in a hospital or any other establishment in the subdivision: send your request to the establishment concerned + a copy to the ARS: ARS-OC-DPR-INTERNAT-SUBD-MONTPELLIER@ars.sante.fr
For an internship with a university practitioner (MSU): forward your request to the coordinator concerned + copy to the faculty: med-specialites@umontpellier.fr + copy to ARS : ARS-OC-DPR-INTERNAT-SUBD-MONTPELLIER@ars.sante.fr
To request the opinion of the Dean -PrIsabelle Laffont-please send the appendix to be signed, together with the opinion of the person in charge of the internship site concerned, to the following e-mail address: med-specialites@umontpellier.fr
The Montpellier "incoming" out-of-region internship commission, coordinated by Montpellier University Hospital, meets twice a year: in January(for the May semester) and in July(for the November semester).
MEDICINE
THEMES
MEDICINE
RESEARCH YEAR
Updated 05/23/2025
Reference: Order of October 4, 2006 defining the organization of the research year during the third cycle of medical, dental and pharmacy studies.
The aim of the research year is to give certain interns a solid grounding in research. To achieve this, the project must be part of an immersion in the world of research, preferably different from routine clinical work and PHRC-type research projects already well-funded by other credits. It can be written in French or English.
The Commission will meet on July 1, 2025.
Applications will be sent by e-mail only (deadline : June 13, 2025). sabrina.boukari@umontpellier.fr
MASTER 2 INFORMATION - APPLICATION INFORMATION - From APRIL 2025 on the e-candidat platform (blue base)
It 's highly recommended that you contact the people in charge of the course of your choice on the dedicated websites (interns in the research year are very much appreciated).
IMPORTANT : You must apply for admission to M2 via the e-candidat platform:https://candidature.umontpellier.fr/candidature/#!accueilView
before the deadline indicated for the course of your choice, and BEFORE attending the auditions of the Année Recherche committee.
Full details are available on the websites of each master's program, including the main ones for the Health, Biology & Health, Science & Digital Health and STAPS fields.
For the Master 2 in Biology and Health at the Faculty of Science: Master website: http://masterbs.edu.umontpellier.fr/accueil/
Application deadline: APRIL 16, 2025 to JUNE 11, 2025
We advise you to contact the course leaders, whose addresses can be found on the Master's website, in order to make yourself known to them.Please note that for the Biology and Health field, the courses are divided between 3 components.
Please note that the campaign calendar is different for the Biology and Health courses at the Faculty of Medicine.
Faculty of Science courses: Cancer - Biology; Epigenetics, Genetics and Cell Biology (EpiGenBio);IBIS (Therapeutic Engineering and Bioproduction in Biotechnology and Health); Infection Biology; Experimental and Regenerative Medicine (MER);Neuroscience; Quantitative Biology (qBIO);
Courses at the Faculty of Pharmacy: Translational Medical Chemistry - Chimie Médicinale Translationnelle; Sensory and Motor Neuroprostheses;I BIS (Therapeutic Engineering and Bioproduction in Health Biotechnology).
Courses at the Faculty of Medicine: Project Management and Innovation in Biotechnology (BIOTIN);Management and Evaluation of Therapeutic Trials; IDIL
For the Master 2 in Health and Health Biology at the Faculty of Medicine:Master website:https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/
Application deadline: APRIL 07, 2025 - MAY 07, 2025
We advise you to contact the course leaders, whose addresses can be found on the Master's website, to make yourself known.
In the Faculty of Medicine's Health specialization, you can choose between several courses:
1- Master of Health, EDSB course: https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/edsb/
2- Master of Health, REHAB course : https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/rehab/
3- Master of Health, SDTT specialization: https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/sdtt/
4- Master Santé SHS course - HEALTH, HUMANITY, SOCIETY : https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/shs/
5-Master of Health GERONTOLOGY course: https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/gerontologie/
Application deadline: APRIL 07, 2025 - MAY 07, 2025
In the Faculty of Medicine's Biology and Health specialization, you have 3 courses:
1-Master's in Biology and HealthTherapeutic Trials Managementand Evaluation:https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/essais-therapeutiques
2-Master's in Health BiologyProject Managementand Innovation in Biotechnology (BIOTIN):https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/biotin
3-Master of Health Biology IDIL course: https://facmedecine.umontpellier.fr/etudes-et-formations/masters/master-idil/
Application deadline: APRIL 07, 2025 - MAY 07, 2025
For the Master 2 Sciences et Numérique pour la Santé:Master website:https://sns.edu.umontpellier.fr/fr/master-sciences-numerique-pour-la-sante-montpellier/
Application deadline: APRIL 14, 2025 to JUNE 29, 2005
We recommend that you contact the course leaders listed on the Master's website, to find out more about them.
2 courses :
M2 Digital Sciences for Health Health Device Engineering (IDS) pathway
M2 Digital Sciences for Health Biomedical Physics pathway
For Master 2 STAPS: master websitehttps://staps.edu.umontpellier.fr/formations/master-staps/
Application deadline: before June 02, 2025
We recommend that you contact the course leader, whose address can be found on the Master's website, to make yourself known.
Judging criteria
- Candidate's CV,
- A presentation 10-minute presentation of the research project, followed by a 5-minute question-and-answer session with the jury.
- Assessment criteria :
- Motivation
- Envisioned career profile
- Publications already published
- Feasibility in one year
- Originality
- No other possible financing
- The quality of the research team on which the internship is based
- Assessment criteria :
Course
MEDICINE
USEFUL CONTACTS
Montpellier :
Postal address: 2, rue Ecole de Médecine CS 59001 - 34060 Montpellier Cedex 2
Physical address: Campus Santé A. de Villeneuve, Avenue du Doyen Gaston Giraud - Montpellier - Bureau 202 - 2nd floor
Office Manager
- Patricia Reboul - 04 34 43 35 36
- patricia.reboul@umontpellier.fr
School administrators:
Coralie BESSONE - 04 34 43 35 40 coralie.bessone@umontpellier.fr
Orthopedic and trauma surgery
Medical genetics
Hematology
General medicine Advanced phase
Sabrina BOUKARI - 04 34 43 35 58 sabrina.boukari@umontpellier.fr
Pediatric surgery
Thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Medical gynecology
Obstetrics and gynecology
Cardiovascular medicine
Nuclear medicine
Vascular medicine
Ophthalmology
Otorhinolaryngology - cervicofacial surgery
Pediatrics
Psychiatry
Radiology and medical imaging
Public health
Urology
Anne-Sophie LEVAVASSEUR - 04 34 43 35 38 anne-sophie.levavasseur@umontpellier.fr
Pathological anatomy and cytology
Anaesthesia and intensive care
Medical biology
Oral surgery
Visceral and digestive surgery
Dermatology and venereology
Endocrinology-diabetology-nutrition
Emergency medicine
Intensive care medicine
Forensic medicine and medical expertise
Respiratory
Rheumatology
Béatrice PORTAL - 04 34 43 35 41 beatrice.portal@umontpellier.fr
Allergology
Maxillofacial surgery
Plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
Vascular surgery
Geriatrics
Hepato-gastroenterology
Infectious and tropical diseases
Occupational medicine and health
General medicine Base phase
Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology
Physical and rehabilitation medicine
Nephrology
Neurosurgery
Neurology
Oncology
Useful links
MEDICINE
GENERAL MEDICINE DEPARTMENT
The Faculty of Medicine has a University Department of General Medicine (DUMG) which coordinates the education of General Medicine interns.
This department, headed by Prof. Amouyal, has a dedicated website which you can find below:
