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COVID-19 – Guidelines for the Faculty’s Operations During the Second Lockdown

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As of October 30, 2020, France is once again under a nationwide lockdown. This has impacted the Faculty’s operations, but unlike during the last lockdown, it will not be closing its doors. Please find the details regarding these new arrangements below.

 

Last updated: 11/5/20 – 9:38 a.m.

The Faculty is not closing its doors

Unlike during the first lockdown, the university will not close its doors.

Services will continue to be available in person, and some service counters will be open by appointment (please contact the relevant department to schedule an appointment).

During remote work, services will continue to operate as usual, and all departments can be reached by email (see the directory below).

Places in Montpellier

 

How the courses work

 

  • EVERY STUDENT AND STAFF MEMBER HAS A ZOOM ACCOUNT

    Every student and faculty member at the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine has a Zoom license provided by the University of Montpellier. 

    To attend classes, meetings, or tutoring sessions, simply create a Zoom account 💻 using your university email address: prenom.nom@umontpellier.fr for staff and faculty, or prenom.nom@etu.umontpellier.fr for students.

    ZOOM UM License

  • FIFTH-GRADERS SWITCH TO DISTANCE LEARNING

    Lectures will be held entirely online starting Monday, November 2. This change also applies to the ECNi preparation sessions. ⚠️ No students will be permitted to attend lectures in person at the faculty. ⚠️

    Classes will be held on Zoom. The lecture schedules will remain the same as originally planned. A virtual room has been created for each lecture hall. Simply log in to the virtual room corresponding to the physical room originally listed on the schedule. The links to the virtual rooms will be sent to each class via email. 📧

  • SCHOOLS SWITCH TO DISTANCE LEARNING

    Tutorials will be held entirely online starting Monday, November 2. ⚠️ No students will be permitted to come to the faculty in person to attend a tutorial. ⚠️

    Classes will be held on Zoom. The schedules for the practical sessions will remain the same as originally planned. A virtual room has been created for each practical session room. Simply log in to the virtual room corresponding to the physical room originally listed on the schedule. The links to the virtual rooms will be sent to each class via email. 📧

  • TUTORING SESSIONS ARE NOW BEING HELD ONLINE

    Tutoring sessions will be held entirely online starting Monday, November 2. ⚠️ No students will be permitted to come to the faculty in person to attend a tutoring session. ⚠️

    The sessions will be held on Zoom. The tutors will post details about their upcoming sessions directly on their usual social media channels. Be sure to follow them!

    • ATSM (Montpellier - ADV)
    • ATP (Montpellier – Flahault)
    • TSN (Nîmes)

  • SOME CLASSES WILL CONTINUE TO BE HELD IN PERSON

    Certain lab sessions that are essential to students’ education will continue to be held in person under special circumstances. Non-essential lab sessions will be postponed to a later date or canceled.

    The students in question will be provided with a special travel permit, which they must carry with them in case they are stopped during their trip.

    ⚠️ Only students who have this certificate will be allowed to enter the campus to attend their lab session. ⚠️ Students affected by these lab sessions will be notified by email. 📧

    Practical sessions will be conducted in strict compliance with health and safety guidelines: masks are required 😷, hands must be washed regularly, social distancing measures must be followed, and room capacity is limited to 50% of its original capacity.

 

How the University Libraries and Study Rooms Work

Library: Access by reservation only

After a temporary closure to reorganize their operating procedures, the UM university libraries will reopen on Thursday, November 5, 2020, subject to certain conditions:

  • ⚠️ Access to the university libraries is limited to borrowing and returning materials and individual study on site. Access to group study rooms is therefore temporarily suspended;
  • ⚠️ Access is by appointment only: users must therefore reserve a time slot for borrowing/returning items or a study space, either through Affluences or by email, depending on the library in question
Reservations on Affluences for the UPM Medical Library Reservations on Affluences for the Nîmes Medical Library Reservations via email for the History and Medicine Library

⚡ For reservations made by email, please indicate the purpose of your visit: borrowing/returning materials or working on-site. Please note: written confirmation of your appointment (sent by email) is required to enter the library. This will serve as proof of your visit, along with your student ID and the travel exemption certificate (available byclicking HERE).

⚠️ A limited number of spots for on-site individual study are reserved for fourth-year medical students preparing for their ECNi exams, as well as for PASS/PACES students ⚠️

Due to the lockdown, extended evening and weekend hours have been suspended. However, within the university libraries, all services remain available, provided that health measures and protective equipment are followed: access to materials, use of self-service computers, printing/copying/scanning, Wi-Fi, interlibrary loans, contactless borrowing and returns, etc. Librarians are available to answer questions online: boomerang.biu-montpellier.fr

 

Workrooms

⚡ More information about how study rooms will operate during the lockdown will be posted here soon.

 

How Thesis Defense Presentations Work

Thesis defenses will be conducted differently: only the candidate will be permitted to defend their thesis in person, in the presence of the committee, in the traditional Salle des Actes of the Historic Building. A personalized exemption certificate allowing travel will be provided to the candidate.

📧 Further details will be provided at a later date via email to the residents concerned.

 

How Internships Work

The semiology courses in Montpellier and Nîmes have been suspended until further notice.

The DFASM 1, 2, and 3 clinical rotations will continue as scheduled; the affected hospital-based students will continue their training in full within the hospital departments.

For all students who may come into contact with patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, it is important to note that strict adherence to preventive measures during their clinical rotations provides effective protection against the risk of infection.

The continuation of the health service is currently under discussion and review by the Regional Education Office. More information will be available soon.

⚡ More information about how internships and the health services will operate during the lockdown will be posted here soon.

 

How the exams work

In-person exams will proceed as scheduled. Students will be provided with a personalized exemption certificate allowing them to travel. Details regarding exam arrangements will be sent directly to the affected students via email 📧

The interregional ECN exams (DFASM3) will take place as scheduled on November 20, 2020; the exams will be administered remotely. The exam schedule and organizational details will be sent via email 📧

 

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#OrganizationOfTheWeek – Discover Orthofaso

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Following our feature on ANIMN a few days ago, we turn our attention to Orthofaso, the speech-language pathology student association dedicated to community service projects! Today we’re speaking with Mélanie, the secretary, who tells us more about the association’s mission, goals, and humanitarian efforts!

 

Could you tell us a little about your organization? What is its mission?

Orthofaso is a nonprofit organization established in 2006 under the French Law of 1901, dedicated to promoting and managing international projects through volunteer missions led by speech-language pathology students from Montpellier. Since 2015, the association has been working at an orphanage for children with multiple disabilities in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (previous missions were in Burkina Faso). This year’s Orthofaso team consists of 17 speech-language pathology students.

We are traveling to Vietnam because the country was devastated during the war in the 1950s. The chemicals dumped on the country’s land have led to a very high rate of disability within the country, particularly among children. As a result, we work with children suffering from a wide variety of conditions, most of whom have cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, and/or hearing loss.

What activities do you organize throughout the year? Could you tell us about them?

To raise funds, we organize various events throughout the year:

  • Yard sale and garage sale
  • Improvisational Theater Night
  • Blind test
  • Sale of "Chocolats du Cœur" at Christmas and Easter
  • Gift wrap stands at Maison du Monde and Le Bruit dans la Cuisine from November through Christmas
  • Raffle
  • Sale of bee wraps made by the team
  • Participation in the Castelnau-le-Lez Christmas market (sale of jars of cookie and muffin mixes, bee wraps, jams, crafts, Christmas cards, etc.)
  • Sale of used speech therapy games and materials to speech therapy students
  • Set up a Hello Asso fundraising page for online donations
  • Launch of Lilo (a search engine that funds social and environmental projects)
  • Sale of reusable cups and tote bags by the organization

Why did you join the organization as an individual member? What does your organization offer students?

Personally, I joined this organization to help others and contribute to a good cause. Plus, this experience allows me to be part of a team and see a project through from start to finish.

Orthofaso is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting an orphanage for children with multiple disabilities. It allows students who support us throughout the year to participate in various types of events that may interest and entertain them (trivia contests, raffles, clothing sales, improvisational theater nights, sales of used items, etc.) while helping us with our project.

Why and how can I join your organization?

There is no membership in our association.

Could you tell us a little about the 2020–21 executive board election?

Elections for the Orthofaso team will take place during the first semester of the 2020–21 academic year, but we cannot provide an exact date given the current health situation. Fourth-year speech-language pathology students who volunteer will then be able to join the association.

 

 

How can I contact you on social media?

Email: asso.orthofaso@gmail.com
Website: https://orthofaso.wixsite.com/orthofaso
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/orthofaso
Instagram: Orthofaso_13

 

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Start of the 2020–21 School Year: Dates and Special Arrangements

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Welcome, or welcome back, to the Faculty! We are finally reopening our doors to our students. Please find below the start dates and details for our various programs.

Coronavirus-related measures

Due to the health crisis, we would like to remind you that masks are required in all faculty buildings. We also ask our students and visitors to follow safety guidelines. Hand sanitizer is available at the entrance to all our locations.

 

PASS and PACES

 

 PASS

  • Orientation meeting on September 4 at 9:00 a.m. on all campuses (ADV, Flahault, Nîmes)
  • Classes begin on September 7 at 8:00 a.m.

 

PACES (repeat students)

  • Orientation meeting on September 1 at 1:00 p.m. on all campuses (ADV, Flahault, Nîmes)
  • Tutorials begin on September 7

 

Medicine Program – Montpellier

 

Undergraduate program
  • DFGSM2: Classes begin on August 24
  • DFGSM3: Classes begin on August 25

 

Graduate level
  • DFASM1: First day of class on August 31 at 10 a.m., UPM lecture hall
  • DFASM2: First day of class on September 3 at 10:30 a.m., UPM lecture hall
  • DFASM3: First day of class on September 3 at 2:00 p.m., UPM lecture hall

 

Medicine Program – Nîmes

 

Undergraduate program
  • DFGSM2: Classes begin on August 24 at 9:00 a.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2
  • DFGSM3: First day of class on August 25 at 2:00 p.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2

>> AFGSU from August 31 to September 10, 2020.

Graduate level
  • DFASM1 : Back to school on September 1 at 9 a.m. in Lecture Hall 1,
    • Course selection at 10:30 a.m. in Lecture Hall 1
  • DFASM2 : Back to school on September 1 at 2 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1,
    • Course selection at 3:30 p.m. at the Châlet
  • DFASM3 : Back to school on September 1 at 4 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1,
    • Course selection at 5:30 p.m. in Lecture Hall 1

>> Start of hospital rotations: September 7, 2020

 

Maieutics Track – Montpellier

Undergraduate program
  • DFGSMa2: Classes begin on August 24
  • DFGSMa3: Classes begin on August 24
Graduate level
  • DFASMa1: Start of the school year on August 24
  • DFASMa2: Start of the school year on October 12

 

Maieutics Track – Nîmes

 

Undergraduate program
  • DFGSMa2: Classes begin on August 24 at 9:00 a.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2
  • DFGSMa3: First day of class on August 25 at 2:00 p.m. in lecture halls 1 and 2

>> Nursing internship from August 31 to September 17, 2020.

Graduate level
  • DFASMa1: First day of class on August 31 at 9:00 a.m. in Room 434A
  • DFASMa2: First day of class onAugust 31 , 8:00 a.m. in Room 434A

 

Paramedical programs

 

Speech Therapy
  • Back-to-school meeting on September 1; classes begin on September 3
  • 5th Grade: School starts on September 1
Orthoptics
  • Back-to-school meeting on September 11
  • 3rd grade: school starts on September 11

 

Master's in Health

 

Gerontology
  • Master's in Gerontology: Management and Coordination of Services and Facilities: Classes begin Monday, September 21, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in the Macabies Room (BH)
  • Master's in Gerontology: Monday, October 5, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. in the Macabies Room (BH)
SHS
  • Master's in Social Sciences: The semester begins on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at 2:00 p.m.in the Bonaventure-Laurens Room (BH)
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#AssociationOfTheWeek – Meet the AMEO

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Earlier this week, we metwith the Montpellier Health Tutoring Association. Today, we’re staying in Montpellier for our meeting with Kévin Vidal, the president of AMEO!

In a nutshell, what is AMEO?

AMEO is the Association of Orthoptic Students of Montpellier. It was founded in 2009 and aims to organize activities for orthoptic students through a variety of events. Through AMEO, we also represent students within the federations to which we belong: the AGEM (General Association of Montpellier Students) and the FFEO (French Federation of Orthoptic Students) in order to defend their student rights and the quality of their education within the various governing bodies

What activities or initiatives do you organize throughout the year?

Throughout the year, we organize various types of events:

  • Team-building events such as parties or group activities, as well as team-building weekends for incoming classes, an end-of-year gala, and a farewell party for recent graduates
  • Events focused on “prevention, solidarity, and citizenship,”such as fundraising drives for Pink October, the Telethon, or Sidaction.
  • As orthoptics students, we are in contact with the Valentin Haüy Association, an organization that advocates for the rights of the visually impaired, provides them with training and access to employment, helps restore and develop their independence, and offers cultural, sports, and recreational activities accessible to the visually impaired.

AMEO also supports students throughout their studies and helps them transition into the workforce by sharing job openings with future graduates so they can enter the job market. Through these partnerships, AMEO also enables students to purchase orthoptic supplies at reduced prices by offering discounts or organizing group orders for educational materials.

Why did you personally choose the Orthoptics program, and what does the association offer students in this program?

Personally, I chose this field because the profession of orthoptist offers many opportunities. Patients come from all age groups, and the conditions and rehabilitation methods are very diverse. For example, an orthoptist may work with premature infants or children with visual exploration issues, or with cases of atypical conditions such as shaken baby syndrome. We can also work with older adults suffering from AMD or other eye conditions that cause significant functional impairment and, in some cases, require low-vision rehabilitation, as well as with people who simply need glasses or orthoptic rehabilitation.

Another aspect of this profession that I really love is the interdisciplinary nature of the work. We may find ourselves collaborating with occupational therapists to adapt the environment for the visually impaired, with speech-language pathologists to develop visual exploration strategies for children with attention disorders, or with physical therapists in the field of posturology. It is, therefore, a profession in which every case is different, offering the choice of working in a healthcare facility or in private practice, and providing the opportunity to train in a wide range of disciplines throughout our careers.

How do I join AMEO?

To join AMEO, you must be an orthoptics student in Montpellier. The membership fee is €3 per year. To join, simply submit a request at the association’s office located on the ADV campus!

A few words about the 2020–2021 board?

The election of the 2020–2021 executive board will take place at the end of June during the handover general meeting. Each slate running for the new executive board will present its rationale and plans. Each year, the executive board consists of at least one president, a secretary, a treasurer, a vice president in charge of communications, a vice president in charge of networking, a vice president in charge of partnerships, vice presidents in charge of events, and a vice president in charge of prevention, citizenship, and solidarity.

You can already find us on social media:
Twitter: AMEOrthoptistes
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AMEOMtp/
Instagram: @ameo_orthoptie

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#OrganizationOfTheWeek – Meet Dis-Lalie

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As we’ve seen, the Ademmoos association brings together elected representatives from every sector! This week, we’re focusing on speech-language pathologists in Montpellier through the Dis-Lalie association! 

In a nutshell, what is the Dis-lalie association?

Dis-Lalie, founded in 1998, is the association for speech-language pathology students in Montpellier. The association’s goals are to foster student life through a variety of events and to represent speech-language pathology students in Montpellier within the federations to which Dis-Lalie belongs, namely the FNEO (National Federation of Speech-Language Pathology Students) and AGEM (General Association of Montpellier Students), to help students prepare for their professional careers through conferences, training sessions, and meetings with partners and healthcare professionals, and to support students in defending their rights and ensuring the smooth progress of their education with university and local authorities.

What activities or initiatives do you organize throughout the year? 

Throughout the year, Dis-Lalie organizes events for its student members:

  • Team-building activities : team-building weekends and afternoons, social events, meals, ski trips, end-of-year ceremony, attendance at the graduation ceremony for new graduates…
  • Speech-language pathology training : lectures (on Alzheimer’s disease, lip-reading, stuttering, etc.), training sessions and workshops related to the profession (drawing, accounting, etc.)
  • Wellness events : sophrology and yoga workshops.
  • Cultural events : city tour, visit to the anatomy museum, hikes around Montpellier, beer/chocolate tasting…
  • Events focused on prevention, civic engagement, and solidarity: bake sales for Telethon Week, Pink October, and Sidaction, with proceeds donated to charitable organizations; toy drives for hospitalized children at Christmas; collections of plastic bottle caps to be repurposed into assistive devices for people with disabilities; and participation in the hospital’s teddy bear drive…

Dis-Lalie also supports students throughout their studies. Whether by offering discounts on speech therapy materials through our partnerships with publishers or by informing students about the financial aid and mobility assistance available to them. We then assist students interested in spending a semester abroad with the necessary administrative procedures. Dis-Lalie also helps students who wish to pursue a university degree in speech-language pathology by sharing testimonials from speech-language pathology students on social media and by hosting candidates during the oral exam, among other things.

Why did you personally choose the speech-language pathology program, and what does the association offer students in this program?

Personally, I chose to pursue a career in speech-language pathology because it is a profession focused on care and, above all, rehabilitation, which allows you to see real progress in patients, particularly through speech-language therapy.  It’s a very diverse field. Indeed, patients come from all age groups, and the conditions and rehabilitation methods are highly varied. For example, a speech-language pathologist may work with newborns who have oral motor disorders, children with learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysorthography, dyscalculia…), as well as patients with neurological conditions, hearing loss, post-stroke, or even post-COVID! It is therefore a profession in which every case is different, offering the choice to work in a healthcare facility or in private practice, and providing the opportunity to continue training throughout our careers on a wide variety of conditions.

Why do you think someone should join your organization? 

Our association provides speech-language pathology students in Montpellier with opportunities to come together at various events, fostering a sense of community and collaboration among students at our training center. Membership in Dis-Lalie offers students numerous benefits:

  • Discounts or free admission to events organized by the association
  • Access to conferences and training sessions on speech-language pathology, organized by our Vice President of Training
  • Preferential rates from our partner companies: insurance providers, publishing houses, and more…
  • Discounted or free travel to events organized by the FNEO (training weekends and national conferences)
  • Opportunity to participate in all team-building, cultural, and wellness events organized by the association
  • Right to vote at general meetings

How do I sign up? 

Membership is renewed annually in September. The membership fee for the 2019–2020 year is €11.

A few words about the 2020–2021 board?

The election of the 2020–2021 executive board will take place at the end of October during the handover general meeting. The election of Dis-Lalie’s new executive board will be conducted on a position-by-position basis. Each candidate will have the opportunity to present their rationale to the assembly. Each year, the executive board consists of two co-chairs, a secretary, a treasurer, a vice-president in charge of communications, a vice-president in charge of training, a vice-president in charge of international mobility, a vice-president in charge of social issues, a vice-president in charge of culture, a vice president in charge of partnerships, a vice president in charge of student representation, vice presidents in charge of events, vice presidents in charge of social gatherings, vice presidents in charge of prevention, citizenship, and solidarity, and an admissions coordinator.

Here are our contact details. Feel free to follow us on social media:

 

 

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#OrganizationOfTheWeek – Meet ADEMMOOS

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Last week, we met with the Association Carabins Montpelliéraine to learn more about student life for medical students. Today, Salomé Duteurtre, the Student Vice Dean, is answering our questions!

In a nutshell, what is ADEMMOOS?

ADEMMOOS is the Association of Student Representatives for the Montpellier-Nîmes programs in Medicine, Speech-Language Pathology, Orthoptics, and Midwifery. It brings together nearly 40 elected student representatives from the various programs. 

We work every day to:

  • in Interprofessionalism : all of the faculty’s programs are represented;
  • in Intersite, through a collaboration between residents of Montpellier and Nîmes;
  • for To represent all students in the department before the administration, the faculty, and the university hospital.

What activities or initiatives do you organize throughout the year? 

Above all, our year is shaped by our student advocacy efforts.

As such, we are represented on two major councils within the faculty:

  • The Academic Council facilitates consultation among the various stakeholders in the faculty (faculty members, administrative staff, and students) regarding the programs offered by the department. Topics discussed include assessment methods and the evaluation of teaching materials. 
  • The Management Council is the faculty’s decision-making body, which votes on and reviews the internal regulations, the budget, agreements entered into by the faculty, and educational programs.

 

Our goal is therefore to give students a voice, often through surveys, which allow us to carefully gather their opinions and views on the various issues that arise during the academic year. 

In addition, we are also carrying out a number of projects to improve our training conditions. For example, several of our initiatives focus on health promotion:

  • Improving student well-being in all its forms is one of our top priorities. Given the challenging and demanding nature of our programs, some students may find themselves struggling; we strive to support them and connect them with resources that can help.
  • We are raising awareness about the flu vaccine to encourage students—future healthcare professionals—to get vaccinated. In particular, we organized a vaccination day on campus. 

We also support initiatives aimed at enhancing student life on campus. We participate in Open House events and European Heritage Days to lead tours and engage with the public. In addition, we help design and develop living and working spaces.

We keep students informed about the latest news from the faculty; for example, during the COVID-19 crisis, we provided them with regular updates on the situation and changes to our programs.

We assist medical interns in choosing their specialties through the Future Intern Forum (FFI), which we organize in collaboration with the Languedoc-Roussillon Intern Union.

Finally, we work with all of the faculty’s student organizations:

  • We support student-led educational and mentoring initiatives, such as PACES tutoring, tutoring for upper-level medical and midwifery students, and preparation sessions for the iECN exam…
  • We are involved in student representation at the local level (AGEM) and at the national level through our respective academic program associations.

What does the association offer students?

Our organization promotes several things:

  • the support and representation of all students enrolled in the Montpellier-Nîmes Faculty of Medicine at the University of Montpellier;
  • the promotion of improving student living conditions (in terms of the quality of studies and educational offerings) within the UFR by establishing an ongoing dialogue between students, their elected representatives, and student organizations across all programs within the UFR;
  • the bringing together of students from the various departments within the faculty, particularly through the development of joint student initiatives, in order to transcend the divisions inherent in different academic programs and foster mutual inspiration by leveraging the synergy of diverse skills.

In addition, students are not required to pay any fees. Simply by being enrolled in the department, students can participate in all the activities offered by our association.

A few words about the 2020–2021 board?

Our association's executive board is made up of students—whether or not they are elected representatives of their academic department—who are appointed for a one-year term from October to October to coordinate the team of student representatives.

The 2020–2021 term will begin this summer: please feel free to contact the current board if you’re interested in any of the positions!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions about student representation!

 

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Innovative educational projects supported by the Faculty

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The MUSE project (“Montpellier University of Excellence”) brings together 19 institutions committed to educational progress and innovation. Today, several projects led by faculty members have been selected and will receive funding from the foundation. 

Toward New Training Programs: TakeOff #3

The MUSE Foundation has launched a call for proposals to promote educational innovation, particularly in the redesign and creation of new training programs. The goal is simple: to align as closely as possible with current labor market demands and societal needs, and even to anticipate future needs in light of societal changes. 

Of the 30 selected projects, three are from the School of Medicine and will therefore receive funding to carry them out. 

  • The project “ Development of educational tools to support the training of advanced practice nurses specializing in onco-hematology " led by Nadine Houede.
  • The " Rabelais Health and Science Dual Degree Program " led by Stephan Matecki
  • The “ Montpellier Introductory Surgical Summer School ” led by Astrid Herrero.

Funded for three academic years, these projects will enable us to train our students even more effectively!

And tailored educational tools: TakeOff #4

In addition to these new training programs, the Muse Foundation also supports projects involving innovative educational resources. To ensure educational continuity, the work environment must also be adapted. 

As a result, three other projects from the Faculty—this time involving innovative new equipment—have been selected:

  • A “ Educational app for tracking learning and mastering technical procedures in medicine ” led by Antoine Debourdeau and Valentin Favier.
  • A “ An immersive audio-visual experience in a health simulation training session " led by Blaise Debien.
  • A project on “ The Benefits of Acquiring a Digital Surgical Simulator for Implementing the 2021–2023 Medical Education Reform: Learning and Certification for a Non-Operating Room Surgery Degree ” led by Astrid Herrero and François Régis Souche.

We can therefore expect to see many educational innovations emerge over the next few years at the School of Medicine, both in terms of curriculum and teaching tools!

A commitment to innovation already in action: TakeOff#1 and TakeOff#2

Two other calls for proposals launched by I-Site Muse had already taken place previously. These were TakeOff#1 and TakeOff2.

Once again, the Faculty responded quickly, and some of its proposals were selected. First, during the initial call for proposals, TakeOff#1: 

  • The creation of the " International DIU: Emerging Infections ", proposed by Éric Delaporte. 
  •  The creation of a “Digital Laboratory for Preclinical Sciences”, led by Fares Gouzi. 
  • A proposal “Learning Anatomy and Surgery Through Simulation and 3D Printing”, led by Valentin Favier.
  • A “Surgical Education in Extended Reality”, defended by Nicolas Lonjona.
  • A project on “Artisanal Expertise in the Service of Innovation in Medical Simulation”, Led by Astrid Herrero. 

Then, in a second phase, during the TakeOff#2 call for proposals: 

  • The “International Master’s in One Health and Infectious Diseases”, which follows the International DIU created through TakeOff#1. 
  • The creation of an “Interdisciplinary Educational Escape Game in a Simulation Center: Mystery at SimHU Nîmes”, which fosters cohesion, communication, and collaboration among future healthcare professionals. 
  • The development of a tool for “VESALE 3D: Dynamic 3D Virtual Dissection for Teaching Surgical Anatomy”, which is part of a commitment to never perform a procedure on a patient for the first time. 
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Biology and Health Videos – Unlimited Access Through April 30

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A platform featuring scientific videos focused on health and biology is available to students with unlimited access through April 30.

A video platform for research and teaching

JoVE is a publisher of scientific articles in video format. The articles are peer-reviewed, meaning they are reviewed and approved by scientists before publication. They are indexed in PubMed and Medline, and feature experiments and protocols filmed at the world’s most prestigious universities and leading research laboratories.

To watch the videos

Simply log in to the University's digital campus portal => Click on the "Libraries" tile => Enter "JOVE" in the search bar

Your feedback will help us assess the value of this resource for the University. Please feel free to share your thoughts by emailing scd-docelec@umontpellier.fr

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#Coronavirus – URGENT: PACES and ECN exams postponed

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Due to the exceptional circumstances of the health crisis, the Ministry of Higher Education and Research has decided to postpone certain entrance exams, including the PACES and ECNi exams. Admission to paramedical programs through competitive exams is also affected. Read more in this article.

 

Postponement of the PACES Exam

The entrance exam following the PACES program for admission to the second year of health sciences programs (Medicine, Midwifery, Dentistry, Pharmacy) will be held starting in the second half of June.

→ We will let you know as soon as possible the official rescheduling date and the details of the rescheduling for our Faculty.

 

Update as of April 3, 2020: PACES Exam Dates

The PACES exam has been officially rescheduled for June 23–25, 2020

Postponement of the ECNi

The National Computer-Based Qualifying Exams (ECNi) for admission to medical school will take place from July 6 to 8, 2020.

Paramedical: Applications will be reviewed based on the application materials only

Other entrance exams, which primarily concern admission to paramedical training programs, will be replaced by a review of applicants’ academic records as part of the national pre-registration process via the Parcoursup platform.   

 

Download the Ministry's Official Press Release
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#Coronavirus – Guidelines for Internships

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, some training courses are continuing as usual, while others have been suspended.

Find out here, based on your profile, what steps have been taken and who to contact! 

Medical students

The DFGSM 2 & 3 clinical rotations have been canceled (including the clinical rotations in semiology, the medical support unit, and the MIA and MIC rotations).

For more information: med-scol-1-2@umontpellier.fr 

 

Students in other programs

Are you a student in the midwifery program, a paramedical program (speech therapy, orthoptics), or a master’s program? Here are the guidelines for your internships.

Internships in the 4th and 5th years will proceed as scheduled. Students will receive instructions regarding their placements directly via email.

If your internship has been suspended: #StayHome

In any case, regardless of your field of study, if your internship has been temporarily or permanently suspended, we ask that you follow the government’s guidelines and #StayHome. 

 

Staying home will help support our healthcare workers by limiting the number of infections—and thus the number of patients in hospital wards. We are counting on your cooperation to limit the impact of this epidemic. Protect yourself and your loved ones, stay home, practice preventive measures, observe social distancing guidelines, and go out only when necessary. 

Learn more

 

You can also join the civic reserve to contribute to the collective effort:

I want to help

Finally, the Faculty will be there for you throughout this period—providing important updates, fostering a sense of community, suggesting activities, and offering help with your studies. Don’t forget to follow us on social media: @FacultemedMPL on Twitter and @FacMedecineMtpNîmes on Facebook! 

 

Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine

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