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Throughout the academic year, the Montpellier-Nîmes School of Medicine administers ECOS (Objective and Structured Clinical Examinations) for its students.
These exams involve simulating the management of a clinical situation in the presence of a “patient” known as a “standardized participant.”
We are recruiting these participants.
You will find all the relevant information—from the scheduled training to the role you will play during student exams—on theStandardized Test Takers page.
If you’re already familiar with this field, you can apply apply.
Students need your help.
For the 19thth edition of “Rendez-vous aux Jardins,” gardeners and botanists welcome you from across Europe to explore the theme “Gardens in the Face of Climate Change.” The event, organized by the Ministry of Culture, will take place from Friday, June 3, to Sunday, June 5, 2022. And here’s some good news: the Jardin Des Plantes in Montpellier will be participating for two days.
What exactly is “Rendez-vous aux jardins”?
Starting Friday, June 3, nearly 2,200 gardens will open their gates, offering moments of joy and discovery. It’s an opportunity to share with family and friends through a wide range of activities. Throughout the weekend, visitors will be able to interact with experts on nature conservation measures, with the goal of raising awareness about the protection of biodiversity, which is essential to the well-being of all living things. Furthermore, in recent years, thanks to successful European cooperation, many countries have joined the initiative, including Germany, Portugal, Croatia, Italy, Poland, and France. This is an opportunity to discover splendid gardens, including the Jardin des Plantes at the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine.
And what's the situation like at the Jardin des Plantes?
The Jardin des Plantes at the Montpellier Faculty of Medicine is opening its doors this year for its 19th annual event. In groups of 25, you’ll explore the garden’s iconic sites through 14 guided tours, focusing on recurring themes such as “Bees and Humans in 2022,” “Herbs and the Five Senses Plots,” or general tours. All passionate about botany, our five gardener-botanists—who will don the role of guides for the duration of the weekend—will present how plants are adapting to climate change in their respective areas. The goal of these two days is to foster interaction between our gardeners-botanists and the general public, as well as to raise awareness among young people and adults alike about preserving and promoting the Faculty’s Jardin des Plantes. An iconic site in Montpellier, come discover it with fresh eyes. We look forward to seeing many of you there!
2022 Tour Schedule for "RDV aux Jardins"
All tours depart from the municipal guards' station on Boulevard Henri IV.
The maximum number of people per visit is limited to 25.
Update 9/29/20 – Unfortunately, the UM Thursdays events scheduled for October 6 and 8 have been canceled due to the current health situation. Following their launch at the Arnaud de Villeneuve Campus in January, UM Thursdays are returning at the end of 2020 for a new series of lectures on health. Attend the UM Thursdays sessions at the Faculty of Pharmacy Campus as well as at the Orangerie in the Jardin des Plantes.
A new series of lectures on health
UM Thursdays are back in 2020! Open to the public, these lectures offer an opportunity to learn more about new technologies and teaching methods in health care, as well as to expand your knowledge of medicinal plants and aromatherapy! These are just some of the topics that will be covered throughout the year by faculty members from our university.
Update as of September 29, 2020 – Unfortunately, the UM Thursdays scheduled for October 6 and 8 have been canceled due to the current health situation.
Tuesday, October 6, 2020 – Medicinal Plants
As far back as we can go in history, thanks to ancient manuscripts, the future of humanity seems to have always been closely linked to plants. The reputation of the earliest physicians (beginning with Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, in 450 B.C.) was most often built on their extensive knowledge of plants and the treatments they derived from them. Logically, then, the plants used to formulate these new remedies (“medicines” = “pharmakon”) were called “medicinal.” But what remains of this historical and ancestral definition? What does it still mean to us today, and what is the significance of “medicinal plants” in 2020?
Thursday, October 8, 2020 – The Use of Aromatic Plants: From Perfume to Medicine
One event, two lectures! Learn more about the Jardin des Plantes, as well as plants and perfumes!
● 3:00 p.m.: The Jardin des Plantes in Montpellier, France’s oldest botanical garden – by Thierry Lavabre-Bertrand
● 4:00 p.m.: The Use of Aromatic Plants: From Perfume to Medicine – by Sylvie Munier
Due to the current health situation, everyone is required to wear a mask.
Rediscover – Thursday, January 16, 2020 – Medical Education: Pathways to Innovation
“There’s no such thing as a ‘first time’ for a healthcare professional.” Even though there’s always a first time, it’s important to prepare future healthcare professionals through scenario-based training—whether for technical procedures, interpersonal skills, interprofessional communication, or preparing for emergency situations where every action must be perfectly coordinated.
Inspired by aerospace standards, healthcare simulation platforms are an essential tool for developing the technical and interpersonal skills of future healthcare professionals, complementing clinical rotations with patients. This first edition of “UM Thursdays” during the Faculty of Medicine’s 800th anniversary celebrations offers an opportunity to explore these remarkable tools by visiting the Arnaud de Villeneuve Health Campus and to gain insight into the challenges of these teaching methods, which remain fully aligned with the Faculty of Medicine’s philosophy of placing the human being at the center of its concerns.
See below for the day’s lecture schedule, starting at 3:00 p.m. in the Rondelet Amphitheater!
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A simulation-based learning platform: just a gimmick? – by Blaise Debien
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Research on Simulation-Based Teaching – by Valérie Courtin
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Situational-based teaching: assessment through the C3 – by Philippe Guilpain
After meeting with Tutorat Santé Nîmois, this week we’re joining forces with the Association Tutorat Santé de Montpellier and its new president, Milla Esclafit-Cardoso!
In a nutshell, what is the AssociationTutorat Santé Montpellier?
The Tutoring Program consists of second- and third-year health sciences students who have passed the PACES entrance exam and have been selected and trained for one year by the professors in charge of the program. Our goal is to provide free, high-quality academic and personal support to any student at the University of Montpellier and its branch campuses who wishes to pursue a career in healthcare. To meet this need, three associations are available to assist you: the Montpellier Health Tutoring Association, the Association of Pharmacy Tutors, and the Nîmes Health Tutoring Program.
These three organizations pool their resources to provide equitable support to all students and share a common goal of ensuring equal opportunity in the admissions process for health-related programs.
What activities or initiatives do you organize throughout the year?
To start the year off on the right foot, we’re offering a Pre-Semester Workshop open this year to all PACES and PASS students: its goal is to review the entire first-semester curriculum, help students develop effective study habits, and introduce them to the university so they can find their footing.
Each week, we review the key points from each course across all subjects through multiple-choice quizzes supervised by professors; these sessions are offered at several different times so that students can tailor their schedules to their availability. To help students with their questions, office hours are held every day at noon on campus, and a forum is also available to students.
To ensure regular and representative assessment, we hold weekly graded quizzes attended by approximately 900 students across our three campuses, as well as mock exams, which this year saw more than 1,600 students participate in the first semester.
To adapt to the lockdown situation and health guidelines, we held our sessions and review sessions online via Zoom, which we recorded so that PACES students with unstable internet connections could watch them. We also expanded our YouTube channel to diversify our remote learning content, focusing on parts of the course that we felt were difficult to understand. 
In addition to academic support, we help students navigate a demanding year by promoting activities focused on well-being, such as board game lunches and relaxation workshops… Our biggest wellness event is Pep’s Week, which takes place in early January—a particularly difficult time for PACES students. To help first-year students connect with upperclassmen, we establish a student mentoring program right at the start of the year.
To further promote equal opportunity, the Tutoring Service works withHandiversité to offer a disability support service for students who need accommodations during sessions or exams.
Finally, as part of the reform process, we serve as key points of contact both within the university—by organizing career guidance forums—and at the local level through various student fairs, as well as at the national level by participating in conferences that bring together tutoring programs from across France.
What made you decide to join the organization?
Tutoring helped me pass my PACES exam by supporting me over the course of two years: this support was incredibly valuable to me because I couldn’t afford to pay for the services of a private tutoring agency. The tutors’ availability, the quality of the sessions, and above all the support in every aspect of PACES life (studying, lifestyle, morale…) really helped me get through this challenging period. It was a no-brainer for me to apply to be a tutor after I was admitted to my second year of medical school, so I was thrilled to join the UE7 team (Health, Humanities, Society). My year as a trainee tutor was so fulfilling that I wanted to continue the journey by joining the Tutoring Office to help revitalize it during the year of the reform: so we changed our name from the Montpellier Medical Tutoring Association (ATM²) to the Montpellier Health Tutoring Association (ATSM) to better reflect our commitment to diversifying the profiles of incoming students across all health programs!
What does the association offer students?
Beyond mere academic guidance, our goal is to provide genuine support to all young adults who are navigating university studies, life away from home, and a very demanding workload. Our core value is equal opportunity, ensuring that selection for this first year is based on academic ability rather than financial circumstances. This aligns more broadly with our duty of camaraderie—a value we hold dear in the healthcare professions—and with our training, which is largely based on peer-to-peer learning. We are, after all, students ourselves who have gone through this experience and are trying to help PACES students just as we needed help when we were in their shoes!
Why do you think someone should join your organization?
In the first year, students can sign up for tutoring free of charge at any time throughout the year: attendance is not mandatory, but according to faculty surveys, attending 80% of the tutoring sessions is the best way to succeed on the entrance exam!
If you wish to join the ATSM as a tutor, you will have the opportunity to be selected based on your application and an interview after your second-semester grades are released. You will then hold the status of Trainee Tutor during your second year and may continue as a Qualified Tutor when you advance to your third year.
A few words about the 2020–2021 board?
The General Assembly to inaugurate our new executive board took place on June 9: we are all very excited to renew our commitment to supporting students repeating PACES, PASS, and LAS. We know that this year can be daunting for recent high school graduates, and we are ready to support them through this transition.
We are in the process of changing our name, so for now our old name is still showing up on social media:
Facebook: Medicine Tutoring in Montpellier
Instagram:
- tutoringmedmtp
- tuto_peps (our shared wellness account for all three tutoring sites)
Email contacts:
- General questions about the association, PACES, and PASS: asso.atsm@gmail.com
- Questions about LAS: vicepresident.las.atsm@gmail.com
- Questions about possible accommodations under the Disability Tutoring Program: vptutohandicap@gmail.com
Networks of other associations:
Nîmes Health Tutoring:
- Facebook: Nîmes Health Tutoring
- Instagram: tutorat_sante_nimes
Association of Pharmacy Tutors:
- Facebook: Montpellier Association of Pharmacy Tutors
- Instagram: atp_um
We've also put together a promotional video for you in collaboration with the three tutoring programs!
Earlier this week , we met with the CNESF, the association representing the midwifery program in Nîmes. We’re staying in Nîmes today for our meeting with Matthias Daudé, the new president of TSN!
In a nutshell, what is Tutorat Santé Nîmois?
TSN (Tutorat Santé Nîmes) is an association made up of second- and third-year medical and midwifery students at the Nîmes campus. We have all successfully passed the entrance exam for health studies, and drawing on this experience, we offer support to students entering their first year of health sciences (PASS/LAS).
What activities or initiatives do you organize throughout the year?
Throughout the year, students are offered weekly practice sessions in the form of multiple-choice quizzes, during which tutors provide detailed feedback on the quizzes, share memory techniques, offer study tips, and provide support in preparing for exams. All sessions are reviewed by the subject instructors to ensure they remain closely aligned with the requirements of the final exams.
In addition, we are organizing a pre-semester workshop during the last two weeks of August. During these two weeks, we will cover the first-semester curriculum while providing as much guidance as possible on how to approach this challenging academic year.
We also offer practice tests and mock exams to help students prepare as effectively as possible through realistic practice, using questions that have been reviewed by professors.
What made you decide to join the organization?
When I started my health studies, I had never heard of the tutoring program. Once I was in school, I quickly heard about the organization and the support it offers. So I went to a session and immediately saw all the benefits this organization could provide.
After passing the PACES entrance exam and starting my healthcare studies, I wanted to join the tutoring program to share my personal experience from my first year. I wanted to help as many students as possible make progress so they could achieve their dreams. It felt natural to me to do everything I could to give back everything I received during my first year, because without the tutoring program, I would never have passed that exam.
What does the association offer students?
The TSN provides PACES students with meaningful academic support through practice sessions and Q&A sessions, as well as moral support through student-oriented activities. We also offer a mentoring program where second- and third-year students take first-year students under their wing to help guide them toward success.
Why do you think someone should join your organization?
Our organization offers a wide range of educational and personal support services to help everyone prepare for and pass the entrance exams for the second year of health sciences programs.
How do I sign up?
The tutoring program is completely free! To join the tutoring program, simply follow the registration instructions, which will be posted on our social media accounts and on the faculty’s registration page.
A few words about the 2020–2021 board?
For the TSN association, the election of the executive board takes place in two phases.
It all begins with the formation of the Executive Board (EB). Once the candidates for the BR have been selected, a campaign period begins during which the various teams present their plans for the year. This year, due to the health crisis, all elections and campaigns took place online. Once the campaigns are over, all second- and third-year tutors elect a BR, which will then organize the elections for the other positions on the Executive Board.
Once all positions have been announced by the BR, each mentor wishing to serve on the board submits a candidacy for the position. The candidacy period lasts one week. After this campaign period, the BR organizes a vote for positions with multiple candidates.
You can now find us on social media!
- Facebook: @tutoratsantenimes
- Twitter: @TutoSanteNimes
- Instagram: tutorat_sante_nimes
- Email: tutorat.nimes@gmail.com
Finally, we’d like to share a video we created in collaboration with the three health tutoring organizations in Montpellier: the Montpellier Health Tutoring Association (ATSM), the Association of Pharmacy Tutors (ATP), and our own organization, the Nîmes Health Tutoring Association (TSN)!
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!
- On Facebook: ADEMMOOS – Elected Representatives of the Montpellier-Nîmes Medical Faculty
or Zelda Demmoos - On Twitter @ademmoos_
- By email: ademmos.elus.etudiants@gmail.com
