The Ministry of Health clarified the elements of the reform of the third cycle and announced measures to improve the working conditions of interns.
The government is making a gesture towards the interns. The Ministry of Health and the Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research have announced the publication of the decree relating to the organization of the 3rd cycle of medical studies, “thus continuing the modernization and simplification of medical studies. », Can we read in a press release.
From the start of the 2017-2018 academic year, postgraduate students will benefit from training based on the progressive acquisition of professional knowledge and skills, by creating three successive phases, specifies the ministry.
Collegial follow-up
A first basic phase, lasting one year, will devote the acquisition of generic skills common to all physicians. A second phase, lasting two to three years depending on the specialty, will allow the student to develop knowledge and skills more specific to the chosen specialty. This in-depth phase will end with the defense of the medical thesis.
Finally, a third phase, lasting one to two years, phase of consolidation of skills, will be carried out under the status of specialist assistant of the 3rd cycle and will end with the defense of the specialized study diploma.
The follow-up of the student will be carried out collegially and will take better account of his specific situation and his support. In the event of difficulties encountered during the training, a reorientation will be possible. A practicing doctor can now deepen his specialty or acquire a new one, in accordance with the law to modernize our health system, the statement said.
Safety rest
“The other site that particularly mobilized us is respect, as absolute requirements, of working time and safety rest after a guard”, explained the Minister of Health in a speech delivered this Saturday during of the University of re-entry of the national inter-union interns.
In fact, while establishments are contractually bound to ensure safety rest for interns after a call, in fact, some hospitals do not guarantee this rest. The Minister of Health intends to fight against this departure from the rule. “I made the duty roster compulsory and implemented sanctions for establishments in the event of non-compliance with your rights,” said Marisol Touraine.
The Minister recalled that “with the decree of February 26, 2015, the weekly duration of your work amounts to 10 half-days, including 8 hospital, 1 academic half-day in face-to-face time and 1 other in personal working time. “. But this decree is “perfectible”, she explained, showing her willingness to go “further in the reform of working time”.
The minister thus paved the way for additional paid working time, a reform demanded by the unions of interns, who were enthusiastic in a press release from the ISNI of these announcements, while remaining vigilant on their implementation.
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