The reform of health studies has experienced “difficulties“, But the number of places in the second year”can only increase next year“, Said Friday, June 4 the Minister of Higher Education, Frédérique Vidal, promising”improvements»From the next school year.
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A reform to improve
Satisfied, but could do better: in an interview with the Quotidien du Médecin, Frédérique Vidal defends her reform, which “was set up in a context of health crisis, which could have created difficulties“. And not least: overworked students, quota places announced one year late, application text retested by the Council of State … “This first year of implementation will lead to adjustments», Adds the Minister. These “improvements“Will concern in particular”the content of the programs, to better adapt it to the courses chosen by the students in the first year».
The selection of future doctors, dentists, pharmacists and midwives will also be revised, with in particular “compensation between teaching units (and) between semesters, abandonment of eliminatory marks“, as well as “the establishment of a local monitoring committee“. A key issue in the reform, the number of places in the second year has already been raised by 12% (or 16,750) at the start of the next school year and it “can only increase next year», Assures the minister. “We have asked universities to clearly display their minimum capacity, which must be at least the same as this year.She insists.
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