{"id":1769,"date":"2014-05-03T21:30:29","date_gmt":"2014-05-03T20:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atousante.org\/?p=1769"},"modified":"2018-02-19T09:03:39","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T07:03:39","slug":"occupational-physician-initial-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atousante.com\/en\/occupational-physician-initial-training\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational physician’s initial training"},"content":{"rendered":"

The practice of occupational medicine in France requires a doctor’s diploma completed by a specific university degree in occupational health. Since the last\u00a0Reform in Occupational Medicine in 2011, the occupational physician manages\u00a0a team of experts in health and safety at work.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Degrees and diploma to practice occupational health in France<\/a><\/p>\n

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<\/a>\u00a0Degrees and diploma to practice occupational health in France<\/h3>\n

According to the French Labour code (article L4623-1<\/a>) the occupational doctor must have a specific diploma in health at work.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The occupational physician<\/strong> is a medical doctor specialized in occupational health. The 6 years initial studies at the university to become a doctor are completed by 4 years at the university to become\u00a0specialist in public health. At the end a diploma is conferred : DES, Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00e9tudes sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es de m\u00e9decine du travail<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

However a physician can become an occupational physician and obtain the diploma, DES<\/strong>, Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00e9tudes sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es de m\u00e9decine du travail, through a competition called “Concours sp\u00e9cial de l\u2019internat en m\u00e9decine du travail”.
\nThis competition (“Le concours sp\u00e9cial de l’internat europ\u00e9en”) allows a doctor to change his medical speciality.<\/p>\n

Since the last reform, the French Labour code modified another article (article R. 4623-2<\/a>) which allows a physician to work in an occupational health service even non holding the diploma “DES, Dipl\u00f4me d\u2019\u00e9tudes sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9es de m\u00e9decine du travail”. In this case the physician is called “collaborateur m\u00e9decin<\/strong>” and benefits from a continuous training in health at work : a few days per year during 4 years at the university.<\/p>\n

It should be known that there are less and less occupational physicians in France<\/strong>. Indeed so few specialists have been trained in the past decades (the same as ophthalmologists, obstetrician\/Gynecologists, etc).
\nCurrently there are about 5 500 active occupational physicians in France<\/strong> (vs 6 500 occupational physicians in 2006)<\/p>\n

The occupational physician<\/strong> necessary works in an occupational health service, he is an employee.<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the French Labour code( article L4623-3 <\/a>), the occupational physician is a full time employee.<\/strong> But in reality many occupational physicians work on part-time.
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