The addition of a fourth-year internship in medical deserts is implemented for general medicine students. Acting 49-3 to pass the Social Security funding bill, Elizabeth Bourne moved Article 23 to the Senate floor. Very controversial with medical students, it specifically aims to encourage interns to conduct outpatient practice in a tense area.
a “forced transition” have been heavily criticized by student unions, who have called for a strike this Thursday evening and for some until Tuesday morning. “We are always against, we will fight against”.claims Nejm Si-Muhammed, vice president of the National Inter-Union of Practitioners. “It’s about the future of medicine, and other practitioners are on strike in solidarity.”, he continues. About 30,000 students are trainees in France, including 40% in general medicine through promotion.
This is not the first time that practitioners have mobilized for this…
Source: Le Figaro
