This list of medical schools in France includes current and developing academic institutions which award a Diplôme d'État de Docteur and a diplôme d'études spécialisées (DES). In France, there are 37 medical schools, known locally as "UFR de médecine" (Unités de Formation et de Recherche or "Unit for training and research" in English). They are part of universities and are associated with one of France's 29 university hospital centers (CHU).Naissance de l’hôpital moderne But they are traditionally called "Facultés de médecine". They are responsible for training students for the medical profession or for other medical professions (midwifery) or paramedical professions (speech therapist, orthoptist, occupational therapist, etc.).
With the Faure Law of 1968, medical faculties became part of a university. They ceased to exist as legal entities, becoming teaching and research units, then training and research units in 1984.Marchand-Antonin, Benoît. Le numerus clausus : ses effets secondaires, sa place dans la globalisation de la médecine
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Clermont-Ferrand Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de Clermont-FerrandClermont-FerrandClermont Auvergne University1681PublicLyon East Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de Lyon EstLyonClaude Bernard University1852Charles Mérieux Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine et de maïeutique Lyon Sud Charles MérieuxOullins-Pierre-BéniteJacques Lisfranc Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine Jacques LisfrancSaint-ÉtienneJean Monnet University1969Grenoble Alpes University Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine et de pharmacie de Grenoble-AlpesLa TroncheGrenoble Alpes University1962
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Burgundy Faculty of Health Sciences Faculté des sciences de la santé de DijonDijonUniversity of Burgundy1967PublicUniversity of Franche-Comté, UFR of Health Sciences UFR des sciences de la santéBesançonUniversity of Franche-Comté1967
Brittany NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Brest University Medical School Faculté de médecine et sciences de la santé de l'université de Bretagne occidentaleBrestUBO, University of Western Brittany1950PublicUniversity of Rennes Faculty of Medecine Faculté de médecine de l'université de RennesRennesUniversity of Rennes1954
Centre-Val de Loire NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Tours Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de ToursToursUniversity of Tours1841Public
Grand Est NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Faculty of Medicine of Nancy Faculté de médecine de NancyNancyUniversity of Lorraine1592PublicUniversity of Strasbourg, Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de StrasbourgStrasbourgUniversity of Strasbourg1794URCA, UFR of Medicine UFR de médecine de ReimsReimsURCA, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne1978
Hauts-de-France NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Henri Warembourg Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine Henri WarembourgLilleUniversity of Lille1876PublicLille Faculty of Medicine, Maieutics and Health Sciences Faculté libre de médecine de LilleCatholic University of Lille1805Private
Île-de-France – Paris region NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Department of Medicine, Paris-Cité University Faculty of Health UFR de médecine de la Faculté de santé de l'université Paris-Cité (formerly Descartes and Diderot, and Paris Faculty of Medicine)ParisParis Cité University1808 (Paris Faculty of Medicine)PublicSorbonne Faculty of Health Sciences Faculté de médecine de Sorbonne Université (formerly UPMC Medical School and Paris Faculty of Medicine)Sorbonne UniversityParis-Saclay Medical School Faculté de médecine de Paris-SaclayLe Kremlin-BicêtreParis-Saclay University1968UVSQ Simone Veil Medical School UFR de Santé Simone Veil - Paris Île-de-France Ouest (PIFO)Montigny-le-BretonneuxUVSQ, University of Versailles, Paris-Saclay University2001UPEC Faculty of Health Sciences Faculté de médecine de CréteilCréteilUPEC, University of Paris-Est Créteil1970USPN, UFR of Health, Medicine and Human Biology UFR de Santé, Médecine et Biologie HumaineBobignyUSPN, Sorbonne Paris North University1970
Nouvelle-Aquitaine NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.University of Bordeaux UFR of Medicine UFR de médecine de BordeauxBordeauxUniversity of Bordeaux1829PublicUniversity of Limoges Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de LimogesLimogesUniversity of Limoges1646University of Poitiers Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de PoitiersPoitiersUniversity of Poitiers1432
Normandy NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.University of Rouen Normandy Faculty of Health Sciences Faculté de médecine et pharmacie de RouenRouenUniversity of Rouen Normandy1954PublicUniversity of Caen Normandy UFR of Health UFR de santé de CaenCaenUniversity of Caen Normandy1438
Occitanie
NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.University of Montpellier Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de MontpellierMontpellierUniversity of Montpellier1220PublicDepartment of Medicine, Toulouse Faculty of Health Département de médecine de la faculté de santé de ToulouseToulousePaul Sabatier University1808
Pays de la Loire NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.University of Angers Medical School Faculté de santé de l'université d'AngersAngersUniversity of Angers1432PublicUniversity of Nantes Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de NantesNantesUniversity of Nantes1460
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur +NameCityUniversityEstablishedTypeRef.Faculty of Medical and Paramedical Sciences of Aix-Marseille Faculté des sciences médicales et paramédicales de MarseilleMarseilleAix-Marseille University1958PublicCôte d'Azur University Faculty of Medicine Faculté de médecine de NiceNiceCôte d'Azur University1965
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Liste des facultés de médecine - Conseil national de l'Ordre des médecins