Diplôme Inter-Universitaire National Médecine de la Personne Agée at Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

The DIU Médecine de la personne âgée is a one-year inter-university diploma for physicians covering diagnosis, care and care coordination for older people. Together with the DIU Coordination en Gériatrie it forms a two-year curriculum replacing the national capacity in gerontological medicine from 2021.

Faculty: UFR Médecine (UFR de Médecine et de Maïeutique)  |  Duration: About one academic year (around 70 hours e-learning, 35 hours skills-based in-person learning and 21 hours of seminars)  |  Study mode: full-time; language of instruction: French  |  Location: Reims, Grand Est, France

What you will study

About 70 hours of e-learning, 35 hours of skills-based learning in person and six half-day seminars (21 hours) grouped in three one-day seminars across Reims, Nancy and Strasbourg. Competences include assessing physical, psychological and social situations and frailty, diagnosing polypathologies, choosing suitable treatments and prescribing care.

Career pathways

Qualifies toward roles such as EHPAD coordinating physician or territorial geriatrics coordination (when followed by the DIU Coordination en Gériatrie).

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