Diplôme de Formation Approfondie en Sciences Médicales (DFASM) at Université des Antilles

The Diplôme de Formation Approfondie en Sciences Médicales (DFASM) is the second-cycle medical degree at the Campus de Fouillole, Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe. Medical studies last between 9 and 11 years overall and start, like those in midwifery, dentistry, pharmacy and physiotherapy, with a first-year Licence Accès Santé.

Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Pointe-à-Pitre, Outre-mer, France

What you will study

The programme runs across semesters 7 to 12 (DFASM1 to DFASM3) with clinical teaching units such as rheumatology, traumatology-orthopaedics, hepato-gastroenterology, endocrinology, neurology, psychiatry, cardiology, pneumology, haematology, oncology and palliative care, infectious and tropical diseases, paediatrics, gynaecology-obstetrics, urology, nephrology and emergency medicine. Students also complete hospital placements, ECOS clinical examinations, on-call duties in DFASM3 and a certificate of clinical competence.

Career pathways

General practitioner; other medical specialties.

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