DU Médiation en santé at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord

Programme overview

The DU Médiation en santé trains health mediators, an interface role that reduces health inequalities by improving access to rights, prevention and care for people distant from health systems, and sensitises health professionals to those groups.

Faculty: UFR de santé, médecine et biologie humaine | Duration: 1 year | Intake: January | Study mode: Continuing education; taught in French | Location: Villetaneuse, Île-de-France, France

What you will study

258 hours: 188 of theory and a compulsory 70-hour placement, in six full-time weeks from January to June. Modules: medical knowledge (including sexual and reproductive health), public health, health mediation practices, the French health and social system, reporting on activity, and socio-cultural approaches. An optional 2-day module covers rapid HIV, hepatitis B/C and syphilis tests.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Open to association workers, managers and administrative staff of socio-health sectors, students in socio-health training and others on file. Applications on eCandidat between 11 May and 30 November 2026.

EUR 600 a year (2026/2027). Training fee (frais de formation). Students in initial education this year and graduates of under 2 years (preferential rate). University user fee (droits d'usagers) of 254 EUR is charged in addition and is not included. Source

Intake: January

Duration: 1 year

Apply through the official page: https://ecandidat.univ-paris13.fr/ecandidat

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