Section 2: Hospital duties for medical students.

During the period defined in article R. 6153-46, medical students complete thirty-six months of training, including the annual leave provided for in article R. 6153-58, the terms of which are determined by joint order of the ministers responsible for the budget, higher education, health and, where applicable, defence.

The auditors mentioned in 2° of article R. 632-10 of the Education Code complete, in addition to these thirty-six months, twelve months of training, including the annual leave provided for in article R. 6153-58, under the conditions defined by this same article.

During the second cycle of medical studies, medical students complete at least one outpatient internship with one or more approved university internship supervisors, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the ministers responsible for health, higher education and, where applicable, defence.

Hospital students may complete a period of study abroad under agreements concluded by the university, as well as a research placement as part of a personalised programme, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the ministers responsible for higher education, health and, where applicable, defence.

If a student repeats a year of the second cycle, he/she completes a further twelve months of internship, including annual leave and internships that have not been validated.

Hospital students complete a compulsory placement between validation of the second cycle of medical studies and their appointment as an intern. In this capacity, they may complete :

1° Either a training period chosen on their own initiative, with the joint agreement of the director of the medical training and research unit and the director of their establishment of assignment, during which they retain their status as hospital medical students;

2° Or a hospital placement during which they may be designated as acting interns under the conditions provided for in article R. 6153-41, with the exception of its fourth paragraph, in 2° of article R. 6153-42 and in article R. 6153-44, with the exception of its last paragraph.