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Medical Schools in France

36 verified medical schools awarding a primary medical qualification in 35 cities.

Initial reconciliation completed. Every candidate from the official discovery sources has been verified, excluded, flagged as a duplicate or listed as unresolved. Not a guarantee of completeness.

Last reviewed October 13, 2026.

Medical education in France

Medical qualification structure

  • The physician-entry qualification is the Diplôme d'État de docteur en médecine, prepared at public universities; the ministry's 2024-25 enrolment data lists it at 35 universities. Source: data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · verified October 13, 2026

Entry routes

  • Entry to medical studies is through a first-year health-access route: PASS (parcours d'accès spécifique santé) or a licence with a health option (L.AS), applied for via Parcoursup. Source: data.enseignementsup-recherche.gouv.fr · verified October 13, 2026

Verified medical schools

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How this country was researched

Research status
Initial reconciliation completed
Candidates in discovery sources
36
Verified operating or listed schools
36
Unresolved candidates
2
Excluded after checking
1

Discovery sources

Limitations: Records rest on ministry open data (2024-25 enrolments) plus Parcoursup 2025 for current intake; the PASS/L.AS route leads to several health professions, not only medicine. Faculty names were verified on the faculty site where it was reachable; ten records are named after the university. Duration, language and international admission were not recorded. Ownership not recorded (dataset covers public institutions).

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