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Amiens
Location :
Amiens, city located in the Picardie region, has approximately 177 000 inhabitants. It is in the North of France, between Lille and Paris and about 60 kms from the Sea ( Baie de Somme).
Transports :
- TGV Haute-Picardie station at 30 mn.
- Bruxelles and Lille are reachable by the train in less than two hours.
- 130 kms from Paris
The population is young, most of the inhabitants are student in the UPJV (University of Picardie Jules Verne), they are nearly 27 000 in Amiens. One of the gastronomical specialities of Picardie is the “ficelle picarde”. Amiens is a sporty city, many complex exist in the center and our ice hockey team (The Gothics) is one of the best in France.
History of the faculty of Medicine :
Pôle santé 3, Rue DES LOUVELS 80036 AMIENS CEDEX 1 Tel. 03 22 82 77 33
This is the oldest higher education centre in Amiens. In 1804 the administrative commission of the hospices in Amiens decided to set up medical and pharmacy teaching and on 15th March founded the Ecole de Santé d’Amiens.
On 12th April 1804 the school was inaugurated. Two years later it was officially decreed the Ecole de Santé d’Amiens along with those in Brussels and Gand. It would only be in 1966 that the school actually became the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy.
So began teaching in the health sector, which lies amongst the most long-standing training courses in higher education in Picardie.
There have, however been ups and downs. For example, in 1896 the Mayor of Amiens considered the school’s running costs too high for his town and wanted to get rid of the expense. He had to withdraw and give in his notice, even if briefly, after his town council, strongly inspired by councillor Jules Verne, decided to continue to give the school its financial support.
Set in the town centre, mid-way between the two university hospitals north and south, the Faculty shares premises with the Faculty of Pharmacy. A considerable effort has been made to supply the students and teachers with high quality multi-media equipment.
In 2006, Amiens was the hospital which performed the world’s first facial transplant on a woman by Pr. Devauchelle.
Clinical clerkship :
The non-resident medical students (externs) are spread in the various services of the 4 sites of CHU (north hospital, south hospital, gyneco-obstetric center (CGO) and Saint-victor center) according to their year of study. They are at hospital every morning from Monday to Friday ; the schedules depend on the departments (approximately 9:00 am - 1:00 pm). Clothes in surgical units and white coats are provided, but students must have their materials (stethoscope, reflex hammer). In library (in the faculty) you have free access to the web from 8:30 am to 7 pm.
Clerkship information :
July, August and September are the opened month for clinical clerkships in Amiens. Lodging : Incomings live in French students’ houses or flats. Transportation : we provide a bus pass to all the incomings. Boarding : Incomings get lunch at the hospital’s restaurant. Breakfast and dinner are provided by French students.
The city :
City of Art and History, Amiens is famous for its magnificent Gothic cathedral, which is a UNESCO Heritage listed monument. However, the city holds other treasures : belfry, Jules Verne’s House, museums, Saint-Leu Quarter (called the “little Venice”) fed by the Somme and its canals with unexpected footbridges, puppetry traditions and hortillonnages (floating gardens).
For more information :
Tourism : http://www.amiens.fr/decouvrir/tourismegb/visitez-amiens/lieux.asp Faculty : http://www.u-picardie.fr/sante/
For any question :
leoamiens@yahoo.fr
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