I am originally from France (now living in the US) and am interested in applying to a few medical schools in France. After doing some thinking, however, I am starting to believe that applying to med school in France isn't a great idea. Here's why:
Although it is significantly cheaper to go to medical school in France (and you'll receive an excellent education), it is not an easy thing to do. My cousin just went through med school in Nice... and even though she's a French native (no language barrier) and is an extremely hard worker (I have NEVER met someone who works harder than her), it was clear that it was a very, very difficult process because of the concours. In her case, the med school began with several thousand students. After the first year of concours, the number of students was greatly reduced (usually less than 20% continue onto second year med school). After a couple of years, she had to take the main concours. How you preform on that exam determines whether or not you can graduate and/or what specialty you will be in. The top 40 students could go into surgery, students who finished 41-80 could go into dentistry, students who finished 81-120 could go into physical therapy, and everyone else had to either 1.) drop out or 2.) retake a full year of school, then try the exam again (if you don't land in the top 120 the second time around, you have to drop out... keep in mind there are hundreds of people taking this exam, so it's definitely not easy to land a top spot).
My cousin wanted to be a cardiologist, but since she landed in the 41-80 category, she had to go into dentistry (there are people who swap... e.g someone who placed into surgery can swap with someone who placed in dentistry, but that is rare... most of the swapping happens between dentistry and PT). She had the option of retaking a year of school, then retaking the exam, but she decided against it, because if she were to not place in the top 120 the second time around, she could not continue in medicine. Fortunately, she ended liking dentistry and is now enjoying a successful career in oral surgery.
I don't mean to be overly negative about the concours (afterall, it produces excellent doctors), but it's definitely something to consider. If you go to a US medical school, there is a high probablity that you will graduate with an MD and you will be pretty much free to chose what specialty you will be in. If you go to a French medical school, not only is there a slim chance that you will graduate, but you also have little control over what field of medicine (surgery, PT, or dentistry) you will go into. Another thing to consider is that medical students in France do most of their pre-med in medical school.
If you don't want to go through the concours, but you still want to go to France, you can get your MD degree in the US (or someplace else in the EU), then apply to have your degree recognized in France so you can practice there.
I wish you all the best of luck! Please feel free to ask me any questions!
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