title: New diploma in emergency medicine in France:  the students' perspective.
abstract: French emergency medicine (EM) has undergone rapid changes with the establishment of a diploma in emergency medicine (DES). We aimed to question medicine students on their knowledge of and apprehensions regarding this new DES. We conducted an email cross-sectional survey among second-cycle medical students before their choice of resident speciality. This included a demographic study and an evaluation of the willingness to choose emergency specialization. Two thousand and three fully completed questionnaires were analysed. Twenty-six per cent of the students (n=524) planned to choose emergency specialization and 54% of the students (n=1084) knew that emergency specialization would be proposed as a full speciality. Seventy-six per cent of students considered it tough to practice as an entire career. This study clearly shows that EM represents an attractive option for medical students. The establishment of DES represents a major step in the improvement of EM.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Purpan Hospital, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse, France. dehours.e@chu-toulouse.fr
authors: Emilie
authors: E
authors: Dehours
authors: Baptiste
authors: B
authors: Vallé
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Concina
authors: Vincent
authors: V
authors: Bounes
authors: Jean-Louis
authors: JL
authors: Ducassé
authors: Dominique
authors: D
authors: Lauque
mesh_terms: D002321:Career Choice; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008004:Licensure / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult