title: [Evaluation of the theoretical teaching of postgraduate medical students in France].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In France, medical students regularly complain about the shortcomings of their theoretical training and the necessity of its adaptation to better fit the needs of students. The goal was to evaluate the theoretical teaching practices in postgraduate medical studies by: 1) collecting data from medical students in different medical faculties in France; 2) comparing this data with expected practices when it is possible; 3) and proposing several lines of improvement.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey of theoretical practices in the 3rd cycle of medical studies was conducted by self-administered questionnaires which were free of charge, anonymous, and administered electronically from July 3 to October 31, 2013 to all medical students in France.
  
  
  RESULTS
  National, inter-regional, regional and field internship educational content was absent in respectively 50.5%, 42.8%, 26.0% and 30.2% of cases. Medical students follow complementary training due to insufficient DES and/or DESC 2 training in 43.7% of cases or as part of a professional project in 54.9% of cases. The knowledge sought by medical students concerns the following crosscutting topics: career development (58.9%), practice management (50.7%), medical English (50.4%) and their specialty organization (49.9%). Fifty-four point one percent would like to be evaluated on their theoretical training on an annual basis.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results of this first national survey give insights into the theoretical teaching conditions in postgraduate medical education in France and the aspirations of medical students.
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Département universitaire de radiothérapie, institut de cancérologie de Lorraine, 6, avenue de Bourgogne, CS 30519, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy cedex, France; Inter syndicat national des internes, 75005 Paris, France. Electronic address: jeanchristophe.faivre@gmail.com.
authors.forename: J-C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Faivre
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Inter syndicat national des internes, 75005 Paris, France; Département d'endocrinologie et de gynécologie médicale, CHU de Nancy, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Agopiantz
authors.affiliation: Inter syndicat national des internes, 75005 Paris, France; Université de Caen Basse-Normandie, 14000 Caen, France; Département de psychiatrie, CHU de Caen, 14000 Caen, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Loeb
authors.affiliation: Inter syndicat national des internes, 75005 Paris, France; Université de Rouen, 76000 Rouen, France; CHU de Rouen, 76000 Rouen, France.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cassinari
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Service d'épidémiologie et évaluation cliniques, CHU de Nancy, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wack
authors.affiliation: Université de Lille 2 droit et santé, 59000 Lille, France; Association nationale des étudiants en médecine de France, 75020 Paris, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Catoire
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Département de neuroradiologie, CHU de Nancy, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Braun
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Service d'épidémiologie et évaluation cliniques, CHU de Nancy, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thilly
authors.affiliation: Université de Lorraine, 54511 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Département de médecine légale, CHU de Nancy, 54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Conférence des doyens des facultés de médecine, 75006 Paris, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Coudane
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004501:Education, Medical / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D005180:Faculty, Medical / Q000592:standards; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D008511:Medicine / Q000592:standards; D010549:Personal Satisfaction; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Enseignement; Internat; Internship and residency; Medical education; Quality assurance; Teaching; Troisième cycle; Études médicales; Évaluation