Question 11035 — higher education

Summary

Mr. Michel Larive draws the attention of the Minister of Solidarity and Health to the disastrous conditions in which hospital students do their internships. Hospital students are medical students who progress from the 4th to the 6th year of their university curriculum, a period formerly called the “externship”, during which they must complete work-study internships in healthcare establishments. The hospital student is both student and employee. The National Association of Medical Students of France (ANEMF) consulted medical students regarding their status as “hospital students”, and recently published a file which highlights current issues, while proposing adapted solutions. First of all, the ANEMF points out a lack of security of working time. In fact, the time of The work of a hospital student is subject to specific regulations. However, these regulations are very often flouted, either because line managers do not respect them, or because of flaws inherent in these regulations. Normally, the maximum authorized working time is 48 hours per week, but this represents a lot of hours, knowing that they must follow their studies at the same time. It is about a considerable workload. This situation is a source of significant tension and discomfort for these future doctors, especially since in many training and research units (UFR), students are required to exceed, in certain departments, this legal basis of 48 hours. On the other hand, students are supposed to benefit from 30 days of leave per year. But most of the time they are pushed to pose their leave at the time of revision in order to be sure to have the necessary time to work on their lessons. In addition, in certain faculties, such as in Lille, students must take their leave during class periods. This practice is considered illegal by the ANEMF and forces certain students to give up their leave so as not to fall behind on their courses. ANEMF also reports that students must sometimes work on weekends, according to precise regulations, but which are regularly violated by employers. The pace imposed on certain students does not allow them to benefit from even half a day of recovery. ANEMF therefore wants the rapid establishment of a consultation on the working time of hospital students bringing together the directors of the UFR, the public authorities and the students, in order to set a new bar for maximum working hours, approaching 35 hours per week. Furthermore, the ANEMF insists on the need to inform students of the remedies to which they are entitled in the event of an abusive situation, because the application of current legislation would better protect them. Considering these elements, he would like to know if it would agree to organize the consultation requested by the ANEMF, and what are the solutions that it is already considering implementing to improve the situation of medical students.

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