Question 19765 — health professions

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Mrs. Annie Genevard questions the Minister of Solidarity and Health about the gynecological follow-up of women in France today. If the number of positions in medical gynecology is defined by the public authorities, the system is evolving. Indeed, the bill relating to the organization and transformation of the health system provided, in its article 2, to rethink the methods of evaluation of the second cycle, to remove the national ranking tests and to reform access to the third cycle of medical studies. However, it is on the basis of national ranking tests that the specialties are determined. By removing them, a certain vagueness occurs on the distribution of students and above all, there is a growing risk of seeing fewer and fewer medical students moving towards medical gynecology. Moreover, it is a tendency not to be neglected today: in 2007, 1,945 medical gynecologists were counted, in 2019, less than 1,000 are listed while women of consultation age number more than 30 million. This situation is not sustainable over time. The growing shortage of medical gynecologists has been highlighted on several occasions. It is essential to ensure continuity in the training of future students and for public authorities to take control of the lack of gynecologists in France, in light of such a reform. Also, she would like to know the measures she intends to take to ensure easy access to gynecological consultations for all women in France and to encourage medical students to turn to this specialty.

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