DIU Techniques Ultrasoniques en Anesthésie et Réanimation (TUSAR)

Overview

Two-year inter-university diploma (one compulsory module per year, 1–2 days a month) of 119.25 hours, including 64.25 hours of teaching and 53 hours of placement, with a common core plus a chosen module (e.g. heart); co-led by Prof. Bernard Cholley.

The programme

Training type

Postgraduate degree programme

Duration

2 academic years (119.25 hours)

Start

7 December 2026 (provisional)

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Inter-university diploma (DIU)

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

French doctors with a DES in anaesthesia-intensive care (or another DES plus DESC year 2 in medical intensive care); EU specialists in anaesthesia-intensive care licensed in their home country; residents from DES year 4

International applicants

EU-origin anaesthetist-intensivists eligible

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline

Applications 2 June – 6 November 2026

Application method

For the heart module, send CV, cover letter and supervisor letter to the module coordinator

Funding

Funding

€1,130 (funded or self-funded); reduced rates available

Official sources