Inter-University Diploma (DIU) in Practice and Theory of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1 / Hospices Civils de Lyon (with Université de Bordeaux and Nantes Université)

PsychiatryNeurostimulationPostgraduate degree programme
Destination
FRA
Lyon / Bordeaux / Nantes, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes / Nouvelle-Aquitaine / Pays de la Loire, France

Overview

One-year DIU on ECT and rTMS (indications, delivery, monitoring, setting up a unit) with three in-person seminars (Bordeaux 25–27 Jan 2027, Lyon 23–25 Mar 2027, Nantes 26–28 Apr 2027) and a mandatory 30-hour placement in an approved unit, involving indication, delivery and follow-up of 10 ECT patients and TMS.

The programme

Focus
Neurostimulation (ECT / TMS)
Training type
Postgraduate degree programme
Duration
1 year (3 seminars + 30 h placement + dissertation)
Start
January 2027
Positions
30 in total across the three universities
Accreditation
Inter-university diploma (Bordeaux, Lyon, Nantes)
Department
Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Medical doctors with the DES in psychiatry or anaesthesia-intensive care (or equivalent); psychiatry/anaesthesia DES residents from year 3; nurses and psychologists
International applicants
Equivalent qualifications accepted ('ou équivalents')
Visa support
Not stated on official page
Licence requirement
Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline
Not stated on official page
Application method
Application file (motivation letter, CV, photo, diploma, ID) ± interview; Lyon contact: Pr Emmanuel Poulet (CHU Lyon)

Funding

Funding
Not stated on official page

Official sources