Overview
DFMS / DFMSA — Paediatrics is a national application track explicitly listed in the official 2027–2028 dossier. DFMS is partial specialist training; DFMSA is advanced training for qualified specialists. This is a national application pathway, not an individual hospital fellowship vacancy. Placement depends on the forthcoming host-seat list, selection and a signed agreement.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme (DFMS / DFMSA)
- Duration
- DFMS: 1–3 years; DFMSA: 6–12 months; the approved individual placement determines the actual duration
- Start
- November 2027 intake; exact hospital appointment date confirmed after allocation
- Positions
- 2027–2028 host and specialty seat tables are not yet published as of 5 October 2026; consult dossier 2 when released. A specialty on the application form is not a confirmed vacancy
- Accreditation
- French university DFMS or DFMSA specialist-training diploma; not a French specialist qualification or independent-practice licence
- Department
- Receiving department in the chosen specialty; assigned only after selection
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Eligible non-EU/EEA/Swiss/Andorran physicians with a medical qualification permitting practice in the country of origin or award. DFMS applicants need at least 24 months of specialty training by 15 June 2027 and at least 12 months remaining on 1 November 2027. DFMSA applicants must hold the relevant specialist diploma by 15 January 2027. French B2 or the specified certificate of fully French-language medical studies is required; see the current dossier for exemptions and documents
- International applicants
- Yes — this route is for eligible physicians from outside the EU/EEA, Switzerland and Andorra; nationality, training and French-language conditions apply
- Visa support
- Long-stay student visa route identified by France-Visas for selected DFMS/DFMSA trainees; the signed host agreement or Strasbourg allocation certificate is required. Institution-specific sponsorship arrangements are not published; visa approval is not guaranteed
- Licence requirement
- Supervised hospital training only under the approved appointment. DFMS/DFMSA does not confer the right to practise medicine independently in France
How to apply
- Deadline
- 10 December 2026: mandatory preliminary dossier to Strasbourg; 15 January 2027: complete first dossier to the French diplomatic service in the country of residence. Later stages: 28 February 2027 and 15 March 2027
- Application method
- Follow the 2027–2028 Strasbourg dossier: send the preliminary documents to med-dossier1-2027-2028@unistra.fr. Applicants outside France submit the full first dossier through the French diplomatic service in their country of residence; applicants resident in France follow the Strasbourg postal procedure with proof of residence. Then follow the second-stage faculty application instructions. Host availability and allocation are competitive
Funding
- Funding
- Hospital FFI training appointment following allocation; salary, university fees and living costs must be confirmed in the receiving institution's agreement. No universal scholarship amount is stated in the current call