How Studies are organized :
The practice of osteopathic medicine was legislated by Law n°2002-303 of 4 March, 2002 relative to patients’ rights and quality of health care. Administrative decrees 435 and 437 of 25 March 2007 established the osteopathic code of practice and requirements for a French diploma in Osteopathic Medicine, which includes 6 units in basic science and 3 units in osteopathic medicine.
The law and decrees fixed the educational criteria at a minimum of 2660 hours, the equivalent of 3 years post high school training The Osteopathic College of Provence is committed to training high level practitioners and maintains a 5000 hour program organized in 5 years (300 ECTS) plus a 6th year of clinical and therapeutic advanced training.
- For details click on the appropriate year : (english translation is coming soon)
Detail of the first year
Detail of the second year
Detail of the third year
Detail of the fourth year
Detail of the fifth year
| Total credits years 1 to 5 | 300 ECTS | |
| Total credits clinic supervised practice years 1 to 5 |
39 ECTS | 630 hours |
| Total hours, years 1 to 5 | Including evaluation sessions 4075 |
Excluding |
- Optional courses available in the sixth year : (english translation is coming soon)
Detail of optional courses
Detail of the sixth year
| Total optional courses | 264 hours | |
| Total Sixth Year | 43 ECTS | 700 hours |
| TOTAL Years 1 to 6 | 5039 hours |
