Mobilization of students from the Faculty of Pharmacy

On November 21, over 200 students from Montpellier's Faculty of Pharmacy rallied on Place de la Comédie to defend the reform of the 3rd cycle of pharmaceutical studies.

Initiated in 2016, the 3rd cycle reform (R3C) has not been successful for all pharmacy students. One of the demonstrators' main demands is the introduction of short Diplômes d'Études Spécialisées (DES) in pharmacy, enabling pharmacists to receive comprehensive and diversified training.

Students are also looking for an improvement in their quality of life, through an increase in their remuneration, as well as transport and accommodation allowances to enable them to carry out internships throughout the country, a point also emphasized during the mobilization.

In all, students in 13 cities across France organized demonstrations on November 21 in response to a call from theAssociation nationale des étudiants en pharmacie de France (Anepf).

At the close of the Paris demonstration, a delegation was received by the French Ministry of Health and Prevention.