St Etienne

Why should you choose Saint-Etienne ?

Second largest urban area of Rhone-Alps, Saint-Etienne has distinguished itself for its passion for nature, for football for Art and Design. Saint-Etienne is also known for its Know-How and its hospitality spirit. Moreover, the main advantage of living in Saint-Etienne is that you are close to a natural park named “le Pilat”.

Saint-Etienne briefly

Location : 45km from Lyon 2h50 from Paris by TGV 1h15 from Lyon Saint-Exupery Airport

Saint-Etienne intra muros = 185 000 inhabitants Saint-Etienne metropolis = 380 000 inhabitants

3 Museums : Coal mine Museum and its amazing “by night” tour Art & Industry Museum And the wonderful Modern Art Museum : exhibitions change every 6 months and people come from all over the country to visit them !

A mythical football stadium with the best supporters of the country !

2 wonderful natural sites only a few minutes away from the city : Rochetaillée : a medieval village with an old castle, 2 dams and a climbing site. Saint-Victor : Saint-Etienne’s port (and beach) on the river Loire.

How to reach us ?

81 trips between Saint-Etienne and Lyon per day 8 directs 2 hour and 50 minute links with Paris per day by T.G.V.

By car : 45 minutes to Lyon, 2 hours to the Alps, 3h to the Mediterranean Sea

Clerkship information

Period : all year long

There are 3 hospitals which accept IFMSA students : l’Hôpital Bellevue l’Hôpital de la Charité l’Hôpital Nord

List of departments available Anaesthesia Anatomy Biochemistry Biology Biophysics Chemistry Dermatology Dermatovenerology Emergency Medicine Epidemiology Female Cancer Genetics Geriatrics Gynaecology/Obstetrics Hematology Histology Hygiene Immunology Infectious Diseases Intensive and Critical Care Internal Medicine -Cardiology Internal Medicine-Endocrinology Internal Medicine-Gastroenterology Internal Medicine-General Internal Medioine-Hematology Internal Medicine-Invasive Cardiology Internal Medicine -Nephrology Internal Medicine- Pulmonary Internal Medicine- Rheumatology Microbiology Molecular Medicine Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Neurology Nuclear Medicine Oncology Ophthalmology Otorhinolaryngology Paediatrics Paediatrics-Neurosurgery Parasitology Pathology Pathophysiology Pharmacology Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Radiology Radiotherapy Sports Medicine Surgery-Cardio-thoracic Surgery Surgery-Cardiovascular Surgery Surgery-Gastrointestinal Surgery Surgery-General Surgery-Head and Neck Surgery Surgery-Maxillo-facial Surgery Surgerv-Neurosurgery Surgery-Orthopedics Surgery-Shoulder & elbow Surgery Surgery-Thoracic Surgery Surgery-Vascular Surgery Traumatology Urology

Lodging : Incomings live in French students’ houses or flats.

Transportation : Depending on where the incoming is lodged, we provide him with a bus pass or not.

Boarding : Incomings get lunch at the hospital’s restaurant. Breakfast and dinner are provided by French students.

Social program :

You can be sure to find a nice social programme during the summer time whereas it’s difficult for us to organize the same things during the school year. Here are a few examples of what we did last summer : going to the swimming-pool (we offer you 2 tickets) visiting the museums (we try to organize free guided tours) parties and barbecues going to the “Festival des 7 collines”, a theater festival, or to some concerts walking, biking, climbing and even swimming in the “Parc naturel du Pilat” Accrobranches (tree-climbing), and Via-ferrata Rafting ... and just spending nice time together !

We will also help you to plan your week-end excursions : Ardèche gorges, Marseilles, Paris and the Alps.

Climate : Weather can vary a lot and you should be prepared to all kinds of weather. Temperature in July and August can be quite hot : up to 35° C, and not all the departments at the hospital are air-conditionned. Links Some links you might find useful when considering coming to Saint-Etienne :