Overview
DIU led by Prof. Stéphane Tringali on vestibular exploration, otolith system, vestibular rehabilitation and vertigo in ORL, taught across Grenoble, Lyon (Centre Hospitalier Lyon Sud), Saint-Étienne and Clermont-Ferrand, with a practical placement and case-study dissertation.
The programme
- Training type
- Postgraduate degree programme
- Duration
- 2026-2027 academic year; courses start 25 September 2026
- Start
- 25 September 2026
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- University diploma (DIU), Lyon 1 with partner universities.
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- French/EU: MDs, hospital residents, physiotherapists, nurses; foreign doctors and DFMS/AFSA trainees.
- International applicants
- Foreign doctors and DIS/AFSA trainees eligible.
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Authorisation form to secretariat, then online pre-registration 13–24 July and 18 August – 15 November 2026 (files due 15 days before courses)
- Application method
- Obtain signed authorisation from secretariat (katalyn.megueulle@chu-lyon.fr), then pre-register online at univ-lyon1.fr.
Funding
- Funding
- Training fee for Lyon registration: €910
Official sources
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