DIU Soins critiques pédiatriques (Paediatric Critical Care)

Overview

Two-year inter-university diploma (partners Lille, Lyon 1, Paris-Saclay, Aix-Marseille) led in Bordeaux by Pr Olivier Brissaud for paediatricians and anaesthetist-intensivists to deepen paediatric intensive care and emergency competencies; 116 h of seminars, workshops and e-learning plus a mandatory CHU placement (6 months as senior, or 3 months plus 48 PICU on-calls).

The programme

Training type

Subspecialty training programme

Duration

2 years (116 h theory + mandatory CHU placement)

Start

Runs every year (start date not stated)

Positions

Up to 20 per university per year (80 in total)

Accreditation

Inter-university diploma (DIU), Université de Bordeaux (created 2024)

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Doctors holding a French DES, or foreign equivalent, in paediatrics, adult intensive care medicine or anaesthesia-ICU, or emergency physicians with the FST in paediatric emergency medicine

International applicants

Foreign doctors with a diploma equivalent to the French DES in the listed specialties are eligible

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Not stated on official page

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Application file with CV, cover letter and required diploma to the Scolarité DU Santé (scolarite.du-sante@u-bordeaux.fr)

Funding

Funding

Continuing education only: €1,500/year plus university licence registration fee

Official sources