#2008-933Decree No. 2008-933 on the special status of army practitioners
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The decree establishes a specific status for army practitioners in France, categorizing them into five distinct corps: army internes, army doctors, army pharmacists, army veterinarians, and army dental surgeons. It outlines their roles, responsibilities, recruitment processes, promotion criteria, and the hierarchy within these corps, emphasizing their contribution to military health services and public health. Various articles specify the recruitment methods, training periods, and promotion criteria, ensuring a structured career progression for these professionals within the armed forces.
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Key Changes
- Introduction of distinct corps for different medical professions within the armed forces.
- Establishment of clear recruitment and promotion criteria for army practitioners.
- Specification of roles and responsibilities for each category of army practitioner.
Obligations
What this law requires
Establish and maintain five distinct corps of army practitioners: army internes, army doctors, army pharmacists, army veterinarians, and army dental surgeons, each with defined roles in military health services
Army practitioners must design, direct, implement, evaluate, and inspect health-related activities within the armed forces and affiliated organizations
Army internes must exercise prevention, diagnosis, and care functions only by delegation and under the responsibility of supervising army doctors
Recruit army internes exclusively from career officer students in military health service schools who are admitted to complete third-cycle medical studies
Limit external recruitment to 40% (rounded up) of total army doctor positions to be filled over any five-year period, combining both competitive examination and title-based recruitment pathways