The École du service de santé des armées (ESSA) is the main
medical
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school
A school is the educational institution (and, in the case of in-person learning, the Educational architecture, building) designed to provide learning environments for the teaching of students, usually under the direction of teachers. Most co ...
organisation for the
French Armed Forces
The French Armed Forces (, ) are the military forces of France. They consist of four military branches – the Army, the Navy, the Air and Space Force, and the National Gendarmerie. The National Guard serves as the French Armed Forces' milita ...
(''Forces armées françaises''), although mainly administered by the
French Army
The French Army, officially known as the Land Army (, , ), is the principal Army, land warfare force of France, and the largest component of the French Armed Forces; it is responsible to the Government of France, alongside the French Navy, Fren ...
(''Armée de terre'').
Structure
The
École du personnel paramédical des armées trains
paramedic
A paramedic is a healthcare professional trained in the medical model, whose main role has historically been to respond to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital. Paramedics work as part of the emergency medical services (EMS), ...
s, and was formed in 1990.
The head of the SSA is
Lt-Gen Maryline Gygax Généro, the Surgeon General (
Médecin général des Armées or MGA) of the French Army since 2017 (''Directrice centrale''), and the first female to hold the post, when she replaced
Jean-Marc Debonne.
Maryline Gygax Généro
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Training
Military medical training in France is the responsibility of the French Defence Health Service
The French Defence Central Health Service ("''Service de Santé des Armées"'' or ''SSA'') is responsible for medical and sanitary support of the French Armed Forces and of all institutions placed under the authority of the French Ministry of Ar ...
(''Service de Santé des Armées'' or SSA).
See also
* Emergency medical services in France
Emergency medical services in France are provided by a mix of organizations under Health care in France, public health control. The central organizations that provide these services are known as a SAMU, which stands for (, ). Local SAMU organisat ...
* Medical education in France
Medical education in France is administered by departments within universities called :fr:Unité_de_formation_et_de_recherche_de_médecine, Unités de formation et de recherche de médecine (UFR) (Medical Training and Research Units). The traini ...
* École du Pharo
The École du Pharo is a French military school specialized in teaching and researching tropical medicine, based in Marseille on the grounds of the Palais du Pharo.
It operated from 1905 to 2013, initially training mainly French doctors and pha ...
References
External links
ESA
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Medical schools in France
Military medical training establishments in France
Military medical education