Alpes-Maritimes: 38 junior doctors in general medicine arrive in 19 municipalities

Since November 2, 2026, 38 junior doctors have begun their final year of training in the Alpes-Maritimes. Distributed across 19 municipalities with 41 approved practitioners, these future general practitioners must contribute to strengthening healthcare services, particularly in territories facing low medical density.

Training for general practitioners now includes a fourth year of internship. This additional step allows students to consolidate their skills before professional practice, with direct immersion in medical offices.

During this final year, junior doctors conduct consultations, provide care and participate in prevention initiatives. The activity takes place within a framework of supervised autonomy, under the responsibility of one or more approved practitioners who are university teaching supervisors (PAMSU).

The system also provides for interventions with other healthcare facilities, depending on local opportunities and each student’s professional project. The objective is to familiarize future general practitioners with different forms of practice and the medical needs of territories.

41 doctors welcome junior doctors in the Alpes-Maritimes

In the department, 38 junior doctors have joined 41 practitioners distributed across 19 municipalities. The organization was coordinated by the Regional Health Agency (ARS), in connection with Côte d’Azur University, medical representatives, professional bodies, Health Insurance and local authorities.

Particular attention is paid to under-served sectors, where access to care remains a challenge. To facilitate student placement, doctors engaged as teaching supervisors receive financial support from the ARS. This assistance enables, in particular, the adaptation of facilities to receive patients under appropriate conditions.

The distribution of junior doctors concerns several sectors of the department. Nice will host 11 of them, while six are based in Cagnes-sur-Mer. Antibes has two, as do Grasse, Vence, Cannes and Vallauris. Other municipalities, including Le Rouret, Sospel, Valdeblore and Saint-Étienne-de-Tinée, also welcome students.

The Prefect of the Alpes-Maritimes, Jean-Marie Girier, met with two practitioners and junior doctors on Tuesday, November 10 at the Multidisciplinary Health Center of the Collines, in Le Rouret. The visit took place in the presence of mayor Gérald Lombardo, the ARS territorial delegate Romain Alexandre, the CEO of the University Hospital Rodolphe Bourret and the Vice-President of Côte d’Azur University, Professor David Darmon.

This meeting, organized after the first week of internship, provided an opportunity to discuss the students’ initial experiences and reception conditions within medical offices.

Through this fourth year of internship, the system aims to encourage discovery of under-equipped territories and promote future medical practices in the Alpes-Maritimes. The focus is particularly on better distribution of healthcare professionals across the department in order to limit medical deserts.