Signing of the University Hospital Agreement

On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, the new university-hospital agreement between the University Hospitals of Nîmes, Montpellier, and the University of Montpellier was renewed and signed by all parties involved, including the university president, the director of the Nîmes University Hospital, the executive director of the Montpellier University Hospital, the three deans of the health faculties, and the executive director of the regional health agency (ARS Occitanie).

Specifically, the two university hospitals share the same teaching and research units (UFRs) in medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry, as well as the Montpellier School of Medicine.

Both university hospitals are partners of the I-Site Montpellier University of Excellence (Muse), “which, since 2017, has brought together a large academic, scientific, institutional, and economic community in the Montpellier region in the fields of biodiversity, agriculture, the environment, and health.”

This accreditation was officially confirmed in 2022, while the University Innovation Cluster (PUI) led by the University of Montpellier received its accreditation in July 2023.

Jean-Cédric Durand, Dean of the School of Dentistry, noted that this agreement reinforces our genuine commitment to revitalizing our ties with the Nîmes University Hospital through training opportunities for our students and residents, as well as through the regional engagement of our professionals. The Director of the Nîmes University Hospital confirmed that this university-hospital agreement also serves as a draw, since having two university hospitals increases the number of clinical rotation sites, training opportunities, and access to technical facilities.