Parallel to the practical training, the specialist candidate will follow a university training programme organised as follows :
part - Foundation studies
Three years, full-time, consisting of :
• Theoretical courses
• Seminars
• A period of supervised hospital training
The theoretical sessions of the first two years form part of the specific university training programme (FUS, in French).

part - Higher studies
In order to familiarise the candidate with all the aspects and methods of diagnosing and treating Rhumatology, three years,
full-time, consisting of :
• Theoretical courses, including scans of the locomotor apparatus of the spine.
• Seminars
• A period of supervised hospital training

In addition, 30 hours of optional courses
Seminar on physical medecine and rehabilitation