Institute for Training of Medical Electroradiology Operators

The institute is authorized by the president of the Normandy Regional Council to welcome a class of 28 students who obtain a double diploma : License in healthcare sciences and a State Diploma in Medical Electroradiology Manipulator.

It is headed by a director, approved by the president of the Normandy Region . It is responsible for the approvals and operating authorization of the institute.

AFNOR certifies that the CAEN University Hospital Center has been judged to comply with the requirements for carrying out training activities.

Certificate No. 2022/98983.1

Training orders:

• Order of June 14, 2012 relating to the State diploma of medical electroradiology manipulator
• Order of January 17, 2020 relating to admission to institutes preparing for the DE MEM
• Order of April 21, 20217 relating to the operating conditions of paramedical training institutes
• Decree No. 2020-553 of May 11, 2020 and Order of September 9, 2021 authorizing experiments

• Interest in science, scientific and technological development, the field of health
  • Knowledge in the scientific and technological field (physics-chemistry biology, physiology, mathematics)
  • Knowledge in the health and social field
  • Representation of the profession and care
  • Interest and uses of digital tools and resources
• Relationship and communication skills
  • Ability to pay attention, listen and empathize
  • Ability to collaborate and work in a team
  • Ability to communicate and integrate groups
  • Sense of collective interest
• Scientific process skills
  • Ability to reason scientifically, logically
  • Ability to research, mobilize and link information
  • Ability to surprise, critical sense and discernment, creativity
• Mastery of expression
  • Proficiency in French both written and spoken
  • Ability to communicate in a foreign language (especially English)
• Organisational skills
  • Rigor, diligence, perseverance
  • Respect for commitments, autonomy at work
  • Organizational skills and dexterity

• You will be systematically registered at the UFR health of Caen in the License Sciences du Soin , in response to the decree of May 11, 2020 which specifies the procedures for the universitarization of paramedical training.
• This license supplements the State trade diploma which it cannot replace and therefore does not alone give the authorization to practice the trade you have chosen. You will therefore obtain a double diploma at the end of your training: Bachelor's degree in Health Sciences, Care Sciences course + MEM .
• Registration in our institute will automatically lead to registration for this license without any additional steps.
• The institute will remain your contact to answer questions concerning your education.

Acquire the professional skills to carry out the activities of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator:

• Analyze the clinical situation of the person and determine the modalities of the care to be carried out.
• Implement diagnostic and therapeutic care in medical imaging, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy and functional explorations while ensuring continuity of care.
• Manage information related to the performance of diagnostic and therapeutic care.
• Implement radiation protection rules and practices for patients, personnel and the public.
• Implement quality, health and safety standards and principles to ensure quality of care.
• Conduct a relationship with the person cared for.
• Evaluate and improve professional practices.
• Organize their activities and collaborate with other health professionals.
• Inform and train.
• Research, process and exploit scientific and professional data.

Two admission channels are possible:

1. Candidates, holders or in preparation of a French baccalaureate or a title admitted in equivalence, are authorized to register via ParcourSup . Registration is not permitted to candidates under the age of 17 on December 31 of the current year.
2. People with 3 years of contribution to a social protection scheme (bachelor's degree or not) are authorized to register via the FPC selection (Continuing Professional Training)

To follow the training:

• Vaccination against hepatitis B is mandatory.
• A laptop is recommended, a vehicle is necessary to get to the internship.

With regard to the law of February 11, 2005 for equal rights and opportunities, participation and citizenship of people with disabilities, the principles of non-discrimination and accessibility are applied to training.

A disability representative is in contact with all the paramedical training structures at the CAEN University Hospital. Concerned students can contact her via the address: pfp-sec-dir@chu-caen.fr

Vigilant point: 

There is no obligation for the student to communicate their disability situation to their training structure, either at the time of the competitive examination or during the course of their studies.

The disability situation of a candidate or student is confidential, even if it may be a secret shared between professionals in the training structure.

Before entering a health or social training institute in Normandy, you must make sure of the method of financing your training and your resources for the duration of your training.

• Regional scholarships : the granting of the scholarship is based on the family quotient of the student; this quotient is fixed each year as well as the amount of the scholarship. Applications for grants should be made at the following address: http://messervices.etudiant.gouv.fr .
• Prices :
  • the 2023/2024 educational cost will amount to €6,800 for the full school year (cost entirely financed by the region for students continuing their education).
  • university registration fees: €170 (corresponds to 2023/2024 rates – exemption for scholarship students)
  • the Student and Campus Life Contribution “CVEC”: €100 (corresponds to the 2023/2024 rates – exemption for scholarship students)

Students have the possibility of signing an apprenticeship contract with any health establishment (hospitals, clinics, imaging practices, etc.) . The duration of the apprenticeship contract varies according to its date of signature. A student can sign either in the 2nd year of study (the duration of the contract is 24 months), or in the 3rd year of study (the maximum duration of the contract is 12 months) . The CFA PSS (Training Center for Apprentices Health and Social Professions) of Normandy supports employers and candidates in this process.

• A theoretical training of 60 weeks at the institute spread over each semester in a Transversal Teaching Unit, a Transversal Care Teaching Unit and 3 Core Business Teaching Units.
• A clinical training of 60 weeks in internship: the internships are distributed alternately from the 1st ^year in all the fields of activity of the manipulator over periods of approximately 4 weeks.
• Start : 1st ^half of September of year N.
• End : End of June of year N+3

The IFMEM of CHU Caen Normandie wanted to develop active teaching methods such as simulation by proposing multiple scenarios:

• Simulations by scenarios supports exchanges and reflections around the care of a patient in a given situation.
• Simulations on basic mannequins (low fidelity) allowing training in professional gestures (sampling, injections on peripheral sites or on implantable chambers, surveys, cardiac massage)
• Standardized patients: these are simulated patients or role plays allowing caregiver-patient interaction. It is a question of developing technical relational skills in scripted situations (reception interviews, management of a crisis situation, etc.) . These simulations are carried out either in the practical work room at the PFRS or in the examination rooms of the CHU and the François Baclesse Center in order to be able to immerse the students in the real conditions of an examination room.
• Simulation on an interactive mannequin: The objective is to put the learners in an evolving situation, to mobilize their knowledge and to acquire skills. The partnership with the simulation laboratory of the CHU allows students to practice in simulation of real care.

The training is provided by health executive trainers, State-certified Medical Electroradiology Manipulators, who have varied professional experience and university titles: University Diplomas, Licenses, Masters.

The permanent trainers work in collaboration with university teachers and professionals in the field. Since 2013, students have benefited from a university digital platform that allows them access to educational content remotely.

Each student is followed during the 3 years of study by a referent trainer who accompanies him in the acquisition of his skills.

Formalized times in small groups allow students to share their experiences and work on areas in which they encounter difficulties. IFMEM trainers .

A system of supervision of undergraduate students by their undergraduate peers aims, for new students, to provide support at the start of training, promoting integration into the institute and better adaptation to the required working methods. Regular assessment activities of this system are organized by the teaching team.

Online assessments, online homework submissions, homework on the table, oral presentations of work, simulated situations.

IFMEM is part of a training center which includes:

• Initial training : paramedics, caregivers, nurses;
• Specialty training: nurse anesthetists, operating room nurses, childcare nurses;
• Health executive training;
• Medical training: medicine, pharmacy, midwifery, speech therapist.

The grouping of these training courses on a single site “Pôle des Formations et de Recherche en Santé ( PFRS )” makes it possible to develop shared and innovative educational activities: multi-professional teaching and internships.

The IFMEM has training rooms equipped with the computer equipment necessary for the implementation of training activities using teaching methods requiring the contribution of new technologies.

Students have Wifi access terminals, and the equipment necessary for carrying out educational activities and access to the entire network of libraries at the University of Caen Normandy.

Access to the Collégium platform of Normandy Caen University facilitates the posting of content online, access to a forum dedicated to training and the carrying out of online collaborative activities.

The lessons are organized in the same place at the PFRS . The building is accessible to people with disabilities, a disability representative is also available at the paramedical training center (contact details available on request from the institute secretariat).

The students of the institute benefit from numerous internship sites in the departments of the CHU but also in peripheral public or private hospitals, clinics and polyclinics, centers for the fight against cancer and private imaging centers.

IFMEM manages the assignments of internship students. Internship courses are offered according to resources and the obligations of distributing internship locations over the 6 semesters. They can be regularly adapted based on the assessments of educational monitoring advisors and the specific objectives formulated by the students.

An internship allowance and reimbursement of travel expenses are paid in accordance with the decree of December 16, 2020 relating to internship allowances paid to students enrolled in training institutes.

MEM State diploma is obtained by obtaining 180 European credits. Students, having validated the first five semesters of training (i.e. 150 credits) and having completed all the tests and internships of semester 6, are authorized to appear before the regional jury for the awarding of the MEM State Diploma .

• As MEM : Possibility of changing sector of activity at any time; Exercise in a public or private health establishment; Exercise in a private imaging center
• Specializations  (Specific to the profession) : MASTER Dosimetrist, DU echography, DU interventional imaging, competent person in radiation protection. Accessible to all paramedics: DU/MASTER public health, hygiene, pain, ethics
• Developments and prospects : Health framework: after 4 years of practice (managing a team OR training students) . Master

Admission to training is by submitting an application via the Parcours Sup admission portal, the timetable of which is as follows:

• Registration and formulation of wishes: from January 15 to March 13, 2025
• Deadline for completing files and confirming wishes: April 2, 2025
• Start of posting of proposals to candidates: June 2, 2025
  
• End of the admission phase: July 10, 2025
• For candidates in the final year, validation of admission is subject to obtaining the baccalaureate .

Admission to training is by submitting an application directly to the institute . This file is to be downloaded, the schedule of which is as follows:

• Registration: from December 20, 2024 to February 26, 2025
• Publication of results: March 24, 2025 at the latest
  
• Deadline for confirmation of entry into training: April 8, 2025

Please note: the institute can accommodate 1 student through this admission route.

Admission to training for manipulators holding a diploma obtained outside the European Union is carried out through a competitive examination for which the registration file must be downloaded .

The competition schedule is as follows:

• Registration: from December 20, 2024 to February 7, 2025
• Eligibility test: March 14, 2025
• Eligibility results: March 24, 2025 at the latest
  
• Admission tests: from April 22 to April 30, 2025
• Publication of admission results: May 14, 2025 at the latest
  
• Deadline for confirmation of entry into training: June 13, 2025
• Note: the institute can accommodate 2 students through this admission route.

Admission to training is carried out by submitting an application directly to the institute. This file is to be downloaded , the schedule of which is as follows:

• Registration: from May 12, 2025 to May 23, 2025 Midi
  
• Interviews: From June 10 to June 13, 2025
• Publication of results: June 21, 2025 at the latest
  
• Deadline for entry into training: July 25, 2025

Note: the institute can accommodate 2 students through this admission route.

Licensed high-level athletes can, under certain conditions, request an adjustment to their training. Each individual situation is studied on a case-by-case basis by the director of the institute. Please note, this arrangement may result in an extension of training.