Preventive medicine service
The Preventive Medicine Service is open to all students at the University of Montpellier. Visits and consultations are free, confidential, and subject to medical confidentiality.
You will meet receptionists and appointment coordinators, nurses, doctors, clinical psychologists, a dietitian-nutritionist, and social workers from the CROUS. Our multidisciplinary team offers a comprehensive approach to your health issues and questions.
New: online appointment booking.
Reception and consultations
Vaccinations? Listening, support, advice? Medical, psychological, and social prevention visits and health checkups? Screening? Nursing care? Information on different methods of contraception? Emergency contraception? Specialized consultations: psychology, addiction (tobacco, etc.), gynecology, nutrition?
The SCMPPS branches welcome you.
Whether you are a new student at the University of Montpellier, are enrolled in a program that presents specific risks, or simply want to check in, you can get a health check-up at the SCMPPS. You can make an appointment at the SCMPPS branch closest to your place of study. Depending on your field of study, you may also be invited to visit the SCMPPS.
This preventive visit is an opportunity to take stock of your lifestyle, your integration into university life, and your relationships with others. The nurse and doctor will discuss your health needs with you, offer advice, and refer you to other professionals if necessary.
Remember to bring your health/vaccination record book so that your vaccination status can be checked (*).
(*) Students enrolling in Biology-Health programs must be up to date with their specific vaccination requirements. Please note that if you have a contraindication to any of these vaccinations, you will not be able to study Biology/Health.
Specialized consultations
Clinical psychology consultations
Clinical psychologists are available for individual, confidential, and free consultations by appointment at the Preventive Medicine Department:
- downtown branch;
- Triolet antenna;
- Occitanie branch;
- Nîmes branch.
Depending on the situation, telephone appointments may also be offered to you.
For further information and to make an appointment:
Gynecology consultations
Do you have any questions about gynecology?
To discuss various topics: contraception, sexuality, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HPV vaccination, etc., and/or to have a gynecological examination.
Make an appointment with one of the department's doctors for a free and confidential consultation.
Contact: 04.34.43.30.70
Email
Diet or nutrition consultations
Are you wondering about your eating habits?
To discuss various topics related to nutrition, make an individual appointment with the dietitian-nutritionist for a free and confidential consultation.
Depending on the situation, telephone appointments may also be offered to you.
Contact: +33 (0)4 34 43 30 87
Email
Smoking cessation counseling
Would you like to cut down or quit? Are you looking for information, motivation, or advice?
A tobacco specialist doctor and a nurse will answer your questions and offer to help you with your efforts.
Make an appointment with the tobacco specialist for a free and confidential consultation.
Contact: 04.34.43.30.70
Email
Studies and disability
If you are a student with a disability, in order to ensure equal opportunities, you can benefit from adjustments to your studies and/or exams
As soon as the academic year begins, you should make an appointment with the Preventive Medicine Service as soon as possible.
The Preventive Medicine Service provides you with individual, personalized support tailored to your needs throughout your university studies.
All requests for accommodations are handled by a multidisciplinary team: a doctor authorized by the CDAPH (Commission for the Rights and Autonomy of People with Disabilities in Hérault), a nurse, a secretary, etc., who will listen to you, assess your situation, and, based on your difficulties, suggest appropriate accommodations for your studies and/or exams.
The team works in collaboration with the Handiversité service, the departments, and the academic services.
N.B.: In the event of temporary disability (accidents, injuries, etc.), you must contact the Preventive Medicine Department as soon as possible.
Working life and disability
Would you like to come and work at UM, or are you a university employee and would like to know if your health condition can be recognized as a disability? Do you have questions about the accommodations offered by the university?
The Handiversité service and the SCMPPS work closely together to provide you with personalized and confidential support throughout your career.
Psychological support
Clinical psychologists are available for individual, confidential, and free consultations by appointment at the Preventive Medicine Department:
- downtown branch;
- Triolet antenna;
- Occitanie branch;
- Nîmes branch.
Depending on the situation, telephone appointments may also be offered to you.
For further information and to make an appointment:
Student Mental Health Support System
The University of Montpellier participates in the Student Mental Health Program launched by the Ministry of Higher Education and Research students to up to 12 sessions of psychological support outside the university at no upfront cost.
Vaccination
Questions about vaccination?
Please feel free to contact or meet with one of our nurses at the SCMPPS branch closest to your place of study.
You can also visit the vaccination info service website and the Ministry of Health and Prevention website.
Vaccinations available at SCMPPS for students:
- DTP (Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio)
- DTP (diphtheria, tetanus, polio, pertussis)
- Hepatitis B
- MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella)
- HPV (Human Papillomavirus)
- ACWY and B meningitis
- Tuberculosis test (IDR)
Students in high-risk programs: Are you enrolled in a program where you may be exposed to specific pathogens? Are you traveling abroad to an area where certain infectious agents are circulating?
- I am studying health sciences.
- I am participating in other studies requiring vaccination or am exposed to specific risks
If you are exposed to risk during your studies or internships, you may need to have your vaccination schedule checked by a nurse or doctor at the SCMPPS.
Students enrolling in Biology-Health programs must be up to date with their specific vaccination requirements. Please note that if you have a contraindication to any of these vaccinations, you will not be able to study Biology-Health. - I am planning to do an internship or study abroad
Are you planning to go abroad to do an internship or part of your studies? Depending on the country, certain precautions and/or vaccinations may be necessary.
Visit the Institut Buisson Bertrand website for information on necessary vaccinations and to make an appointment online.Visit the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs website for travel advice.
Sexual health
Do you have questions about contraception, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HPV vaccination, etc.? The SCMPPS nurses and preventive medicine doctors are here to help you.
If you wish, you can also make an appointment with one of the department's doctors (free and confidential consultation) to discuss these issues and/or have a gynecological examination:
Contact: 04.34.43.30.70
Email
New: online appointment booking!
The preventive care physician does not replace your primary care physician. However, as part of a gynecological consultation, the physician is authorized to issue prescriptions for contraception, monitoring, and screening tests. They can advise you and refer you to the services best suited to your situation.
Our prevention services can provide emergency contraception to students who request it.
Prev’Box device
In case of emergency? If you forget something? If you need something? ... these boxes are at your disposal!
Your Preventive Medicine Service has installed red boxes in front of its branches in Triolet, Occitanie, Richter in Montpellier, and the Faculty of Medicine in Nîmes.
You will find the following free of charge, even outside branch opening hours:
- Sanitary pads, tampons
- Male and female condoms and lubricants
- Breathalyzers
Take only what you need so that everyone can benefit.
Free condoms without prescription for those under 26
Since January1, 2023, young people under the age of 26, with no minimum age requirement, can obtain condoms* free of charge in pharmacies without a prescription (100% covered by health insurance).
To obtain a free box of condoms from a pharmacy, adults must present their Vitale card or a certificate of entitlement (downloadable from their ameli account) or, failing that, proof of identity.
Recipients of state medical aid (AME) can also benefit from this service by presenting their AME card, as can European Union nationals by presenting their European Health Insurance Card.
If you are a minor, a simple sworn statement is sufficient to prove your age or your social security status (or AME beneficiary status). You can request confidentiality in the issuance of the document, if you wish.
*brands "Eden" and "Sortez couverts!"
Don't hesitate to talk about your sexual health with a professional from the Preventive Medicine Department!
Free morning-after pill without prescription for all women
Since January1, 2023, emergency contraception has been available in pharmacies, without a prescription and without upfront costs, for anyone under the age of 18 or over the age of 18 who is covered by social security or the AME (until now, only minors were eligible for 100% coverage, and emergency contraception without a prescription was reserved for those under the age of 25); this provision "must be accompanied by clear and concise information on contraceptive information and follow-up consultations."
Don't hesitate to talk about your sexual health with a professional from the Preventive Medicine Department!
HIV and STIs: prevention
The use of condoms
Since January 1, 2023, minors (without age restrictions) and adults aged 18 to 26 (male or female) can obtain male condoms free of charge at pharmacies without a prescription, with the cost covered by health insurance.
You can also obtain them from the PrevBoxes installed at the entrances to the SCMPPS branches in Triolet, Occitanie, Richter, and the Faculty of Medicine in Nîmes.
Screening
You can contact the CeGIDD (free screening and diagnosis center) in Nîmes or Montpellier, which offers the following services free of charge:
- screening for HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis,
- screening and treatment of STIs (sexually transmitted infections) vaccination against sexually transmitted diseases (papillomavirus, viral hepatitis A and B),
- PrEP consultations (medication to prevent HIV/AIDS).
Your doctor or a SCMPPS preventive medicine doctor can give you a prescription for laboratory testing: HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and syphilis serology tests, as well as PCR tests for chlamydia and gonococcus (vaginal swab for girls and urine sample for boys).
Papillomavirus
Papillomaviruses are linked to the development of several cancers: cervical, vaginal, and vulvar, as well as anal, penile, and several cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract (oral cavity, oropharynx, tonsils). The proportion of cancers attributable to HPV varies depending on the type of cancer.
- Coverage of vaccinations for young men and women up to age 19.
- Vaccination coverage for MSM up to age 25.
A SCMPPS preventive medicine doctor can issue you a prescription for the HPV vaccine and vaccinate you, or, depending on the situation, cover the cost of the vaccine.
Resources about the city
Menstrual leave
The University of Montpellier is introducing menstrual leave to take into account the impact of menstrual periods that may occur during studies.
This measure allows those affected to take temporary leave from work, under certain conditions, in the event of menstrual-related disorders.
Collective prevention actions
Throughout the academic year, the Preventive Medicine Service and Student Health Representatives (ERS) offer preventive measures and screening days.
What is the role of a Student Health Representative (SHR)? SHRs help raise awareness among other students, their peers, about health issues. In recent years, SHRs have developed tools to promote preventive measures in the areas of sexual health, mental health, and addiction prevention.
The highlights of the program are: " A l'UM ta Santé " (a program of in-person and online activities and workshops).
You will be informed of the dates, locations, and recruitment periods for ERS via email to your university address, newsletters, and the ERS Instagram account. Subscribe now! #ersumontpellier
Come and meet the ERS, health professionals from the service, and our partners on campus to discuss various health topics (mental health, sexual health, nutrition, addictions, healthy exercise, developing psychosocial skills, etc.). How can you manage your sleep? Learn relaxation techniques? How can you manage menstrual pain? Remote webinars and workshops are also available throughout the year.
Stress management workshops
Would you like to learn how to better manage your reactions to stress? Would you like to be more assertive and communicate more effectively?
Upon registration, sophrology workshops for students.
Screening days
Take advantage of screening for various health issues:
For students: dental check-up, vision and screen check-up, sexually transmitted infection (STI) screening, and vaccinations
For staff: hearing check-up, vision and screen check-up, and musculoskeletal disorder prevention measures.
Cooking Workshops and Nutrition Tuesdays
Take part in cooking workshops and nutrition stands throughout the year. These workshops are places to meet, share, and discuss food in a friendly atmosphere.
For students, these workshops are led by ERSs with the support of our dietitian and nutritionist.
For staff members, these workshops are led by our dietitian and nutritionist.
Social services
CROUS social workers are available to discuss a variety of issues: rights and responsibilities, university and family life, and general health. After an interview and joint assessment of your situation, they will propose measures and/or a support plan to ensure that your studies run smoothly.
You can meet with social workers during their office hours at the Preventive Medicine Serviceor at CROUS.
