Prepare to be captivated by the EIPACA’s medical society! Starting from the 10th of February, this pioneering society is established with the aim of discovering and observing more about healthcare services. It is led by two students from S6, Taeeun KIM and Francesca Rinaldi Meneses under the guidance of Mr Scasso, a biology teacher. Currently, six other students have joined with great enthusiasm to expand their horizons outside the school.

Embarking on the first challenge: 

As the team-bonding experience is important in the healthcare domain, the first experience in which we embarked on, included team presentations on distinct topics surrounding the medical industry such as neurology, dermatology, radiology, and allergy. In these, each team dove into their given fields and chose to present either new medical advancements or the journey taken to become an employee in this area. 

These various proposals allowed for all students to enhance important skills such as research, communication and leadership skills, all of which are highly critical. 

Following this first experience which consisted of a more theoretical approach, the succeeding activity would be more practical as to broaden our perspective. 

A visit to the emergency room:

One useful way to understand the profession is to interact with people currently working in that field. Thanks to Mr Scasso and the director of the hospital, M. POUILLY Franck as well as Camille Mevouillon working in the emergency room (ER), we had a great opportunity to have firsthand work experience and tour of the Hospital Center Louis Raffali located in Manosque. The nurse introduced and explained the emergency room to us, and we had time to ask questions to various healthcare professionals, including the emergency room doctors, hospital service agents, nurses and assistant nurses. We were able to get a glimpse into their lives and understand their working conditions, which fostered our determination and motivation to be a part of them. Finding the dynamism of their work and the hidden difficulties often disregarded would not have been possible without such an experience!

After the first year of our medical society: 

Although we did not have enough time for many of the activities we had planned, we sincerely thank Mr Scasso and other students for contributing their valuable time to this society. We all are looking forward to a more exciting and stimulating next year!

Se lancer dans le premier défi :

Comme l'expérience de renforcement de l'esprit d'équipe est importante dans le domaine de la santé, la première expérience à laquelle nous avons participé comprenait des présentations d'équipe sur des sujets distincts liés à l'industrie médicale tels que la neurologie, la dermatologie, la radiologie et les allergies. Dans celles-ci, chaque équipe s'est plongée dans son domaine attribué et a choisi de présenter soit de nouvelles avancées médicales, soit le parcours suivi pour devenir employé dans ce domaine. Ces différentes propositions ont permis à tous les élèves de développer des compétences importantes telles que la recherche, la communication et le leadership, qui sont toutes extrêmement cruciales. Après cette expérience qui comportait une approche plus théorique, l'activité suivante sera plus pratique afin d'élargir notre perspective. 

Une visite aux urgences : 

Une manière utile de comprendre la profession est d'interagir avec des personnes travaillant actuellement dans ce domaine. Grâce à M. Scasso et le directeur de l'hôpital M. POUILLY Franck ainsi que Camille Mevouillon, l'infirmière travaillant aux urgences (ER), nous avons une excellente opportunité d'acquérir une expérience de travail de première main à l'Hôpital de Manosque. L'infirmière nous a présenté et expliqué le service des urgences, et nous avons eu le temps de poser des questions à divers professionnels de la santé, y compris les médecins des urgences, les agents du service hospitalier (ASH), les infirmières et les aides soignants (AS). Nous avons pu avoir un aperçu de leur vie et comprendre leurs conditions de travail, ce qui a renforcé notre détermination et motivation à faire partie de ce milieu. Découvrir le dynamisme de leur travail et les difficultés cachées souvent négligées n'aurait pas été possible sans une telle expérience !

Après la première année de notre société médicale : 

Bien que nous n'ayons pas eu suffisamment de temps pour de nombreuses activités que nous avions prévues, nous remercions sincèrement M. Scasso et les autres élèves d'avoir consacré leur précieux temps à cette société. Nous sommes tous prêts pour une année prochaine plus excitante et stimulante !

Several EIPACA middle school classes have taken part in the PANGEA Mathematics competition, mainly at 5^ème et 3^ème level. This competition is open to all French secondary schools. The number of participants exceeds 10,000 for each class level, which gives a pretty good idea about the regional and national rankings achieved by our students.

The results obtained are more than promising and illustrate our students' curiosity and desire to succeed.

Some of our students have particularly distinguished themselves by their remarkable results.

And now, could you solve some of the problems that the students had to deal with?

See you next year to renew this great collective performance! We will continue to foster scientific curiosity and a taste for effort in our students by participating in competitions organized at the national level.