From the first year of the second cycle of medical studies until their appointment as an intern, hospital medical students, whether they are medical students in advanced training or auditors in application of 2° of article R. 632-10 of the Education Code, participate, under the conditions defined by the present section, in hospital and outpatient activities and receive, under the conditions provided for in article R. 6153-58, remuneration paid by the university hospital centre to which they are attached and which is linked by agreement to the medical training and research unit in which they are registered.
In this capacity, they have the status of public servants and are, in particular, subject to professional secrecy and the obligation of professional discretion with regard to all facts, information or documents of which they become aware in the course of their hospital activities.
The provisions of this section apply to the auditors mentioned in 2° of article R. 632-10 of the Education Code, with the exception of the last paragraph of article R. 6153-58.