Each year, a national competition for hospital practitioners in public health establishments may be organised, leading to the establishment of a single list of suitable candidates, drawn up by discipline and speciality. An order of the Minister of Health sets the disciplines and specialities open to the competition for each session.
Candidates may only take part in one speciality at any one session.
The list of qualified candidates is valid for four years from the date of its publication in the Journal officiel de la République française.