“…2019–1125 of November 4, 2019 on access to training in medicine, pharmacy, odontology and midwifery ( 2019 ) indicates that from the start of the 2020 academic year, a new system, numerus apertus , is applied, allowing universities to define available places according to territorial needs at the regional level. In addition, since the 2000s a number of financial incentives have been put in place to encourage physicians to practice in rural areas ( Bontron, 2012 ; Chevillard et al, 2018 ). However, their effectiveness has been assessed as limited ( Cardoux & Daudigny, 2017 ; Munck et al, 2015 ).…”