As 11,658 medical students prepare to take the national computer-based exams known as EDN, which are crucial for determining their future medical specialties, rumors are spreading that the exams might be affected by a planned strike by high school students on Tuesday, October 13. For now, Professor Isabelle Laffont, president of the Conference of Deans of Medicine, is reassuring the public, stating that all preparations are complete on the part of the medical faculties. "Only the ministers can decide to reschedule them," she said. "Our students are worried, and we are trying to reassure them as much as possible. On our side, the EDN exams are maintained and should go well." In the event of unexpected issues, two make-up days have already been scheduled. If an exam must be canceled in one of the 37 medical faculties, the exam will be suspended across all faculties in France and its overseas departments and territories. This situation occurred last year on Monday, October 20, 2025, due to technical problems. "The exam was rescheduled for Friday," recalls Thibault Patey, president of the ANEMF (National Association of Female and Male Medical Students in France). This year, if an incident occurs, the two make-up days are set for Friday, October 16, and Monday, October 19. Hope is on everyone's lips. From the students' representatives, the ANEMF is urging that the exams take place under the best possible conditions and that students be released as planned on Thursday evening, October 15. "More than 11,000 students will take the exams at the same time across the territory," Patey said. "They have been preparing for three years for dates announced six months ago. We hope that these exams will be maintained well. We were told they would be. Solutions are being considered to ensure they proceed as smoothly as possible." The same reassuring tone was echoed by the Minister of Higher Education, Philippe Baptiste, on the airwaves of France Infos this morning. "We are doing our best to hold the exams for the medical internship competition," he said.