Chief of the Joint Defence Staff F. Lecointre (CEMA) On September 30, 2017 at ESA, medical students and second-year pharmacists at the Armed Forces Medical School were baptized during a military ceremony presided by the??Chief of the Joint Defence Staff F. Lecointre, in the presence of Army Medical Officer Gygax Genero, Central Director of the Army Health Service. This baptism of promotion is one of the most important events of the schooling of the "santards". It marks their transition to the rank of aspiring doctor, after their success in the competition of first year of medicine (PACES). The 104 students chose an illustrious military physician, Captain Andre Genet, as a promotional sponsor whose values of courage and devotion will guide them throughout their schooling. Le 30 septembre 2017 a l???ESA, les eleves medecins et pharmaciens de deuxieme annee de l ecole de sante des armees ont ete baptises au cours d???une ceremonie militaire presidee par le general d armee Lecointre, chef d etat-major des armees, en presence de la medecin general des armees Gygax Genero, directrice centrale du Service de sante des armees.???Ce bapteme de promotion est l un des evenements les plus importants de la scolarite des " santards ". Il marque leur passage au grade d aspirant medecin, suite a leur reussite au concours de premiere annee de medecine (PACES) qu ils ont franchi accompagnes par les enseignants et cadres de l ecole.???Les 104 eleves ont choisi un illustre medecin militaire comme parrain de promotion le capitaine Andre Genet, dont les valeurs de courage et de devouement les guideront tout au long de leur scolarite.???(Source ESA)//BONY_1153.00560