About the Utrecht General Practice Training Institute
The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute teaches physicians to become generalist and critically thinking general practitioners with an eye for the patient. General practitioners who are well prepared for the questions and preferences in today's and tomorrow's society.Our vision of the organization is expressed in the joint core values learning together, passion & fun, and confidence and collaboration.
General practice research uitklapper, klik om te openen
As part of the general practice training program in Utrecht, we conduct research into education and learning. Our research focuses on the workplace of current and future professionals. How can these professionals learn to apply, together with other professionals, recent evidence from medical research to improve the clinical practice?
Professor Dr Roger Damoiseaux, head of the Utrecht General Practice Training Institute, holds the chair Education and Evidence Based Medicine in General Practice. Postgrad of this chair is Dr Esther de Groot. Read more.
Education for professionals uitklapper, klik om te openen
Utrecht General Practice Training Institute organizes the national Management Training Supervision and Coaching, on behalf of the NHG.
Moreover, we provide the National Lecturers Education program, professionalization of lecturers of general practice programs, AVG and SOON on behalf of the Netherlands General Practice Training Institute.
For refresher courses, all general practitioners can go to PAO-H, the institute for post-academic education for general practitioners.
Training region uitklapper, klik om te openen
The trainers who supervise our postgraduate students have their practice in a wide radius around the city of Utrecht. We have training places from Zwolle to Breda and from Waddinxveen to Borculo.
General practices in blue, internship institutes in orange.
Job vacancies uitklapper, klik om te openen
The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute sets great store by well-organized and expert education, with a view to training good general practitioners.
Our organization has some 75 employees who together ensure that postgraduate students are trained to become professional general practitioners. The team of lecturers of the institute consists of general practitioners and behavioral scientists. The general practitioner-lecturers and psychologist-lecturers (behavioral scientists) are also general practitioners themselves, working in a general practice or as primary care psychologist.
Job vacancies can be found in the Dutch section of the website.
Mission and vision uitklapper, klik om te openen
The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute teaches physicians to become generalist and critically thinking general practitioners with an eye for the patient. General practitioners who are well prepared for the questions and preferences in today's and tomorrow's society.Our vision of the organization is expressed in the joint core values learning together, passion & fun, and confidence and collaboration.
Read more about the Utrecht General Practice Training Institute and how we shape our core values.
In our Annual Report we demonstrate how this mission and vision are translated in what we do. This can be found in the Dutch section of the website.
Counselor uitklapper, klik om te openen
The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute has appointed a counselor for both staff and postgraduate students and trainers. The counselor
- Can be consulted in case of a complaint or objection about the program
- Is tasked with advising, supervising or mediating in the event of problems, provided it does not concern a decision by the head of the department as part of the progress of the postgraduate student.
- If an issue is raised with the counselor, they will verify whether this issue is not already being handled by the responsible staff members. If that is the case, the counselor will take a cautious approach.
- Is bound by official secrecy as part of their duties.
Contact: hjw.brinkman@ziggo.nl.
Complaints and emergencies uitklapper, klik om te openen
A postgraduate student, trainer, internship trainer or lecturer may be confronted with an incident, complaint or emergency in the practice. The head of the department must be informed of any such complaint or emergency.
The substantive and emotional aspects of an incident or emergency are part of the discussions between the postgraduate student, trainers, internship trainers and lecturers.
The complaints regulation of the Royal Dutch Medical Association provides an overview of the most common legal procedures in the different relationship a physician has as part of their profession.
Staff members uitklapper, klik om te openen
The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute is headed by Prof. Dr R.A.M.J. Damoiseaux. He is assisted by the deputy head and an expert management team. Educational policy is coordinated with the professor of general practice.
All staff members
Contact uitklapper, klik om te openen
Huisartsopleiding Utrecht, Utrecht General Practice Training Institute
Visiting address:
Broederplein 43
3703 CD Zeist, The Netherlands
Email: receptiezeist@umcutrecht.nl
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Read more uitklapper, klik om te openen
Becoming a GP - Trainers - Structure of the program - Important information