Internationalization of medical education in the Netherlands: state of affairs

Abstract

In the framework of the Bologna Process, internationalization co-ordinators of seven (out of eight) Dutch medical schools completed an electronic survey about internationalization-related aspects of the curriculum. Common features of internationalization in Dutch medical schools were: the numbers of outgoing students exceeded the numbers of incoming students, and most international programmes involved clinical training and research projects. We recommend that Dutch medical schools should pay more attention to ‘Internationalization at Home’ and focus on conditions that are conducive to participation by foreign students.

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Notes on contributors

S. Niemantsverdriet

SUSAN NIEMANTSVERDRIET, MA, is working on a thesis on Internationalization of education.

G.D. Majoor

GERARD D. MAJOOR, PhD, is co-ordinator of internationalization in the Institute for Medical Education.

C.P.M. Van Der Vleuten

CEES P.M. VAN DER VLEUTEN, PhD, is professor of education and Head of the Department of Educational Development and Research.

A.J.J.A. Scherpbier

ALBERT J.J.A. SCHERPBIER, MD, PhD, is professor of medical education and Scientific Director of the Institute for Medical Education.