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Programme committee Faculty of Medicine
Last updated on 4 July 2026

The degree programme of Medicine has its own programme committee (OLC). An OLC is a participation body that advises on the quality of education.

The Medicine Programme Committee consists of the chairperson (lecturer), the vice-chair (student), as well as four staff members and four student members. An official secretary from the Institute for Education and Training supports the committee.

The lecturer members are appointed for three years and can be reappointed once. The student members who are now on the programme committee will in principle have an appointment for at least one year from the moment they join the programme committee, but can be reappointed two more times afterwards. As soon as there is a vacancy for a new student member in the study programme committee, this will be announced in places accessible to students.

The members of the programme committee are:

  • Prof. Eric JH Meuleman, professor of Andrological Urology, chair of OLC
  • Drs. Elise Baartman, IOO quality assurance staff member, OLC official secretary
  • Drs. J.H. Nederhoed, vascular surgeon, surgery department, internship coordinator M2.2
  • Claudette van den Broek, Medicine student, master year 2, vice chair
  • Karl Gerritse, side entry Zigma student, master year 1
  • Prof. Dr. Martin den Heijer, lecturer member
  • Dr. Berniek Hesselink, lecturer member, tutor bachelor program
  • Dr. Bert Molewijk, lecturer member
  • Sofie van Straalen, medical student, bachelor year 2
  • Merel de Heer, medical student, bachelor year 2
  • Christiaan Koster, medical student, master year 1

Meetings

There is a meeting schedule indicating which topics will be discussed as an indication. The committee works with an annual schedule.

Reporting

The study programme committee produces an annual report for each academic year. There are also minutes per meeting. 

Contact

Do you have any questions? Please contact the Student Service Centre of the Faculty of Medicine.

Call +31 (0)20 44 48010 (Mon – Fri: 10:00 – 12:30 and 14:00 – 16:30)

Student desk for general questions

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