About us
The Department of General Practice & Elderly Care Medicine of Amsterdam UMC focuses on patient care, academisation, medical and professional education, scientific research and interdisciplinary collaboration in the Amsterdam Center of Aging.
Research
Scientific research
Senior and junior researchers and numerous PhD students are continually researching a wide variety of issues within our main research areas of Soma and Psyche, Diabetes, Elderly Patients in the General Practice, Psychogeriatrics, Geriatric Palliative Care, and Geriatric Rehabilitation.
Interdisciplinary collaboration in the Amsterdam Center of Aging
Some 13 groups of researchers from different faculties, departments and research institutes are involved in a great many studies into the aging population of the Netherlands.
For more information about research, visit amsterdamumc.org/research
For more information about research output registration, visit researchinformation.amsterdamumc.org
Education
Academisation
As the front runners in the academisation of general practices (ANH) and nursing homes (UNO) in the Netherlands, we are continually setting and reviewing our research-based standards, which we naturally also apply in our own expanding network of academic practitioners.
Medical education
Our department is one of the major players in the bachelor's and master's degree courses, being responsible for the design, organisation and execution of a wide range of (interdisciplinary) taught courses in the undergraduate years and four internships for master's degree students in affiliated practices and nursing homes in the Netherlands and abroad.
Professional education
Newly graduated doctors who want to specialise as general practitioners or elderly care specialists enrol in one of our two specialisation courses, ("huisartsopleiding" or "GERION") each comprising a 3-year traineeship in an affiliated general practice or nursing home with weekly in-house sessions focused on learning, reflection and peer support.
Accredited courses
The department also focuses on continuing education through accredited courses for all the affiliated professionals in the field, with subjects ranging from teaching in the professional practice to specialist medical topics.
For more information about education, visit amsterdamumc.org/education
Patient Care
In our University General Practice (Universitaire Huisartsenpraktijk, UHP), senior, junior and training general practitioners provide family care to nearby residents and students. In our University Elderly Practie (Universitaire Praktijk Ouderengeneeskunde, UPO) we treat elderly patients, and combine the knowledge of an elderly care specialist with that of our general practitioners.
For more information about patient care, visit amsterdamumc.nl
Team
For information about our researchers, visit amsterdamumc.org/researchers
Career
We are always on the lookout for talented and passionate people to join our growing team. You will have the opportunity to develop any aspects you are interested in.
See all our vacancies (in Dutch): werkenbij.amsterdamumc.org