Jan-joost Rethans PhD

Jan-Joost Rethans studied medicine at Maastricht University. After finishing specialist training in family practice he worked 17 years part-time as a family physician and as a researcher at the Research Institute ‘Extra’ of Maastricht University. During this period he also worked three years in Norway, as a clinician and as a researcher. He has a PhD in Medical Education from Maastricht University (1990, ‘cum laude’- rating). He delivered 7 PhD students who all conducted studies in the field of performance assessment of physicians, mostly using the methodology of incognito standardized patients. In 1998 he joined the Skillslab of FHML, Maastricht University. Since December 2013 he has a position as Director of Medical Education Programmes FHML.

He was elected as chair (1998-2004) of the Executive Board of the European General Practice Research Network (EGPRN). In 2004 he joined the Board of Directors of ASPE (Association of Standardized Patient Educators), where he was initiator and first chair of the Committee ASPE-International. In 2007 he was initiator and first chair of the Simulated and Standardized Committee of the Dutch Society of Medical Education (NVMO). He held positions as visiting professor at Gifu University, Medical Education Development Centre, Japan and at Osaka Medical School, Osaka, Japan (2008). In 2010 he received the Outstanding Educator Award 2010 by ASPE as first person outside North America. In 2011 he was nominated for the Maastricht University Education Award. In 2013 he was awarded as the first Howard S Barrows invited presenter by ASPE. Dr. Rethans is author/co-author of more than 70 publications in international peer reviewed medical journals.