About FHML

Our strategic themes are the result of years of collaboration between clinic and faculty, i.e. the centres for patient care, the research schools and the research institutes, with subject specialisation and targeted innovation. We create a distinct profile for ourselves with strategic themes, both nationally and internationally.
The constant interaction between medical focus areas and new knowledge from the Data science, Imaging, Metabolism and Nutrition and Regenerative Medicine areas of expertise, as well as the knowledge on Prevention and Health Promotion, leads to appealing innovations.

In our vision, we emphasise the importance of taking a broad, integrated approach to health and care. We therefore see the acquisition, sharing and application of knowledge relating to prevention and health promotion as an important area of expertise. Alignment with the region, the social domain and other disciplines is essential in this context.

The circle of innovation shows how our researchers and specialists, looking at societal issues, acquire new knowledge and put it into practice, create value, and encourage healthy living. This raises new questions, which our researchers also go on to tackle – for healthy citizens and a sustainable healthcare system.

Watch the video for an explanation of the Maastricht UMC+ circle of innovation.

National and international leadership

Maastricht UMC+ is a national and international pioneer in research into the organisation of patient care, prevention, educational innovation and care for patients with chronic diseases. On the basis of this research changes in health policy and a new approach to health care have been implemented throughout the country. Internationally, Maastricht UMC+ is not only leading in biomedical expertise for certain syndromes, but also renowned as a knowledge centre on the topics of health risks, epidemiology and disease prevention, health promotion and health care organistion. As a health care institution, Maastricht UMC+ also caters beyond the Limburg region, including South-East Brabant and neighboring regions in Belgium and Germany (Euregio), and aims at a close collaboration with medical centres in Aachen and Liège. This close collaboration is enhanced by Maastricht’s central place, at the heart of the Euregio Meuse-Rhine, and its geographic nearness to the aforementioned university cities.