Jan-Joost Rethans, MD, PhD
Function: Director of the CORE (Consultational and Reflective Skills Programme, Director of the Simulated Patient Programme and coordinator of the Master Phase Skillslab programme
Department: Faculty of Health Medicine & Life Sciences, Maastricht University
Email: j.rethans@maastrichtuniversity.nl
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 (assistant professor) at the Research Institute ‘Extra’ of Maastricht University. During this period he also worked three years in Norway, both 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.
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. He held positions as visiting professor at Gifu University, Medical Education Development Centre, Japan (2008) and at Osaka Medical School, Osaka (2008).
In 2010 he received the Outstanding Educator Award 2010 by ASPE as first person outside North America.
Dr. Rethans is author/co-author of more than 60 publications in international peer reviewed medical journals. The majority of his papers deal with simulated or standardized patient methodology.
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