Organisational structure

Scientific director
Pim Teunissen was trained as a Medical Docter (MD) and earned his PhD in medical education at VU University Amsterdam. He is working clinically as a gynaecologist and maternal fetal medicine specialist at the Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC+). In 2017, he was appointed professor of Work-based Learning in Healthcare at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. In 2020, he took office as the scientific director of SHE. His area of expertise is on workplace learning, the interaction between curriculum design and educational practice, transitions and learner well-being.

Managing director
Sandy Quaden studied Business Economics at the H.E.A.O. Limburg. After her education, she started working at Maastricht University as controller for several departments and was appointed managing director of SHE in April 2023. In her role as managing director, she is responsible for accounting within the school and she is the head of SHE’s Management Office.

Vice-director
Anique de Bruin was trained as a psychologist and earned her PhD in 2006 at Erasmus University in Rotterdam. In February 2019, she was appointed professor of Self-regulation in Higher Education at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. Her area of expertise is (the linkage between) metacognition, supporting learning strategies, self-regulated learning and clinical reasoning. Anique de Bruin represents SHE Research in the SHE Management Team and is the Vice-Director of SHE.

SHE Collaborates director
Geraldine Beaujean studied Medicine at the Medical Faculty of Maastricht University and has been trained as a medical professional in an innovative educational manner (through Problem-Based Learning and Early Clinical Exposure). After graduation, she worked a few years in regional health centres and hospitals, gaining experience in medical practice. Subsequently, she turned to medical education in the context of developing countries. She lived and worked in Kenia and Sudan for several years. In 2002, she returned to Maastricht University and since 2011, she has been the director of SHE Collaborates, SHE’s  international collaboration office. Her team engages in long-term collaborations worldwide to support higher education in the area of health.

SHE Educates director
Daniëlle Verstegen has a background in learning psychology and cognitive Science and earned a PhD in Educational Sciences. She worked for several research institutes and started at Maastricht University in 2008, in the e-learning task force of the Faculty Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. She was appointed as MHPE programme director in January 2018 and as management team leader for SHE Educates in November 2020. Her area of expertise is instructional design for student-centred learning in e-learning, blended learning and online learning.

Office manager
Nicky Verleng started working at Maastricht University in 2009 and has been a dedicated office manager at SHE since 2019. In her role, she assists the Management Team and is responsible for the PhD secretariat in which she is responsible for the administrative procedures regarding the PhD candidates of SHE.