Trainers

Trainers

As a general practitioner, you can become a trainer. A trainer supervises a first- or third-year postgraduate student.  In the second year, postgraduate students are supervised by internship trainers who work in a mental healthcare or chronic care institute or hospital. Trainers make an essential contribution to general practice training and have a major influence on the quality of our future professionals. The postgraduate students' training focuses on learning in practice. Trainers act as an example, are subject matter experts and have teaching capabilities.

General practice trainers uitklapper, klik om te openen

Their are different formats for becoming a trainer: you can train alone or in a duo together with a colleague. The Utrecht General Practice Training Institute offers various options.
Read all about conditions, registration and education for general practice trainers.

Matching

During their general practice training, postgraduate students will be matched to a trainer several times. This matching procedure differs per year. Read more 

Internship trainers uitklapper, klik om te openen

As in internship trainer, you supervise the postgraduate student during internships in the second year of the program. These internships take place in qualified mental healthcare and chronic care institutes and hospitals. The second year also focuses on learning in practice.
Read all about conditions, registration and education for internship trainers.

Matching

During their general practice training, postgraduate students will be matched to a trainer several times. This matching procedure differs per year. Read more