#IAMSE16 Meeting Highlight: Cees van der Vleuten

The 20th Annual IAMSE Meeting is just around the corner, and we would like you to get to know some of our keynote speakers! We have four plenary speakers this year, and we hope you enjoy their presentations.

Cees van der Vleuten: A Programmatic Approach to Assessment [Maastricht University]

Cees van der Vleuten came to the University of Maastricht in 1982. He was appointed as a Professor of Education in 1996 at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences and chair of the Department of Educational Development and Research. In 2005 he was appointed as the Scientific Director of the School of Health Professions Education (www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/she). His area of expertise lies in evaluation and assessment. He has published widely on these topics, holds numerous academic awards for his work, including several career awards. He has frequently served as a consultant internationally. He is a mentor for many researchers in medical education and has supervised more than 60 doctoral graduate students in the past. In 2010 he received a Dutch royal decoration for the societal impact of his work and in 2012 the Karolinska Prize for Research in Medical Education. A full curriculum vitae can be found at: http://www.fdg.unimaas.nl/educ/cees/CV/.

It’s still not too late to register for the 2016 IAMSE Meeting in Leiden! Registration and session information can be found at www.iamseconference.org.