A number of the Aois group are already coming from the neighborhood. Sophie Mosk is 28, comes from Anna Paulowna but now lives in Alkmaar. “It is very nice to be able to view more practices in this way. Through your education you only get to two. You never know what life brings but I think I want to continue to work in this region. I find people very pleasant , nice and sober, I am too. “
Mannes Francken is 31 and lives in Amsterdam. He has been a third year for a while as a doctor in Den Helder and has now almost finished his education. “Den Helder is of course a bit more ‘city’. But you notice that people still take something from the doctor. That is different in the Randstad. Here you can sometimes mean a lot for people with a small explanation.”
Successful program
“The great thing about working here is that you are not dealing with the classic, stressed doctor. Because we are here with three people, there is room and you can give a lot of substance to the profession. And everyone has his enthusiasts around the profession , I do a lot with ICT.
It is not the first time that these study days have been organized. It is now the seventh time and it has an effect, says Jean Wittenberg of GP organization Kop van Noord-Holland. “We want to offer inspiration. That’s how you have to see it. And that succeeds. The doctor from Barsingerhoorn has also followed these study days. And we know that several young doctors are thinking to come and practice their profession here.”