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Uyên Châu Nguyên wins UM Dissertation Prize 2025

Uyên Châu Nguyên wins UM Dissertation Prize 2025

29 January 2026

During the Dies Natalis of Maastricht University, Uyên Châu Nguyên received the UM Dissertation Prize 2025.

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Global research network launched to study menopause and heart health

Global research network launched to study menopause and heart health

20 January 2026

Ten international health research funders, including the Dutch Heart Foundation, are investing $10 million in a new global research network to improve early prevention of cardiovascular disease in women. The initiative focuses on understanding how menopause affects heart health and how early intervention can reduce risk.

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Sylvia Heeneman

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Sylvia Heeneman is a Professor of Health Profession Education at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (FHML), CARIM and School of Health Profession Education (SHE), Maastricht University. She studied Health Sciences at Maastricht University (graduated 1991) and completed a PhD in Cardiovascular Research (CARIM), on changes in peripheral arteries after a myocardial infarction (graduated 1997). She completed the Master Health Profession Education (MHPE) programme, Maastricht University, in 2014 (with honours).

Research in cardiovascular research: mechanisms of atherosclerosis, specifically radiation-induced atherosclerosis, and molecular imaging of atherosclerosis.

Research in health profession education: (programmatic) assessment, professional performance, portfolio and mentoring.

 

Sylvia-heeneman

Department of Pathology
Verheylaan 10, 6229 HX Maastricht
Room number: 5M1.011
T: +31(0)43 387 66 29

  • 2025
    • Goertzen, L., Heeneman, S., & Schils, T. (2025). The impact of formative assessment on pupil academic achievement: An empirical study of the effects of a formative assessment practices program that was co-designed in a teacher community. Learning and Instruction, 99, Article 102153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.learninstruc.2025.102153
    • Mcdonald, J., Heeneman, S., & Hu, W. (2025). Discoveries or doubts: a qualitative study of the transformative potential of portfolio meetings. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 30(4), 1045-1064. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10459-024-10387-3
    • Al-Bualy, R., Heeneman, S., Skipper, M., & Govaerts, M. (2025). The transformative power of a change laboratory: Experiences from an assessment re-design project in Oman. Medical Education. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.70012
    • Fuentes-Cimma, J., Sluijsmans, D., Mejias, P. P., Villagran, I., Riquelme, A., & Heeneman, S. (2025). Psychometric properties of the Feedback Orientation Scale in the clinical workplace of health professions students. International Journal of Medical Education, 16, 36-44. https://doi.org/10.5116/ijme.679e.07de
    • Lee, A., Jere, A., Du Plessis, L., Van Gerven, P. W. M., Heeneman, S., & Ross, S. (2025). Continuity of supervision: Balancing continuous and episodic relationships for assessment and learning. Medical Education, 59(6), 596-605. https://doi.org/10.1111/medu.15595
  • 2024
    • Ekpenyong, A., Holmboe, E. S., Govaerts, M., & Heeneman, S. (2024). Investigating the Roles and Impact of Clinical Competency Committees in Graduate Medical Education: A Narrative Review. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 16(6), 662-683. https://doi.org/10.4300/JGME-D-24-00017.1
    • Fuentes-Cimma, J., Sluijsmans, D., Ortega-Bastidas, J., Villagran, I., Riquelme-Perez, A., & Heeneman, S. (2024). Students and Clinical Teachers’ Experiences About Productive Feedback Practices in the Clinical Workplace from a Sociocultural Perspective. International Medical Education, 3(4), 461-472. https://doi.org/10.3390/ime3040035
    • Jauregui, J., McClintock, A. H., Schrepel, C., Fainstad, T., Bierer, S. B., & Heeneman, S. (2024). You Get What You Reward: A Qualitative Study Exploring Medical Student Engagement in 2 Different Assessment Systems. Academic Medicine, 99(11), 1278-1285. Article 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005848. https://doi.org/10.1097/ACM.0000000000005848
    • Rademakers, T., Manca, M., Jin, H., Orban, T., Perisic, L. M., Frissen, H. J. M., Rühle, F., Hautvast, P., van Rijssel, J., van Kuijk, K., Mees, B. M. E., Peutz-Kootstra, C. J., Heeneman, S., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Pasterkamp, G., Stoll, M., van Zandvoort, M. A. M. J., Hedin, U., Dequiedt, F., ... Biessen, E. A. L. (2024). Human atherosclerotic plaque transcriptomics reveals endothelial beta-2 spectrin as a potential regulator a leaky plaque microvasculature phenotype. Angiogenesis, 27(3), 461-474. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10456-024-09921-z
    • Fuentes-Cimma, J., Sluijsmans, D., Riquelme, A., Villagran, I., Isbej, L., Olivares-Labbe, M. T., & Heeneman, S. (2024). Designing feedback processes in the workplace-based learning of undergraduate health professions education: a scoping review. BMC Medical Education, 24(1), Article 440. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-024-05439-6
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