{"id":179139,"date":"2025-05-15T15:20:41","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T13:20:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=179139"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:27:49","slug":"expelling-unsuitable-medical-students-is-very-difficult-and-the-faculty-considers-this-a-serious-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2025\/05\/15\/expelling-unsuitable-medical-students-is-very-difficult-and-the-faculty-considers-this-a-serious-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Expelling unsuitable medical students is very difficult, and the faculty considers this a serious problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since the beginning of this century, Erasmus MC has <\/span>sought<\/span> to have more options to expel unsuitable medical students. Since 2010, this has been possible if <\/span>a<\/span> student poses a danger to fellow students, colleagues, or patients, but this <\/span>remains<\/span> difficult to prove. Therefore, the examination boards of all medical programmes want better guidelines to protect the safety of future patients, but so far these efforts have been in vain.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Research from EM shows that Erasmus MC has been trying to gain more power to expel unsuitable students since the beginning of this century, but the existing regulations are inadequate. The programme is working hard on changes within the education system, and a national regulation was introduced in 2010<\/span>.<\/span> N<\/span>evertheless, the call for more options still stands.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Unsafe situations <\/h2>

Students who pose a danger to others, for example by displaying inappropriate behaviour in classes or during <\/span>their medical <\/span>internships, can be expelled from the programme based on the so-called <\/span>iudicium<\/span> abeundi<\/span> since 2010. If <\/span>a student shows <\/span>behaviour or statements for which they would receive a disciplinary sanction had they been qualified doctors, this could be ground for removing the student from the programme.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t

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