{"id":199450,"date":"2026-09-17T10:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/?p=199450"},"modified":"2026-09-17T10:27:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T08:27:40","slug":"oplossing-voor-studenten-die-langer-dan-50-weken-moeten-wachten-op-coschappen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/09\/17\/oplossing-voor-studenten-die-langer-dan-50-weken-moeten-wachten-op-coschappen\/","title":{"rendered":"Solution for students who have to wait more than 50 weeks for medical internships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-intro-font-size\">Erasmus MC has come up with a solution for medical students facing a long wait to start their medical internships. The maximum waiting time will be 50 weeks. Students who had to wait 60 or 70 weeks after last August&#8217;s draw can now start earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/12140053\/Erasmus-MC-studenten-Levien-Willemse.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-143703\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/12140053\/Erasmus-MC-studenten-Levien-Willemse.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139296 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/12140053\/Erasmus-MC-studenten-Levien-Willemse-875x583.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139296 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/12140053\/Erasmus-MC-studenten-Levien-Willemse-300x200.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139296 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/12140053\/Erasmus-MC-studenten-Levien-Willemse-150x100.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139296 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2022\/09\/12140053\/Erasmus-MC-studenten-Levien-Willemse-225x150.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139296 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p>Medical students at Erasmus MC. (The photo shows medical students unrelated to the article)<\/p> <p data-component=\"image-credits\" class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-2 items-center text-base\">\n\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n<path d=\"M19.5 5.25H16.9012L15.6234 3.33375C15.555 3.23114 15.4623 3.147 15.3535 3.08879C15.2448 3.03057 15.1233 3.00007 15 3H9C8.87665 3.00007 8.75522 3.03057 8.64648 3.08879C8.53773 3.147 8.44502 3.23114 8.37656 3.33375L7.09781 5.25H4.5C3.90326 5.25 3.33097 5.48705 2.90901 5.90901C2.48705 6.33097 2.25 6.90326 2.25 7.5V18C2.25 18.5967 2.48705 19.169 2.90901 19.591C3.33097 20.0129 3.90326 20.25 4.5 20.25H19.5C20.0967 20.25 20.669 20.0129 21.091 19.591C21.5129 19.169 21.75 18.5967 21.75 18V7.5C21.75 6.90326 21.5129 6.33097 21.091 5.90901C20.669 5.48705 20.0967 5.25 19.5 5.25ZM15.375 12.375C15.375 13.0425 15.1771 13.695 14.8062 14.25C14.4354 14.8051 13.9083 15.2376 13.2916 15.4931C12.6749 15.7485 11.9963 15.8154 11.3416 15.6852C10.6869 15.5549 10.0855 15.2335 9.61351 14.7615C9.14151 14.2895 8.82007 13.6881 8.68985 13.0334C8.55962 12.3787 8.62646 11.7001 8.88191 11.0834C9.13735 10.4667 9.56993 9.93964 10.125 9.56879C10.68 9.19794 11.3325 9 12 9C12.8951 9 13.7535 9.35558 14.3865 9.98851C15.0194 10.6214 15.375 11.4799 15.375 12.375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n<\/span>\n\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Image by:<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Levien Willemse<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the beginning of September, medical students in various app groups tried to swap places in order to secure an earlier starting date. Some were willing to pay for this, and large sums were mentioned in the chats. The Medicine programme has now promised students facing a waiting period of 60 or 70 weeks that they will be reassigned. Their maximum waiting period will be 50 weeks, a spokesperson for Erasmus University confirms. Those who have already swapped places cannot claim an earlier starting date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are reviewing the allocation of the available places for new students&#8221;, the spokesperson writes in response to questions from <em>Erasmus Magazine.<\/em> &#8220;We are currently discussing the precise details with the participation body.&#8221; Once this has been worked out, students will be informed of their new start date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 1920w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED-300x169.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED-875x492.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED-1280x720.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED-1600x900.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED-150x84.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/04\/21095330\/vlcsnap-reanimatie-merve-rousian-Erasmus-MC-vlog-AED-225x127.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139209 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/09\/03\/radeloze-geneeskundestudenten-bieden-elkaar-geld-om-eerder-te-starten-met-coschappen\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tDesperate medical students are offering each other money to start their internships earlier\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-09-03\">3 September 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEducation\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the spokesperson, this does not involve very many students. &#8220;Of the 400 applications, 26 students had a waiting time of 60 weeks and nine had to wait 70 weeks. But there were also 97 students with no waiting time at all. So the majority were able to start within the year.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>L<\/strong>onger waiting time <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The waiting time is driving many students to despair. Having to wait longer to start your medical internships means studying for longer, remaining dependent on your student loan for longer and therefore building up greater student debt. &#8220;During your clinical placements, you only receive 300 euros a month, which isn&#8217;t even enough to cover your rent, even though you are working full-time&#8221;, a medical student previously told <em>EM<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The student wished to remain anonymous, but does want to talk about her study delay of one year and seven months. An extremely costly delay, which is causing a great deal of stress. That is why she was prepared to pay for an earlier starting place: &#8220;I wanted to use all the savings I had accumulated so far, in the hope of being able to start earlier.&#8221; So far, she has had no luck swapping places. She is, however, allowed to start a few weeks earlier, although exactly how much earlier remains to be seen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The master&#8217;s in Medicine takes three years. Six months of this consists of carrying out research and writing a thesis. The remainder is spent on medical internships. Starting places are allocated by lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson says that the Medicine programme knew in advance that there would be more participants than usual in the lottery at the end of August. They had 350 starting places available, and 380 students took part in the lottery, the spokesperson says. Additional places had already been created beforehand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fact that so many students tried to swap places nevertheless came as a surprise. The spokesperson says they had misjudged the strong preference most students had for the earliest possible start date. They had also underestimated the consequences this would have for the waiting time of students who were assigned a late start date in the lottery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/posts-list\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">Een lijst met artikelen<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6 md:space-y-8\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid items-strecth grid-cols-1 gap-2 md:gap-4 lg:gap-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"@container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div data-component=\"teaser-post-small\" class=\"block-theme-sand  relative flex h-full bg-sand-300\n\tblock-theme-violet:bg-white block-theme-violet:text-purple block-theme-mocha:bg-sand-500 block-theme-mocha:text-brown\n\tblock-theme-sand:bg-sand-300 block-theme-sand:text-neutral-900\n\tblock-theme-violet:outline-purple-100 block-theme-violet:outline-1 block-theme-violet:outline-t-0\n\ttheme-mocha:bg-white! theme-violet:bg-white! theme-sand:bg-white!\n\tflex-row gap-4 @md:gap-8 p-4 @md:p-6\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"image:w-full image:aspect-square image:object-cover shrink-0 size-17.5 @sm:size-21.25 @md:size-30 @lg:size-40\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259\" class=\"attachment-square_lg size-square_lg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 2000w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema-300x153.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema-875x448.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema-1280x655.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema-1600x818.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema-150x77.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 150w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2021\/09\/29163913\/Wachten-op-coschappen-Pauline-Wiersema-225x115.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1766139259 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"flex flex-col gap-2 md:gap-4 \">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-md @lg:text-lg\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2026\/09\/07\/ook-in-andere-steden-lange-wachttijden-voor-coschappen-geneeskunde\/\" class=\"absolute-link text-current hocus:underline inline-block\">\n\t\t\t\tLong waiting times for medical internships also affect other cities\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-wrap gap-4 items-center\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\">Gepubliceerd op:<\/span>\n\t\t\t<time class=\"text-sm font-soehne text-neutral-900\" datetime=\"2026-09-07\">7 September 2026<\/time>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<ul data-component=\"list-badges\" class=\"flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap\" aria-label=\"Geplaatst in categorie\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"badge\" class=\"block-theme-violet:bg-purple font-soehne font-bold text-sm bg-brown-600 block-theme-violet:bg-purple text-white py-[2px] px-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEducation\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">No evidence of payment <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Waiting for a clinical placement and medical students swapping places among themselves are nothing new. The swapping is not prohibited either. &#8220;However, we consider it highly undesirable for money to be requested or offered in the process&#8221;, a spokesperson said earlier. &#8220;Financial means must not influence when a student can start their clinical rotations.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The programme is looking into whether measures are needed to prevent payments. &#8220;The nature and extent of the reports surrounding this draw have prompted us to review the current procedure. In doing so, we are also examining the practices of other university medical centres&#8221;, the spokesperson wrote. It is not known, incidentally, whether students actually paid for an earlier placement. &#8220;Our focus is therefore primarily on a structural solution: organising the swapping procedure in such a way that start dates cannot be traded.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t<div data-name=\"acf\/persons\" class=\"mt-6 md:mt-8 lg:mt-10\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"sr-only\">De redactie<\/h2>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"space-y-6\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"grid grid-cols-1 md:grid-cols-2 gap-4 md:gap-8 md:items-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-component=\"teaser-person\" class=\"relative flex gap-4 items-center md:gap-8\">\n\n\t\t\t<span class=\"image:rounded-full image:size-20 image:aspect-square image:object-cover md:image:size-36 shrink-0\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1598\" src=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1598.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1600x1598.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432 1600w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-875x875.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432 875w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-300x300.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432 300w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1280x1278.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432 1280w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-1536x1534.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432 1536w, https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/Tessa-Hofland_profielfoto-bol_Leroy-Verbeet-2026-2048x2045.jpg?image-crop-positioner-ts=1768313432 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t<div>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/persons\/tessa-hofland\/\" class=\"absolute-link font-tiempos-headline underline hocus:no-underline decoration-1 underline-offset-2 text-lg text-current\">Tessa Hofland<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"text-md\">Editor<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Erasmus MC has come up with a solution for medical students facing a long wait to start their medical internships. The maximum waiting time will be 50 weeks. Students who had to wait 60 or 70 weeks after last August&#8217;s draw can now start earlier. 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