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About the Academy

In addition to care and research, teaching and training are a core part of the Princess Máxima Center. Providing the best care by highly-qualified staff requires an excellent teaching and training program.

Prior to the establishment of the Máxima Center, there was no national program for training nurses and medical specialists in pediatric oncology. These courses have now been realized and recognized by national organizations such as CZO (College Zorg Opleidingen), RGS (Registratiecommissie Geneeskundig Specialisten) and NVK (Nederlandse vereniging voor Kindergeneeskunde).

This has made it possible for us to have specialized pediatric oncology nurses, pediatric oncology profiling internship for junior doctors in training to be a pediatrician and a structured fellowship program of 2.5 years for pediatricians in training to be a pediatric oncologist. In addition, all healthcare professionals follow an add-on course as well as a follow-on course in pediatric oncology.

Our plans for the future

  • We aim to ensure that 90% of our nurses successfully complete the specialization of pediatric oncology and take add-on or follow-on course at least once every 5 years. The fellow program is a requirement for all new pediatric oncologists.
  • A customized educational program is being developed for the paramedic professionals that will be rolled-out nationwide.
  • The Netherlands will have a uniform education program for all medicine students, pediatricians in training and all professionals in the Shared Care Hospitals involved in pediatric oncology care.
  • As a knowledge institute, our center will also play a leading role internationally in the future.


Outreach
There were a limited number of twinning programs between some of the pediatric oncology centers and hospitals in developing countries. The Máxima has helped to establish the World Child Cancer-NL foundation and has taken over and expanded the twinning programs. This so-called Outreach program generates a great deal of knowledge of relevance when treating children with cancer in those countries but also in the Netherlands.

In the future, with the financial support of World Child Cancer-NL, the Máxima will be able to further structure and expand the twinning programs to 10 hospitals in developing countries.