‘We are facing incredibly difficult challenges to ensure that in 2030 we can continue to provide healthcare to the people who need it most. If we want to resolve these challenges, we’re going to need both your brainpower and ways to bring together the knowledge and insights gained in different faculties.’
- Marc Seelen, member of the Board of Directors, Flevo Hospital

‘Set yourself a clear profile. Then we’ll come together to see how we can embed that as strongly as possible in the region. Embrace your governing role in connecting people – that’s what the region needs. Take the lead in setting up new initiatives.’
- Cees Buren, member of the Board of Directors, OLVG Hospital Amsterdam

‘We could use a stronger link between the medical and social spheres, to really get prevention off the ground. You can put yourselves forward. And don’t forget your crucial role as an employer in the city: you can offer more opportunities to people in your city district.’
- Alexander Scholtes, Amsterdam City Councillor with portfolios including Healthcare

‘We could be working together more as UMCs. We exist to benefit society. We have a key role to play in debates about the imbalance between healthcare demand and capacity, what appropriate care looks like, how to allocate expensive medicines. Research and education are essential if we want to restore balance and achieve appropriate care. We’ll also need to do a lot of research, education and training to make the right use of new technology. All this demands more collaboration, both between the UMCs themselves and between the UMCs and many other care providers.’   
- Stefan Sleijfer, Chair/Dean of the Executive Board, Erasmus MC

‘How can Amsterdam UMC make sure its research goals align with those of the University of Amsterdam (UvA) and VU Amsterdam? Much of the demand for care in society requires an interdisciplinary approach, such as behavioural change and healthy living environments. How can Amsterdam UMC promote interdisciplinary research together with VU Amsterdam and UvA?’

- Jeroen Geurts, Rector Magnificus, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

‘Because Amsterdam UMC is embedded in two comprehensive universities, and because of the sheer size of the hospital, Amsterdam UMC is in a position to blend medical expertise with adjacent disciplines and social issues. This helps improve both the expertise itself and the quality of patient care.’
- Peter-Paul Verbeek, Rector Magnificus, University of Amsterdam