Do You See What I See? Dr Renée Stalmeijer on Learning, Collaboration, and Healthcare Teams

Dr Renée Stalmeijer is Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Development and Research and the School of Health Professions Education at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences of Maastricht University in the Netherlands. An educational scientist by training, Renée has been active in health professions education since 2005, combining the roles of researcher, educational quality manager, and teacher of research methodology. As of September 2025, she is the Programme Director of the Master of Health Professions Education.Renée’s research focuses on how healthcare professionals learn to work together effectively, particularly by using the theoretical lenses of socio-cultural learning and workplace learning. In this episode of the KIPRIME podcast, Renée explores what it means to prepare learners for real-world collaboration, when and how people learn best in clinical settings, and why humility and community matter for the next generation of medical education researchers.