ANIOS Internal Medicine

• A gross monthly salary in FWG 65 from € 4,729 to € 7,127 (at the level of February 1, 2026) based on a full-time employment of 36 hours per week. The scale is dependent on your relevant work experience. As of August 1, 2026, a collective labor agreement (CAO) increase of 2% will follow.
• A yearly contract (for an average of 38 hours) with the possibility of extension
• The possibility to work part-time
• Travel allowance
• Good guidance from specialists who are always ready for you and trainers with whom you regularly have progress meetings
• Becoming part of a friendly and large team of resident doctors
• Many educational moments, sometimes also spontaneously during ward rounds
• Participation in the regional ultrasound course that takes place 2x per year
• The chance to undertake fun extracurricular activities
• The possibility to become a member of a fun staff association with discounts on concerts, holidays and workshops

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As an ANIOS Internal Medicine, gain knowledge with a wide patient population and very diverse conditions. Because of this, you will learn a lot, within a fun and large group of resident doctors.

• As an ANIOS internal medicine, you primarily see patients with cross-specialty complaints regarding the internal organs. This varies from kidney damage to diabetes to malignant abnormalities.
• Because you work in a peripheral hospital, you gain broad experience and a lot of knowledge. You see a very diverse patient population, including special cases.
• You establish a diagnosis by performing an anamnesis and physical examination and sometimes requesting supplementary investigations (such as urine or blood tests or imaging). You also develop a treatment plan together with the patient.
• You are given a lot of autonomy and therefore learn a lot in a short time. But if you have questions, you can always get in touch. Contact with specialists is low-threshold.
• You also work a lot with nurses to make decisions together. Additionally, you speak frequently with other departments and attend multidisciplinary consultations.
• You work on the inpatient wards in Heerlen and Sittard-Geleen for internal medicine, gastroenterology (MDL), oncology and clinical geriatrics. Afterwards, you are on the ER and Acute Admission department and perform consultations.
• You work both during the day and in shifts.

"Zuyderland is a large peripheral hospital, which means that the lines are short and that you gain very diverse knowledge and experience through the many different departments." - resident Internal Medicine

Location: Heerlen and Sittard

As an ANIOS Internal Medicine, you have a very broad role and deal with many types of tasks and conditions. From diabetes to thyroid problems - you learn a lot about various conditions and their treatment.

In internal medicine, you see patients with multidisciplinary complaints. As a result, you regularly have contact with other specialties. You thus get to know many specialties and also work in multiple departments (internal medicine, gastroenterology (MDL) and clinical geriatrics).

Working in a large peripheral teaching hospital is fun and educational. As an ANIOS, you are part of a friendly team with no fewer than 37 resident doctors. You learn a lot from and with each other. Furthermore, you work closely with various specialists and they are always ready to support you.

As an ANIOS Internal Medicine, you work with a very diverse group of patients. You learn a lot about various internal organs, complaints and their treatments. Both within the department and in other departments, you are allowed to do a lot independently, but there is also always room for questions or guidance. You will be broadly trained within a friendly multidisciplinary team with no fewer than 37 other resident doctors. Count on a fun and educational preparation for many different types of medical careers. Will you become the new addition to our enthusiastic team?

As an ANIOS Internal Medicine, you get to know many specialties and types of conditions better. In doing so, you receive a lot of personal responsibility, but the specialists are also always ready for you for consultation or to take a look. Due to the broad experience you gain here, you prepare yourself excellently for various postgraduate training programs. Thus, this ANIOS position offers good preparation for postgraduate training as an internist, gastroenterologist (MDL), geriatrician, pulmonologist or general practitioner.

You are (now or soon) an enthusiastic junior doctor. You have a broad medical interest, can collaborate well (also multidisciplinarily) and are social. Additionally, you are strong in organizing and love varied work in which you come into contact with very diverse patients.

"You will come to work in a friendly team, where you also get the chance to undertake extracurricular activities. Because there is a rapid turnover and we have many resident doctors, you are never the 'newcomer' in the group for long."

Working as a resident doctor at Zuyderland: what is it like?

View the experience stories of other resident doctors on our special site. Here you will also find more info and read how your future workday as a resident doctor at Zuyderland might look.

Working as a resident doctor

At Zuyderland, there is one overarching department for Internal Medicine together with oncology, clinical geriatrics and gastroenterology (MDL). You are therefore deployed for all those specialties. Daily we see patients with very different diseases of the internal organs. The department works very interdisciplinarily, so you also have a lot of contact with, among others, Oncology, Clinical Geriatrics and MDL.

Within the department, you work together with 23 medical specialists and 37 resident doctors. You are therefore part of a large and very diverse group of resident doctors who are preparing for various postgraduate training programs. Together, you regularly undertake extracurricular activities. Furthermore, you can count on excellent guidance from specialists, low-threshold consultation and plenty of room for education.
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Zuyderland: your hospital?

Making even complex and intensive care feel as everyday as possible - that is our mission. That is why we believe in a pleasant atmosphere, a good conversation and also laughing together. With more than 10,000 employees, Zuyderland is the largest medical center in Limburg. We are a peripheral hospital that prioritizes high-quality care.

As a top-clinical teaching hospital, we deliver excellent, local and innovative patient care in a welcoming environment. We also devote much attention to training you to be the medical specialist for the future. Our vision? That the best training is as personal as possible. You determine for yourself what your learning trajectory looks like. We help you to map out your path and offer the positive environment in which you can grow well.

Interested? Apply directly!

Have you become enthusiastic about this vacancy? Apply directly and send us your motivation and CV. Or email Annette Marneef via a.marneef@zuyderland.nl to shadow us for a day without obligation. Then you will immediately get a good impression of the position.

Do you want to know more or do you have questions about the vacancy?

For substantive questions please contact:

• Do you want to know more or do you have questions about the vacancy? For substantive questions, please contact Annette Marneef (training coordinator Internal Medicine, MDL diseases and clinical geriatrics) via a.marneef@zuyderland.nl or via 06 - 57 53 70 25

Do you have questions about HR matters? Then email medischeopleidingen@zuyderland.nl or call 088 - 45 98 000 (option 5 - option 2).

A reference check and screening may be part of the procedure. For all positions within Zuyderland, a VOG (Certificate of Good Conduct) is required.

Acquisition in response to this vacancy is not appreciated.