Babette Olga Rump MD

Future health care will be more than ever characterized by questions rather than answers. How to fairly operationalize new health technologies; how to be sustainable and inclusive; and how to make just choices when resources are poor? The future needs health professionals that have both excellent scientific knowledge and skills, as well as a true sensitivity to these kinds of questions. This requires a transition in the way we teach, and it is my dream to be part of that change.

I started my career as a medical doctor, with a medical specialization in public health and infectious disease control. Soon I started to focus on the ethical aspects of infectious disease control, combining these two perspectives in numerous research projects alongside my work. Over the years, my work increasingly moved away from medical practice towards ethics in health policy at a national level. I have worked as such for the ‘National Institute of Public Health and the Environment’ and the ‘Health Council of the Netherlands’. In 2019 I obtained my PhD on the ethics of infectious disease control in the context of Antimicrobial Resistance policies. As assistant professor, I specifically aim to bring this expertise into the Biomedical and Life Science tracks.

Teaching has always been part of my professional career. I truly enjoy the interaction with students, who challenge our ideas and improve our knowledge. I am thus very thankful to be given the chance to help build future health care by teaching at University College Roosevelt.

List of publications available here.