On 11 December, the outgoing chairman of the board of the Federation of Dutch Thrombosis Services (FNT), Prof. Hugo ten Cate (Dept. of Internal Medicine), was presented with the Jordan Medal during the General Members' Meeting in Hoevelaken.

Six doctors from three different UMCs, including Prof. Robert van Oostenbrugge and Prof. Dr. Wim van Zwam (Dept. of Neurology), were jointly awarded the prestigious gold Winkler medal by the Dutch Neurology Society.