From a foreign diploma to the BIG register.
Five phases: medical Dutch, diploma recognition, the BI-toets, BIG registration and your first job as a doctor or dentist. You always know where you stand and what comes next.
In short
- Who is it for?
- Doctors and dentists with a foreign diploma who want to work in the Netherlands and need BIG registration.
- What do we do?
- We build the two parts you prepare yourself: medical Dutch from A0 to B2+, and BI-toets preparation with 4.137 questions, each with an explanation and a source.
- What don't we do?
- We are not a recruitment agency and we do not place anyone. Diploma recognition and BIG registration are decided by CIBG and CBGV; we show you each step and who decides it.
- Where do I start?
- Try the first unit of the Dutch course free, or read the route in five stages.
Five phases,
one route.
Without structure the road to BIG registration takes years, and often you cannot even tell where on that road you are. We name all five phases, including the language course and the BI-toets preparation we built ourselves, and the bodies that assess each step:
Medical Dutch, A0 to B2+
First, because the certificate is one of the documents you submit with the application. Our own course, from the first word to the medical level, built for the ward rather than a phrasebook.
02Diploma recognition
With the language certificate in hand you submit to the CIBG; the CBGV then assesses whether your training is equivalent.
03BI-toets preparation
The question bank and adaptive exam simulation of BigMentor track exactly what you keep missing.
04BIG registration
With diploma, language and BI-toets behind you, the CIBG enters you in the BIG register.
05Working as a doctor or dentist
With your BIG registration you start at a hospital or practice. The application is between you and the employer; we do not act as an intermediary.
Hear what a lesson sounds like.
A real conversation from the course, level B1 → B2+: a doctor asks consent for software that listens in and writes the report. Tap a marked word for its meaning.
And then the exam.
BigMentor has 4,137 practice questions for doctors and dentists. After every answer: why it is right, and the guideline, law or textbook it rests on. Try one.
Today's practice test, 8 questions → No account needed. The BI-toets is in Dutch, and so are the questions.Een klinische trial vergelijkt een nieuw type vulmateriaal met een traditioneel composiet. De onderzoekers willen aantonen dat het nieuwe materiaal ‘niet slechter’ is dan de standaardbehandeling binnen een vooraf bepaalde marge (delta). Welk type klinische trial wordt hier ontworpen?
Wanneer het doel is aan te tonen dat een nieuwe behandeling niet klinisch relevant slechter is dan de standaardtherapie binnen een vooraf vastgestelde marge, kiest men voor een non-inferiority trial. Men toetst of de ondergrens van het betrouwbaarheidsinterval voor het effectverschil de marge (delta) niet overschrijdt. Een superiority trial wil superioriteit bewijzen; een equivalentie-onderzoek toetst afwezigheid van verschil in beide richtingen.
Bron: Bouter, Zielhuis & Zeegers, Epidemiologisch onderzoek. Opzet en interpretatie
vraag nagelopen op 29 september 2026
Built by a family that
started over here.
Our Story: From Gratitude to Action
A moment
I will never
forget.
After months of anxiety, I stood in a park in Amsterdam and watched my children play peacefully on the playground. There were no sirens, only the calm rhythm of the city. In that moment, I felt not only relief but deep gratitude, and I knew the best way to repay this country was to apply our medical expertise where it is needed most.
Experience in
challenging
conditions.
We are doctors with immense experience working in the most challenging conditions. We are used to acting quickly and effectively. Today, we are integrating this expertise into the Dutch healthcare system, building a stable future for our families and bringing real value to the society that has become our home.
