Dr. Perla Marang Van De Mheen

Associate Professor

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Biography

Perla is an Associate Professor of Quality and Safety in Healthcare, focusing on developing new methodologies and interventions to improve the safety and quality of care in daily practice. She is the co-director of the Centre for Safety in Healthcare and has served as both an associate editor and senior methods editor for BMJ Quality & Safety from 2012 to 2024. With a broad expertise in epidemiological and statistical methods, she aims to improve the rigor of patient safety and quality improvement initiatives. Perla previously worked as an Associate Professor at Leiden University Medical Centre in the department of Medical Decision Making and as an Assistant Professor at the Academic Medical Centre in Amsterdam within the department of Social Medicine. She obtained her PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Amsterdam and holds certification as an Epidemiologist B since 1996. Her current projects include aggregating insights from registries, big data, and clinical experience, and she is involved in various funded research initiatives focused on improving surgical outcomes and ensuring safe implementation of new technologies. Perla's work emphasizes the importance of the sociotechnical context in health systems, and she is particularly interested in leveraging technology to foster sustainable healthcare.

Research Interests

Courses

2025 Skills and Safety 2 2024 System Science

Requirements for Delft University of Technology

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:6.5
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:22
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:22
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:100
GRE General
Verbal
Required:154
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:4
Overall
Required:4
Prerequisites
Bachelor degree in a related field Sufficient credits in key subjects (Mathematics, Physics, Discipline-specific)
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Academic transcript
  • English language certificate
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Motivation letter
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Identity document (Passport)
  • GRE General Test results (for international diplomas)
Specialization Notes

Requirements apply generally across engineering and science master programs. Specific tracks like Architecture require a digital portfolio.