Ines Heinen

Ines Heinen is a researcher at the University of Hamburg's Faculty of Medicine, affiliated with the Center for Psychosocial Medicine and Department of Medical Psychology. She holds a Dr. rer. biol. hum. and Dipl.-Psych. degree, serving as a teaching coordinator and psychologist. Her work focuses on medical education, student mental health, mentoring, and resilience, with publications analyzing stress, pandemic impacts, and diversity training in healthcare. She is based in W26, 3rd Floor, at the University Medical Center Hamburg (UKE).

• Research Interests: Medical education, mental health in students, mentoring frameworks, stress-resilience dynamics, public health disparities.
• Key Contributions: Studies on pandemic-related stress in medical/dental students, innovation in mentorship (speed dating matching), skin disease management in diverse populations, and language training for international medical students.
• Notable Publications: 2024 BMC MED EDUC on skin type diversity training; 2021 FRONT PSYCHOL on pandemic mental burden; 2016 PLOS ONE on mentoring speed dating.