Piet van der Keylen

Professor Piet van der Keylen serves as Professor for Medicine and Health Sciences at Protestant University of Applied Sciences Nuremberg (EVHN) since 2022, holding concurrent roles as Ethics Commission member, Senate Research Committee member, and Ombudsperson for Good Scientific Practice. Previously, he held academic positions at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) from 2010-2022, including Postdoctoral Researcher and Teaching Coordinator at University Hospital Erlangen's Institute of General Medicine.

His research spans evidence-based medicine, digital health interventions, and medical education, with recent focus on physician-patient communication tools (notably the award-winning back pain web portal), palliative care stressors, and pandemic-era medical teaching adaptations. Publications reveal strategic evolution from neuroanatomical studies (2016) toward high-impact clinical implementation research, particularly in primary care settings.

Professor van der Keylen's scholarly output demonstrates growing influence in digital health (JCR scores up to 7.10) and practical healthcare innovation, culminating in the 2025 Wilfried-Lorenz Award. His work consistently addresses German healthcare system needs through Federal Joint Committee-funded projects.

• 2015-2016: Best Lecturer Award (preclinical section, Human Medicine) at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (awarded twice)
• 2021: FAU Teaching Award for Best Early Career Researcher
• 2020-2022: Best Lecturer Award (clinical section) at FAU Erlangen-Nuremberg (awarded three times)
• 2025: Wilfried-Lorenz Award for Healthcare Research (back pain portal study)

As an active educator and curriculum developer, he supervises nursing and health science students at EVHN while leading the university's integration of evidence-based practice into clinical training. His research group collaborates with University Hospital Erlangen on federally funded projects, emphasizing practical solutions for primary care challenges including digital health adoption and clinician well-being.