1. •Simon Kay The Tulp course on flaps in the hand 2007 was a pleasure to experience, and I probably learnt more than I taught.  The environment is organised and efficient but friendly and the faculty is diverse and knowledgeable.  I found the content carefully thought out, and the facility to dissect and teach flaps on real limbs was almost unique.  The content was flexible and consisted of didactic teaching interspersed with empirical and practical.  I enjoyed the event, the content and the people and recommend this course to faculty and delegates alike.
   

1. •Mike Hayton
   "Hands on" dissection with fresh frozen cadavers is the closest training tool a surgeon can get to the real thing. The participation ratio of two surgeons to one cadaver,  combined with a large faculty panel makes this course unique. I am sure this course will continue to expand as its reputation continues to grow around Europe. The course was great fun and this originates from an organising committe that have a great sense of humour, willingness to teach abilities of all levels.
   

1. •David Evans, London
   

"I was privileged to take part in a course on flap dissection in the hand and upper limb run by Kortjakje.  This was a most stimulating event for me to attend and the organization was excellent with 40 fresh cadaver limbs available for demonstration and practice by participants. The programme was hectic with a wide range of flaps demonstrated and repeated by delegates. This style of teaching is invaluable and the use of fresh material is essential for the successful dissemination of knowledge and technique. I sincerely hope that this new organization will make the continuation of such courses possible."

1. •Daniel Marchac, Paris
   

“The teaching sessions on fresh cadaver heads were extremely interesting. 

Well-organized, they allowed the enthusiastic attendants to practice using very good instrumentation, and allowed me to show them how to do a number of procedures on the face.

The face lift performed on one side of the face by Patrick Tonnard, and on the other side by myself, was great fun and very informative.

I hope that this initiative will continue, as it was one of the best teaching courses I have ever attended.”

1. •Patrick Tonnard, Gent
   

"I had the honor and opportunity to be member of the faculty of the Kortjakje meeting on facial aesthetic surgery, organized by and for trainees in plastic surgery. I have to admit that I was surprised by the profesionality of the content and the organisation of the meeting. Working on fresh cadaver head is so instructive and educational, that I think it is even better than live surgery demonstrations. The participants were very interested and eager to learn. Also for me it was a good lesson as I  received a lot of feedback from the typical Dutch "open minded public". The social program was very original and the atmosphere was superb. Congratulations with this initiative and I hope it is the beginning of an important organisation that looks now already like a tradition. I hope I may come back in the future! "

1. •John Stilwell, Wrightington
   

“As you know I was on the Faculty for the Dr Tulp course in 2003. I found the course to be very well orgainsied and the planning was meticulous. The facilities for dissection and video presentation were excellent. As faculty members we all enjoyed the course very much and we all learned from each other's experiences. It was a pleasure. The hospitality was typical of the Dutch-fanatastic.

The participants were well-educated and very keen which made it very easy to teach. One must not forget that that was a course organised by trainees for trainees, but had a real stamp of professionalism.” 

1. •Ronald Bleys, Utrecht
   

2. •Maarten Fechner, Eindhoven
   

3. •Peter Houpt, Zwolle
   

4. •Steven Hovius, Rotterdam
   

"In may 2007 I was privileged to participate as a faculty member in the upper limb dissection course organised by the Dr Tulp Foundation. Is was a perfectly organised course using fresh cadaver limbs, plenty of dissection supervisors and the opportunity to demonstrate some essential flaps in the upper limb to the attendees.

It turned out to be a very stimulating event, which should, in my perception, be on the list of any surgeon who has an interest in handsurgery. I sincerely hope this course will be available for trainees and surgeons alike for a long time!"

1. •Moshe Kon, Utrecht
   

2. •René Poublon, Rotterdam
   

3. •Stephan Hofer, Rotterdam
   

4. •Jurgen Holle ”Like all the colleagues before, who had the privilege to be a member of the faculty of the Tulip Foundation course with fresh frozen cadavers, I found the course most instructive for all the participants. The interesting discussions in between were full of stimulating information even for me.Due to the perfect organization, including an endoscopic setting for each, the forehead and periorbital juvenation surgery could be trained in many different ways. Cadaver dissection courses are difficult to organize and are only seldom offered in Europe, eventhough this is the optimal way to improve the surgical technique. I exceptionally recommend the Tulip courses for all established and not established surgeons in aesthetic and general plastic surgery. “
   

5. •Dr. Michel E. Pfulg, Laclinic/Montreux, Switzerland “It has been marvelous for me to share my knowledge and experience with all the participants of the 6th Dr. Nicolaes Tulp fresh cadaver dissection course in Utrecht. I enjoyed very much that experience which was my first in such a high quality academic atmosphere.”
   

6. • Marco Ritt, Amsterdam. NL