How do you ensure that nurses with a refugee background can apply their knowledge and experience in Dutch healthcare? UMC Groningen developed a program in which participants learn medical terminology and can start working as paid nurse assistants while working towards their BIG registration. During the Refugee Talent Hub employer event, Arthur Wijsmuller, Medical Head of Abdominal Surgery, explains how this program came about, what it yields for nurses and the hospital, and how the approach is being expanded to the Randstad.