Bouke Sterk is a psychiatrist with extensive experience in the mental health field, currently serving at GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord since April 2018. In addition to this role, Bouke Sterk has been a physician researcher at the Academic Medical Centre (AMC) since November 2007. Prior experience includes working as a psychiatrist at Pro Persona from April 2016 to March 2018 and completing a residency in psychiatry at UMCN St Radboud from September 2011 to January 2016. Earlier work includes a position at stichting educare groningen from 2001 to 2009. Bouke Sterk holds an MSc and MD in Medicine from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam).