Program
ORPHEUS 2009. Fourth European Conference
Aarhus, 23-25 April 2009
Setting Standards for PhD Education in Biomedicine and Health Sciences
Lake Auditorium, 1250 University Park, Aarhus, Denmark
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Final programme is as follows.
See www.orpheus2009.org for updates
Thursday, 23 April
15.00 Registration and poster setup
Opening and introduction
17.00 Welcome from the University
Lauritz Holm-Nielsen, Rector, Aarhus University
Welcome from the Faculty
Søren Mogensen, Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
A brief introduction to ORPHEUS.
Zdravko Lackovic, President ORPHEUS
The aims of ORPHEUS 2009.
Michael Mulvany, Head Aarhus Graduate School of
Health Sciences
17.30 The PhD degree in the context of EU plans for Science and
Research.
Sergio Di Virgilio, Research Directorate General,
European Commission
18.15 Busses to reception
18.30 Reception at Aarhus City Hall
Friday, 24 April
Session 1. European organizations involved in health science PhD training
Chairmen: Jens Christian Djurhuus, Chairman, Danish Free Research Council;
Jadranka Božikov, DirectorAndriaŠtamparSchoolof Public Health, Zagreb
Lise Wogensen Bach, Vice-Head Aarhus Graduate Schoolof Health Sciences
09.00 EUA Council for Doctoral Education,
Jean Chambaz, Chair EUA-CDE
09.15 Association of Medical Schools in Europe.
David Gordon, President AMSE
09.30 World Federation for Medical Education
Stefan Lindgren, President WFME
09.45 Discussion. How should ORPHEUS interact with these
organizations?
10.00 Coffee
Session 2 Keynote lecture
Chairman: Michael Mulvany, Aarhus University
10.30 Empowering young scientists and promoting a creative
research environment
Patrik Brundin, University of Lund
Session 3 European PhD degrees and programmes in health sciences
Chairmen: Irena Misevićiene, Vice-rector Kaunas University
Lars Østergaard, Aarhus University
11.25 European PhD programmes in health sciences. Presentation
of document.
Zdravko Lackovic, University of Zagreb. President
ORPHEUS
11.45 The ORPHEUS position papers 2004-2007.
Seppo Meri, University of Helsinki, Secretary ORPHEUS
12.05 Position paper
Distribution of questions to be considered for a "position
paper".
This position paper will give suggestions for standards
for PhD programs will be presented at the meeting of
the Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) to
be held June 2009.
12.20 Lunch
Session 4 Principles of setting standards
Chairmen: Jadwiga Mirecka, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow
Guenther Gell, Dean Graduate School, University of Graz
13.30 Setting standards for medical education
Hans Karle. World Federation for Medical Education
13.50 Setting standards for PhD Education
Michael Mulvany, Aarhus University
14.10 Establishing a dynamic doctoral program. A PhD student
perspective
J. M. Woolf, University of Oxford
14.30 Poster session and coffee
16.00 General discussion
Session 5 The position paper
Chairmen: David Gordon, President AMSE
Peter Hach, Prague
Helle Prætorius, Aarhus
16.45 Procedure for preparation of the position paper
17.00
-18.00 General discussion in groups
19.00 Dinner at Aarhus Concert Hall
Saturday, 25 April
08.30 ORPHEUS general assembly
Session 6 The PhD degree: what should it consist of?
Chairmen: Søren Peter Olesen, University of Copenhagen
László Vécsei, Szeged
Iben Møller Jønsson, PhD Association, Aarhus University
09.00 The PhD degree: research, training og both?
Chris Van Schravendijk, Free University Brussels
09.20 Different formats of external quality evaluation
Jadwiga Mirecka, Jagiellonian UniversityMedical
College, Krakow
Chairmen: David Gordon, President AMSE
Peter Hach, Prague
Helle Prætorius, Aarhus University
09.40 Reports from groups concerning position paper
10.15 Break
Session 7 Free communications
Chairmen: Jørgen Vinten, Head Copenhagen Graduate School of Health Sciences
Hans Jørn Kolmos, Odense Graduate School of Health Sciences
Osman Sinanović, PhD programme, Tuzla
10.45 Setting standards for efficiency in the PhD
G.L. van Winkel, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
11.00 The experience of a multidisciplinary health science
PhD programme and its applicability to the Bologna Process
M.M. Tavio
University of Las Plamas, GC, Spain
11.15 Recent PhD study system and some opinions of PhD students
at Jessenius Faculty of Medicine
J. Staško, Comenius University, Slovakia
11.30 Standards in PhD study programmes at Faculty of Medicine
in Hradec kralove (Czech Republic)
M. Cervinka, Charles University, Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
11.45 Interdisciplinary postgraduate program in molecular medicine
of the University of Cologne
D.G. Grosskopf-Kroiher
University of Cologne, Germany
12.00 Distribution of proposed position paper
12.15 Lunch
Session 8 Conclusions
Chairmen: Zdravko Lackovic, President ORPHEUS
Seppo Meri, Secretary ORPHEUS
13.15 Presentation of final version of proposed draft
position paper
13.30 Discussion
14.00 Provisional acceptance of draft position paper
and appointment of a Task Force
14.15 Concluding remarks
Posters
P1
In search of excellence and efficiency in the European PhD - a research project
G.L. van Winkel1, J.F.M. Sonneveld2, C.A. van Bochov3, R. Rabbinge1
Wageningen University1, University of Utrecht2, University of Leiden3, The Netherlands
P2
Networking at all levels - graduate education for the life sciences at the European
Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL).
H. Hillebrand, Dean of Graduate Studies; European Molecular Biology Laboratory,
Heidelberg, Germany
P3
Thematic PhD programmmes at the UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science,
Dublin, Ireland.
H.C. Gallagher, M. Clyne, D.C. Shields & C.M. O'Connor
UCD School of Medicine & Medical Science and Conway Institute of Biomolecular &
Biomedical Research, University College Dublin, Ireland
P4
The Hamburg Graduate School. "Mol Endocrinology" as an example for a medical
PhD program
H.J Seitz, SE-Europe Cooperation, Medical Faculty Hamburg - Eppendorf, Germany
P5
Quality control in the international graduate school in molecular medicine Ulm
M. Kühl, D. Brockmann
International Graduate School in Molecular Medicine Ulm, Ulm University, Germany
P6
Interdisciplinary interactive teaching PhD students in immunobiology of transplantations
Ts. Marinova1, V. Ganev1, V. Sarafian2, G. Zhelezova1, P. Yotovski1, L. Spassov1
1Sofia University, 2 Medical University, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
P7
Necessity of innovations in the education of PhD students in medicine and health sciences
in Bulgaria
E.P.Tsankova, G.A.Zlateva, L.D.Spassov, M.D.Shishinyova*
Faculty of Medicine, University of Sofia "St. Kliment Ohridski", Bulgaria
P8
The living knowledge - doctoral studies at the interface of biology and medicine
G. Rota, S. Clarke
Doctoral School, Faculty of Biology and Medicine, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
P9
Research-based learning in a small group of biomedical PhD students: a model to
ensure quality
S.M. Janković, N.N. Arsenijević
Medical Faculty, University of Kragujevac, Serbia
P10
Problems concering organisation of the PhD stidies at small medical faculties
G.D. Nicola B.B Asanin
Medical Faculty University Montenegro Ljubljanska, Montenegro
P11
System of research staff training in moscow state university of medicine and dentistry
Konstantin G. Gurevich, Ekaterina G. Fabrikant, Solomon A. Rabinovich
Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry, , Russian Federation
P12
ESF project supporting PhD study
K.Javorka, J.Staško, Ľ.Červeňová
Jessenius Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University (JFMCU), Martin, Slovakia
P13
Problems in PhD education in small countries of East Europe
Taivans I, G. Strazda
Faculty of Medicine, University of Latvia, Riga, Latvia
P14
Dedicated educational portal "ecercdoc" in Romanian universities of medicine,
harmonizing curricula in doctoral education
P.A. Mircea, R. Badea, A. Buzoianu, C. Piţiş, H. Stefănescu
"Iuliu Haţieaganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy (UMFCN), Romania
P15
Evaluation of the study results for postgraduate study programs at School of
Medicine Osijek, Croatia.
I.Drenjancevic-Peric, J. Barbic, A. Vcev, P. Filakovic, A. Tvrdeic
School of Medicine Osijek, University Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Osijek, Croatia
P16
PhD training in clinical research and PhD theses based on published papers at
Medical Faculty, University of Split.
Gamulin S. Committee for doctorate Medical Faculty University of Split, Croatia
P17
Easing into a research-based PhD career
Marvin J.-R. Lee
University of Oxford, UK
P18
Visibility of PhD programs in biomedicine and health sciences in the European region
S.Sović1, J. Božikov1,3, Z. Lacković2,3
1Department of Medical Statistics, 2Department of Pharmacology, 3ORPHEUS, University
of Zagreb, Croatia
P19
Learning the art of research
B. Emanuele
Department of Neurological and Visual Sciences, University of Verona, Italy
P20
To train scientists strong in translational research
Zhongwei Huang
Nuffield Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Oxford, UK
P21
Opportunities and challenges - thinkings about PhD programmes in Europe
A.L. Wang
Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford, UK
P22
An integrated graduate school based on diverse graduate programmes
Iben Møller Jønsson, Lise Wogensen
Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark
P23
Effectiveness of PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences
in Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania
I. Miseviciene, I Uloziene
Kaunas University of Medicine, Lithuania
P24
Follow-up of the Croatian National Report submitted at the Helsinki ORPHEUS 2007 conference
Nada Čikeš1, Miljenko Kapović2, Alan Sustić2, Stipan Janković3, Pavo Filaković4, Zdravko Lacković5
University of Zagreb School of Medicine1, University of Rijeka School of Medicine2, University of Split School of Medicine3, University of Osijek School of Medicine4, President, ORPHEUS5