ORPHEUS 2007, Helsinki, Finland, Sept 6-8, 2007

First announcement

All representatives of medical schools, schools of public health and
research institutes involved in PhD programs in medicine and public
health are invited to attend

The Third Conference on Biomedical and Health Science Doctoral
Training in Europe (ORPHEUS 2007) to be held in Helsinki, Finland,
September 6-8, 2007 (http://www.congrex.fi/orpheus2007/)

The ORPHEUS 2007 conference will focus on PhD training and clinical
medicine. As a main topic it will be organized in cooperation with
Association of Medical Schools of Europe (AMSE)
(http://www.amse-med.eu/).

In the light of Bologna process and the need to harmonize and improve
our cooperation the following questions will be addressed:

1. When should MDs do their PhD and what should the studies include?

2. What is the role of clinical PhD programs and graduate (doctoral) schools?

3. How to combine PhD studies and clinical specialization?

4. How to increase mobility and cooperation between the clinic and
basic science laboratories?

5. How to increase mobility and cooperation between different
institutions and European countries?

The participants are invited to write an abstract or a short
communication on their subject of interest related to the above
questions from their own perspective.

Welcome to address and discuss the future of PhD education in Europe.
For further information, please go to
http://www.congrex.fi/orpheus2007/ . More detailed program with
selected invited lectures is in preparation and will be announced in
few weeks from now.

On behalf of the Organizing Committee

Seppo Meri, MD, PhD, Professor, Chairman of the Conference
Haartman Institute, Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland

and

Zdravko Lackovic, MD, PhD, Professor, President of ORPHEUS
Laboratory of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Department of Pharmacology
& Croatian Brain Research Institute, Salata 11, 41000 Zagreb, Croatia
http://www.orpheus-med.org