ORPHEUS 2005 –

The Second European Conference on Harmonisation of PhD Programmes in Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Zagreb

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Programme

Zagreb 2005 Programme

UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

PhD Programmes: Biomedicine and Health Sciences

With the support of

Association of Medical Schools in Europe

Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region

European Medical Association

Association for Medical Education in Europe

SECOND EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON HARMONISATION OF PhD PROGRAMMES

IN BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

http://bio.mef.hr/conference

University of Zagreb – Medical School

Zagreb, Croatia, April 22-24, 2005

PROGRAMME

SCIENTIFIC & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

President:

Professor Zdravko Lacković, MD, PhD – PhD Program Director, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Secretaries:

Professor Jadranka Božikov, PhD – PhD Program Deputy Director, Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Irena Miseviciene, MD, PhD – Vice-Rector, Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania

INTERNATIONAL

Professor Margarita Barón-Maldonado, MD, PhD – President of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) and University of Alcalá, Madrid, Spain

Vincenzo Costigliola, MD–President, European Medical Association (EMEA), Bruxelles, Belgium

Professor David Gordon, MA, FRCP, F MedSci – President of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE), Dean and Vice-President of the Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, UK

Professor Petr Hach, MD, PhD – past President (-2004) of the Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) and Emeritus Dean and Vice-Dean of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic

Dr. Guy Haugh – Expert on the European Higher Education Area (“Bologna process”), Brussels, Belgium

Dr. Cees C. Leibbrandt, MD – past Secretary General (1999-2002) of the European Union of Medical Specialist (UEMS), Nijmegen, The Netherlands

Professor Seppo Meri, MD, PhD – Head of the Committee for Postgraduate Scientific Studies in Medicine, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Finland

Professor Jadwiga Mirecka, MD, PhD – Member of the Executive Committee of the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) and Head of the Department of Medical Education in Jagiellonian University Medical College in Kraków

Professor Charles Normand, PhD – President of the Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) and Edward Kennedy Professor of Health Policy and Management, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland

Professor Hans Joachim Seitz, MD – German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), South-Eastern-European-Cooperation, Curriculum Reform in Medicine and University Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany

Professor Osman Sinanović, MD, PhD – PhD Programme Director, Medical School, University of Tuzla, Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Professor László Vécsei, MD, PhD, DSc – Director of Neuroscience PhD Programme, University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical and Pharmaceutical Centre and Head of the Department of Neurology, Faculty of General Medicine, Szeged, Hungary

CROATIAN

Professor Nada Čikeš, MD, PhD – Dean, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Marija Dominis, MD, PhD – former Vice-Dean for postgraduate education, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Smilja Kalenić, MD, PhD – Vice-Dean for postgraduate education, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Luka Kovačić, MD, PhD – acting Director of the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Boris Labar, MD, PhD – former Dean of the University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Helena Jasna Mencer, PhD – Rector of the University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia

Professor Stjepan Orešković, PhD – former Director of the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health, University of Zagreb Medical School, Zagreb, Croatia

INVITED SPEAKERS WHO ARE NOT MEMBERS OF
THE SCIENTIFIC & ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Professor Arthur Mettinger, MD, PhD – President of the Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) and Vice-Rector of the University of Vienna, Austria

Professor Colette Creusy, MD, PhD – Catholic University of Lille, France (Co-author to Dr. Costigliola)

Professor Olesya Hulchiy, MD, Dr, PhD – Vice- Rector of the O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine

Professor Vitaliy Fedorovych Moskalenko, MD, Dr.PH – Rector of the O. Bogomolets National Medical University, Kiev, Ukraine (Co-author to Professor O. Hulchiy)

Professor Katja Breskvar, MD, PhD – Vice-Rector of the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Professor Vito Starc, MD, PhD – University of Ljubljana Medical School, Slovenia (Co-author to Professor K. Breskvar)

Medical School University of Zagreb is deeply honoured to be the host of the first (2004) and now of the Second European conference on harmonisation of PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences. The idea was born in Zagreb with the aim to improve our own PhD programme, but we have found out that many other medical schools in different European countries share our dilemmas. Representatives of more than 30 medical schools from 23 European countries will come together in Zagreb. We are honoured and happy to have received support of most renowned European associations in this field, and that we were able to put together scientific and organizing committee consisting of prominent European scholars.

Many new events took place in a short time since the last Conference in April 2004, which make gatherings of PhD programmes representatives in 2005 even more important:

· The messages from the Berlin Communiqué of Ministers 2003 and the Salzburg seminar “Doctoral Programmes for the European Knowledge Society” (3-5 February 2005) will have a significant impact on medical schools and schools of public health. The new recommendations have been created for the Ministers’ meeting in Bergen 2005. It is reasonable to assume that the Bergen Conference is going to propose the PhD programmes, a third cycle of higher education, as a necessary step in the process of the attainment of doctoral degree. Eventually, the doctoral degree will be a prerequisite for academic and scientific career in all countries of the European Union, those seeking the membership, and those trying to have comparable system of high education.

· Despite of the educational diversity in Europe, some mutual schemes were recognized in Salzburg. At the First European conference on harmonisation of PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences in Zagreb it was clearly stated that in the process of the doctoral degree attainment the emphasis must be placed on the advancement of scientific research.

· The increased number of doctoral candidates is expected, which might lead to the advancement of science all across the Europe. On the other hand, if the implementation of PhD programmes and studies is not meaningfully organized and funded, the number and the quality of the programmes will go down. This situation may perpetuate the status quo, or even worse, it can lead towards the lowering of the existing criteria. Consequently, these negative effects may lower the critical mass of good quality scientists.

· Establishing of PhD programmes as mandatory third cycle of higher education in all fields of medicine and medical specialisations is a new task for our universities, quite different from some voluntary PhD programmes and international networks seeking for scientific excellence in some very narrow fields. Now, starting from the need of necessary reproduction of academic staff at our universities, we have to make quality programmes in all fields of medicine and medical specialisations. The need for such broad programme (or so many different programmes) may lead to a lack of the knowledgeable experts and supervisors in some European countries, particularly in some medical fields. Greater cooperation among PhD programmes through the formation of wide international networks all across Europe might be one of the solutions.

· The important aim of the Conference is to gather in one place the representatives of European universities participating in PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences, who can give an insight into their own experiences and the experiences of their countries, as well as try to propose the best way of mutual harmonisation, and creation or transformation of PhD programmes into “third circle of “Bologna process”. Even if the only one outcome would be the extended publication of PhD programmes in Europe, and some general recommendations based on first Zagreb Conference and Salzburg seminar it would still be an important guideline for many universities in creating or reshaping their PhD programmes. Additionally, the proposal of certain recommendations and start of the initiatives for mutual cooperation might be reached and would represent a significant achievement. With more ambitions, timing of the Conference between Salzburg Seminar (January 2005) and Ministers’ meeting in Bergen (May 19-20, 2005) allows us to send our suggestions to Bergen Conference where important decisions will take place.

· The aims and objectives of the Second European conference on harmonisation of PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences are very much similar to that of the First conference and could be seen as their upgrade after Zagreb Declaration and Salzburg Recommendations: analysis of the obstacles and recommendations for quality improvement of PhD programmes. Thus essential topics are: PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences in front of challenges of Bologna process. How to develop quality programmes in each field within European medicine and health sciences? Enabling mobility through networking. Establishing minimal quality criteria for PhD thesis, supervisors and PhD programmes. In short it is expected that a document “Guidelines for Organisation of PhD Programmes in Biomedicine and Health Sciences” will be accepted by the Conference.

PRELIMINARY PROGRAM

In general, Conference will work in sessions, chaired by several members of Scientific and Organising Committee. Committee will prepare written Conference proposals for discussion. We believe that the exchange of experiences and ideas and the discussion with the invited lecturers will lead us towards the following consensus documents:

Guidelines for the Organisation of PhD Programmes in Biomedicine and Health Sciences
Letter to the Bergen Ministers Conference
Proposal on future activities

FRIDAY, April 22, 2004

University of Zagreb Medical School

15.00 – 16.00 REGISTRATION

Čačković Hall at University of Zagreb Medical School

OPENING CEREMONY AND KEYNOTE LECTURE

Chair: Professor Helena Jasna Mencer, Professor Nada Čikeš and Professor Zdravko Lacković

16.00 – 16.30 Opening ceremony

16.30 – 17.15 Professor Arthur Mettinger:
The Bologna process from the basic idea to the “third cycle”

17.15 – 18.15 Welcome cocktail

Komedija Theatre, Kaptol 9

20.00 – Chicago Musical (Komedija Theatre)

SATURDAY, April 23, 2005

University of Zagreb Medical School

9.00 – 9.30 REGISTRATION

Čačković Hall at University of Zagreb Medical School

INTRODUCTION

Chair: Professor Petr Hach, Professor Osman Sinanović and Professor Hans Joachim Seitz

9.30 – 10.00 Professor Zdravko Lacković on behalf of the Scientific and Organising Committee:
Resumé of the First Conference and the aims of the Second Conference on harmonisation of PhD programmes in biomedicine and health sciences

SESSION 1. CHALLENGES OF THE BOLOGNA PROCESS

Chair: Professor László Vécsei, Professor Seppo Meri and Professor Jadranka Božikov

10.00 – 10.30 Professor Jadwiga Mirecka:
Where is medicine within the Bologna Process?

10.30 – 11.00 Dr Vincenzo Costigliola and Professor Colette Creusy:
DEBOMED: the impact of the Bologna process on medical schools

11.00 – 11.15 Professor Vitaliy Fedorovych Moskalenko and Professor Olesya Hulchiy:
International cooperation in the context of Bologna process: new aims and content

11.15 – 11.30 Professor Katja Breskvar and Professor Vito Starc:
The EUA project on doctoral programmes (Network 4): The impact on Restructuring of Doctoral Programme Biomedicine at University of Ljubljana

11.30 – 12.00 Coffee break

12.00 – 12.30 Professor David Gordon:
PhD Programmes in UK and the challenges of the Bologna Process

12.30 – 12.45 Professor Nada Čikeš:
PhD Programmes in Croatia and the challenges of the Bologna Process

12.45 – 13.30 Discussion

13.30 – 15.00 Lunch (University of Zagreb Medical School)

SESSION 2. ACCREDITATION, NETWORKING AND FUTURE ACTIVITIES

Chair: Professor David Gordon, Professor Helena Jasna Mencer, Professor Zdravko Lacković and Professor Margarita Barón Maldonado

15.00 – 15.30 Professor Luka Kovačić and Professor Charles Normand:
Accreditation experience of ASPHER

15.30 – 16.00 Dr. Cees C. Leibbrandt:
Accreditation experience of EMSA

16.00 – 17.00 Discussion on future activities

20.00 – 23.00 Dinner given by Dean of the Zagreb University Medical School Professor Nada Čikeš (Restaurant Kaptolska klet, dinner with live music Kraljevi ulice)

SUNDAY, April 24, 2005

SESSION 3. GUIDELINES FOR ORGANISATION OF PHD PROGRAMMES IN BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES

Chair: Professor Irena Misceviciene, Professor Jadranka Božikov, Dr. Vicenzo Costigliola and Professor Luka Kovačić

9.30 – 10.30 Presentation and discussion on Guidelines for the Organisation of PhD Programmes in Biomedicine and Health Sciences
Part I. Criteria for Advisors and Criteria for Institutions (on behalf of the Scientific and Organising Committee the Guideline will be presented by Professor Irena Misceviciene)

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.00 Presentation and discussion on Guidelines for the Organisation of PhD Programmes in Biomedicine and Health Sciences
Part II. Structure and Organisation of PhD Programme (on behalf of the Scientific and Organising Committee the Guidelines will be presented by Professor Jadranka Božikov)

12.00 – 12.45 Professor David Gordon:
Letter to the Conference of Ministers in Bergen
Discussion and acceptance of the letter

12.45 – 13.00 Professor Zdravko Lacković:
Conclusions about future activities and closing of the Conference

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch (University of Zagreb Medical School)

TRANSPORT: Transfer from/to airport on arrival/departure day is organised for all participants who booked the hotels and provided their arrival/departure time to the travel agency O-Tours. Transfer from hotels Dubrovnik and Jadran to the Conference venue (Zagreb University Medical School) and back will be organised every day. All the transfers are provided by O-Tours free of charge.

CONFERENCE FEE: there is no fee for the representatives of European universities, medical schools, research institutes and schools of public health. They are our guests. All registered participants will receive conference material and will be participate in social programme free of charge.

SOCIAL PROGRAMME: Social programme includes: Welcome cocktail on Friday 5.15-6.15 p.m., visit to Komedija theatre where Chicago musical will be performed on Friday at 8 p.m. and Conference dinner in a restaurant Kaptolska klet on Saturday evening at 8 p.m. All the registered participants are kindly invited to participate in social programme sponsored by the Zagreb University Medical School and particularly to be hosted by the Dean, professor Nada Čikeš, at Saturday evening dinner in a relaxing atmosphere with live music performed by the band named Kraljevi ulice (Kings of the street).

Lunches, coffees and refreshments will be served on Saturday and Sunday on the second floor in front of the Čačković Hall and are free for all participants.

ASSISTANCE: Miss Branka Frleta B.A.; PhD Programme Secretary, will give the assistance and information to participants during the Conference. Internet connection will be available in the computer room.

TRAVEL AND ACCOMODATION: Official travel and accommodation agency:

O-Tours d.o.o., Gajeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb, CROATIA

Phone:+385 1 4831 444 Fax: +385 1 4813 010

E-mail: ivana.bujanovic@otours.hr

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The Conference is sponsored by

University of Zagreb Medical School,
National Foundation for Science, Higher Education and Technological Development of the Republic of Croatia and
Croatian Ministry of Science, Education and Sports.

Proceedings

ORPHEUS Zagreb Proceedings Document 2005

Guidelines

Guidelines for Organisation of PhD Programmes in Biomedicine and Health Sciences, Zagreb 2005

Conference Participants

Invited lecturer	Organisation / University	Position	Address, E-mail, phone, fax
Key note lecturer
Prof. Arthur Mettinger, MD, PhD	Network of Universities from the Capitals of Europe (UNICA) University of Vienna, Educational and International Affairs	President Vice-Rector	A-1010 Vienna, Austria Phone: (+43) 1 4277 100 30 Fax: +43 1 4277 100 99 arthur.mettinger@univie.ac.at
Invited lecturers and members of International Scientific and Organising Committee
Prof. Margarita Barón-Maldonado, MD, PhD	Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE)	President	margarita.baron@uah.es
Dr. Vincenzo Costigliola, MD	European Medical Association (EMA)	President	Bruxelles, Belgium, Phone: (+32) 2735 1615 Vincenzo@EMAnet.org
Prof. David Gordon, MA, FRCP, F MedSci.	Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE) Council of Heads of Medical Schools (CHMS), UK Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy, Victoria University, Manchester, UK	President Chairmen Dean	Dean.mdn.gordon@man.ac.uk rosalind.dutton@manchester.ac.uk
Prof. Petr Hach, doc. MUDr., CSc.	Association of Medical Schools in Europe (AMSE)	Past President (-2004)	Kateřinská 32 CZ – 121 08 PRAHA 2, Prague, Czeck Republic phach@lf1.cuni.cz
Dr. Guy Haug	Expert on the European Higher Education Area (Bologna process),		Brussels, Belgium Guy.Haug@cec.eu.int
Dr. Cees C. Leibbrandt, MD	European Union of Medical Specialist (UEMS/EACCME)	Past Secretary-General (1999-2002)	Nijmegen, The Netherlands Phone: (+31) 65114 1063 cc@leibbrandt.net
Prof. Seppo Meri, MD, PhD	Faculty of Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland	Head of the Committee for Postgraduate Scientific Studies in Medicine	PO Box 21, Haartmaninkatu 3 FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland Phone: +(358) 50 581 2462 seppo.meri@helsinki.fi
Prof. Jadwiga Mirecka, MD, PhD	Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) Jagellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland	Executive Committee member Head of Medical Education Department	Kopernika 19E/1, 31-501 Kraków, Poland Phone: (+48) 12 4303 158 jmirecka@cm-uj.krakow.pl
Prof. Irena Miseviciene, MD, PhD	Kaunas University of Medicine, Kaunas, Lithuania	Vice-Rector for Research	Mickeviciaus str.9 LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania irenmisev@kmu.lt IrMis@kmu.lt
Prof. Charles Normand, DPhil	Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region (ASPHER) Faculty of Health Sciences, Trinity College, University of Dublin, Ireland	President of the Executive Board Professor of Health Policy and Management	3 Foster Place Dublin 2, Ireland Phone: (+353) 1 608 3075 normandc@tcd.ie
Prof. Hans Joachim Seitz, MD	German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), South-Eastern-European-Cooperation, Curriculum Reform in Medicine University of Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany	Project Coordinator Professor, Institute for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology III – Biochemical Endocrinology	Martinistraße 52 20246 Hamburg, Germany Phone/Fax: (+49) 40- 42803-8239/8374 South-east-cooperation@uke.uni-hamburg.de
Prof. Osman Sinanović, MD, PhD	Medical School University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina	PhD Programme Director	Univerzitetska 1 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia&Herzegovina sinhu@bih.net.ba
Prof. László Vécsei, MD, PhD, DSc	Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical and Pharmaceutical Center and Faculty of General Medicine, University of Szeged, Hungary	Director of the Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience PhD program, Department of Neurology	Semmelweis Str. 6 Szeged, 6725 Hungary vecsei@nepsy.szote.u-szeged.hu

Members of Croatian Scientific and Organising Committee

Croatian Scientific and Organising Committee	Organisation/University		Position	Address, E-mail, phone, fax
Prof. Jadranka Božikov, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School Andrija Štampar School of Public Health	PhD Program Deputy Director		Rockefeller St. 4 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia jbozikov@snz.hr
Prof. Nada Čikeš, MD, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School	Dean		Šalata 3 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia ncikes@mef.hr
Prof. Marija Dominis, MD, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School	Past Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Education (2000-2004)		Šalata 3 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia mara.dominis@zg.htnet.hr
Prof. Smilja Kalenić, MD, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School	Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Education		Šalata 3 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia skalenic@mef.hr
Prof. Luka Kovačić, MD, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School Andrija Štampar School of Public Health	Acting Director of the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health		Rockefeller St. 4 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia lkovacic@snz.hr
Prof. Boris Labar, MD, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School	Past Dean (2000-2004)		Šalata 3 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia labar@mef.hr
Prof. Zdravko Lacković, MD, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School	PhD Program Director		Šalata 11 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia lac@mef.hr
Prof. Helena Jasna Mencer, PhD	University of Zagreb	Rector		Trg Maršala Tita 5 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia hjmencer@unizg.hr
Prof. Stjepan Orešković, PhD	University of Zagreb Medical School Andrija Štampar School of Public Health	Former Director of the Andrija Štampar School of Public Health		Rockefeller St. 4 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia soreskov@snz.hr

List of participants (in alphabetic order by country name)

University/School	Participant	Participant’s position/Department	Address, E-mail, phone, fax
Albania
University of Tirana Medical Faculty	Prof. Bajram Hysa		Str. Dibra 317, Tirana, Albania Phone: (+355) 4371553 Fax: (+355) 4363615 b_hysa@yahoo.com
Austria
Karl-Franzens University Graz Medical University	Prof. Günther Gell, PhD	Head of the Institut for Medical Informatics, Statistic and Documentation	Engelgasse 13/1, A-8010 Graz, Austria Phone: (+43) 316 385 3201 Fax: (+43) 316 385 3590 guenther.gell@kfunigraz.ac.at
Karl-Franzens University Graz Medical University	Prof. Gilbert Reibnegger, PhD	Vice-Rector for Education	Harrachgasse 21. A-8010 Graz, Austria Phone: (+43) 316 380 4182 Fax: (+43) 316 385 3590 gilbert.reibnegger@meduni-graz.ac.at
Bosnia and Herzegovina
University of Mostar Medical School	Prof. Filip Čulo, MD, PhD	Dean	Bijeli brijeg bb 88000 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina filif.culo@sve-mo.ba fculo@mef.hr
University of Tuzla Medical School	Prof. Osman Sinanović, MD, PhD	PhD Programme Director	Univerzitetska 1 75000 Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina sinhu@bih.net.ba
Bulgaria
Higher Medical Institute of Pleven	Prof. Maria Simeonova, MD, PhD	Head of Medical Genetics Department	1St. Kliment Ohridski St. Pleven, 5800, Bulgaria Phone: (+359) 64827 008 simeonovamaria@hotmail.com
Croatia
University of Rijeka Medical School	Prof. Anđelka Radojčić-Badovinac, MD, PhD	Vice Dean for postgraduate studies Department of biology and medical genetics	B. Branchetta 20, HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia Phone: (+385 51) 651-131 andjelr@medri.hr
University of Rijeka Medical School	Prof. Zlatko Trobonjača, MD, PhD	Vice Dean for postgraduate studies Department of biology and medical genetics	B. Branchetta 20, HR-51000 Rijeka, Croatia Phone: (+385 51) 651 194 Fax. (+385 51) 675 699 tzlatko@medri.hr
University of Split Medical School	Prof. Željko Dujić, MD, PhD	Coordinator of Postgraduate Studies	Šoltanska 2, HR-21000 Split, Croatia Phone: (+385 21) 557-906 zdujic@bsb.mefst.hr
	Prof. Stjepan Gamulin, MD, PhD	Head of Postgraduate Studies Committee	Šoltanska 2, HR-21000 Split, Croatia sgamulin@mef.hr
	Marita Mimica , psychologist	Head of Postgraduate Studies Department	Šoltanska 2, HR-21000 Split, Croatia Phone: (+385 21) 557-901 Fax: (+385 21) 465-304 mmimica@bsb.mefst.hr
University of Zagreb Medical School	Prof. Nada Čikeš, MD, PhD	Dean	Šalata 3, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia Phone: (+385 1) 4566-777 ncikes@mef.hr mdominis@mef.hr ikostov@hiim.hr skalenic@mef.hr boris.labar@inet.hr lac@mef.hr
	Prof. Marija Dominis, MD, PhD	Past Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Education
	Prof. Smilja Kalenić, MD, PhD	Vice-Dean for Postgraduate Education
	Prof. Ivica Kostović, MD, PhD	Coordinator of Neuroscience PhD Programme
	Prof. Zdravko Lacković, MD, PhD	PhD Programme Director, Department of Pharmacology
	Prof. Boris Labar, MD, PhD	Past Dean
University of Zagreb Medical School Andrija Štampar School of Public Health	Prof. Jadranka Božikov, PhD	PhD Program Deputy Director Department of Medical Statistics, Epidemiology and Medical Informatics	Rockefeller St. 4 HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia jbozikov@snz.hr lkovacic@snz.hr soreskov@snz.hr
	Prof. Luka Kovačić, MD, PhD	Acting Director Department of Social Medicine and Organization of Health Care
	Prof. Stjepan Orešković, PhD	Former Director Department of Medical Sociology
Czeck Republik
Charles University First Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Petr Hach, doc. MUDr., CSc.	Emeritus Dean and Vice–Dean of the Faculty	Kateřinská 32 CZ – 121 08 PRAHA 2, Prague, Czeck Republic phach@lf1.cuni.cz
Charles University First Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Stanislav Štípek, MUDr., Dr.Sc.	Vice–Dean of the Faculty	Kateřinská 32 CZ – 121 08 PRAHA 2, Prague, Czeck Republic Phone: (+420) 224 964 283 stipekst@.lf1.cuni.cz
Palachy University in Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine	Jitka Ulrichova	Vice-Dean for PhD Study	77515 Olomouc, Czeck Republic Phone: (+420) 585 632 312 jitkaulrichova@seznam.cz
Charles University, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Kralove	Prof. Zdenek Zadak MUDr., CSc.	Vice-Dean for Science and Research	Czeck Republic Phone: (+420) 495 832 166 zadak@lfhk.cuni.cz
Denmark
University of Aarhus Graduate School of Health Sciences	Prof. Michael J. Mulvany	Director	Vennelyst Boulevard 9 8000 Århus C Denmark Phone: (+45) 8942 4195 / +45 8942 1711 mm@farm.au.dk
Finland
University of Helsinki Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Seppo Meri, MD, PhD	Head of the Committee for Postgraduate Scientific Studies in Medicine	PO Box 21, Haartmaninkatu 3 FIN-00014 Helsinki, Finland Phone: +(358) 50 581 2462 seppo.meri@helsinki.fi
Germany
University of Würzburg, Medical School	Prof. Axel Rethwilm, MD, PhD		Versbacher 7 97078 Würzburg Phone: (+49) 931 2014 9555 virologie@vim.uni-wuerzburg.de
University of Würzburg, Medical School	Prof. Peter RiedererMD, PhD		Fuechsleinstr. 15 97078 Würzburg 20246 Hamburg, Germany Phone/Fax: (+49) 40- 42803-8239/8374 peter.riederer@mail.uni-wuerzburg.de
University of Hamburg-Eppendorf	Prof. Hans Joachim Seitz, MD	Professor	Martinistraße 52 20246 Hamburg, Germany Phone: (+49) 931 2014 9555 South-East-Cooperation@uke.uni-hamburg.de
University of Hamburg-Eppendorf	Gesine Richter , M.A.	Inetrnational Office	Martinistraße 52 20246 Hamburg, Germany Phone/Fax: (+49 40)- 42803-8239/8374
University of Technology Dresden, Medical Faculty	Dr. Thorsten Liebersn	Coordinator for Research	Fetschestr. 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany Phone: 493514584140 Fax: 493514585305 thorsten.liebers@mailbox.tu-dresden.de
Hungary
University of Szeged Faculty of General Medicine	Prof. László Vécsei, MD, PhD, DSc	Director of the Experimental and Clinical Neuroscience PhD program, Department of Neurology	Semmelweis Str. 6 Szeged, 6725 Hungary vecsei@nepsy.szote.u-szeged.hu
Iceland
University of Iceland Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Helga M. Ögmundsdóttir	Chairman of the Committee for Postgraduate Studies, Professor opf Cell Biology	Læknagardi Vatnsmyrarvegi 16 101 Reykjavik Iceland Phone: (+354) 525 4884
Lithuania
Kaunas University of Medicine	Prof. Irena Miseviciene, MD, PhD	Vice-Rector for Research	Mickeviciaus str.9 LT-44307 Kaunas, Lithuania irenmisev@kmu.lt IrMis@kmu.lt
Macedonia
Sts. Cyril and Methodios University Skopje, Medical School	Prof. Vesela Maleska Ivanovska, MD, PhD	Vice Dean for Science	50 Divizija 6 1000 Skopje, Macedonia veselaivan@yahoo.com
	Prof. Vaska Antevska, MD, PhD	Institute of Physiology	50 Divizija 6 1000 Skopje, Macedonia
	Prof. Doncho Donev, MD, PhD	Joint Institutes, Institute for Social Medicine	50 Divizija 6 1000 Skopje, Macedonia donev@freemail.org.mk
Poland
Jageiellonian University Medical College	Prof. Jadwiga Mirecka, MD, PhD	Department of Medical Education	Kopernika 19E/1, 31-501 Kraków, Poland Phone: (+48) 12 4303 158 jmirecka@cm-uj.krakow.pl
Portugal
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medical Sciences	Prof. José Luís Castanheira dos Santos, MD, PhD		Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 130 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal jlcast.spub@fcm.nnl.pt
New University of Lisbon, Faculty of Medical Sciences	Prof. Miguel de Oliveira Correia, MD, PhD	Department of Histology, Embryology and Cell Biology	Campo dos Mártires da Pátria, 130 1169-056 Lisbon, Portugal Phone: (+351) 218 803 000 Fax: (+351) 218 851 920 m.correira@fcm.nnl.pt
Romania
Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca	Prof. Cristina Ghervan, MD, PhD		13 Rue Emil Isac, 400023 Cluj-Napoca, Romania Phone: (+40) 264 406 829 Fax: (+40) 264597257
Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy	Prof. Angela Podariu, MD, PhD		P-ta Eftimie Murgu 2, Timisoara, Romania Phone: (+40) 256293389 Fax: (+40) 256190626 rectorat@nmft.ro
Serbia and Montenegro
University of Belgrade Medical School	Prof. Dragan Micić, MD, PhD	Vice-Dean	Dr Subotića 8 11000 Beograd Serbia and Montenegro Phone: (+381 11) 656-527 Fax: (+381 11) 2685 158 micicd@eunet.yu
University of Kragujevac Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Snežana Živančević Simonović, MD, PhD		Sv. Markovića 69, 34000 Kragujevac Serbia and Montenegro Phone/Fax: (+381) 343 068 00
University of Kragujevac Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Ljiljana Mijatović, MD, PhD		Kragujevac Serbia and Montenegro Phone/Fax: (+381) 343 068 00
University of Niš Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Dušica Pavlović, MD, PhD	Vice-Dean for Undergraduate Studies	Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 81 18000 Niš Serbia and Montenegro Phone/Fax: (+381) 18 570 037
	Prof. Gordana Kocić, MD, PhD	Coordinator for Postgraduate Studies	Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 81 18000 Niš Serbia and Montenegro
	Assist. Prof. Goran Nikolić, MD, PhD	Vice-Dean for Pharmacy	Bulevar Zorana Đinđića 81 18000 Niš Serbia and Montenegro goranhem@yahoo.com
University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine	Prof. Nevena Sečen, MD, PhD	Vice Dean for foreign communication and foreign students	Hajduk Veljkova 3, 21000 Novi Sad Serbia and Montenegro nssecen@eunet.yu
Slovakia
Comenius University Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava	Prof. Marián Bernadič, MD, PhD	1^st Vice-Dean	Spitalska 24, 813 72 Bratislava, Slovakia marian.bernadic@fmed.uniba.sk
Comenius University Faculty of Medicine, Bratislava	Prof. Milan Micuch, MD, PhD
Slovenia
University of Ljubljana, Medical School	Prof. Katja Breskvar, MD, PhD	Vice-Rector	Ljubljana, Slovenia
University of Ljubljana, Medical School	Prof. Vito Starc, MD, PhD	Vice-Rector	Ljubljana, Slovenia
Spain
University of Alcalá	Prof. Margarita Barón-Maldonado, MD, PhD	Department of Physiology	margarita.baron@uah.es
Ukraine
O.O. Bogomoletz National Medical University	Prof. Olesya Hulchiy		13 Shevchenko blvd. 01601 Kyiv, Ukraine Phone/Fax: (+38) 44235 2131 chulchiy@health.kiev.ua
United Kingdom
Victoria University, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy, Manchester	Prof. David Gordon, MA, FRCP, F MedSci.	Dean	Dean.mdn.gordon@man.ac.uk rosalind.dutton@manchester.ac.uk

List of international observers:

Nataša Pejanović , MD, resident, PhD student, University of Mostar Medical School, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Raffaella Öckinger, MD, Chairperson of the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA), Karolinska University Hospital in Huddinge and Vice Chairman of the Junior Scientists’ Council, Swedish Association of Scientists, Planiavägen 13, Nacka, Sweden

List of observers from Croatia:

Prof. Davor Ježek, MD, PhD, Assistant to Dean for Medical Studies in English, University of Zagreb Medical School, Šalata 3, Zagreb