Rogano Meeting 2027
Facilitating the development of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in health professions education and medical education through high-level, international scholarly debate.
- 27th-28th August 2027
- Helsinki, Finland
Welcome to Rogano 2027
Welcome to Helsinki
The Rogano 2027 organising committee welcomes you to Helsinki, Finland; a city where design, architecture and world-renowned cuisine meets coastal nature and sauna culture. From lakes, lush forests and saunas culture to iconic architecture, museums and historical sites, Helsinki takes happiness to a new level.
At Rogano 2027, we look forward to two days of high-level, international scholarly debate and development of health professions/medical education researchers at doctoral and postdoctoral levels. The programme will commence on the 27th of August (Friday) at 08.30hrs EEST and concludes on the 28th of August (Saturday) at 13.00hr EEST. The Friday evening conference dinner will be held on site.
A detailed overview of the planned sessions, including workshops and dilemma presentations, will be available as soon as possible. We are identifying the specific venue site for the Rogano meeting.
Our organising committee
Maria Eduarda da Silva, MD
University Medical Center Groningen, Netherlands
Kelsey Miller, MD, PhD, EdM
Harvard Medical School, USA
Nina H. Bjerre, MD
Aarhus University, Denmark
Matilda Liljedahl, MD, PhD
University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Sanne Kaas-Mason, PhD
University of Toronto. Canada
Walter Eppich, MD, MEd, PhD
University of Melbourne, Australia
About the conference
Promoting the development of doctoral students and early post-doctoral researchers within a climate of high-level, international scholarly debate
The idea for the first Rogano meeting was born in the year 2010 when Tim Dornan, Cees van der Vleuten and Jeroen van Merrienboer (Maastricht University) discussed how to continue and build on international relationships with other universities. At that year’s meeting of the Association of Medical Education in Europe (AMEE), held in Glasgow, a table was booked at the famous Rogano restaurant in Glasgow (sadly, now closed). Colleagues from the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Canada came together to discuss organising an international collaboration between medical/health professions education research groups. The idea of having a meeting back-to-back with AMEE was proposed and the first Rogano Meeting was organised by the Maastricht team and took place in Vienna, 2011.
The focus of the meeting is to promote the development of doctoral students and early post doctoral researchers within a climate of high-level, international scholarly debate. A key component of the meeting is that doctoral students each present a dilemma they have faced in their doctoral research. They each have 30 minutes ‘on the floor’, with 10 minutes of this given to a brief presentation, following specific guidelines, and the session is then opened to the floor, with a facilitator guiding the discussion and debate aimed at helping the presenter find solutions to their dilemma.
Previous Meetings
2011 – Vienna, Austria
2012 – Lyon, France
2013 – Prague, Czech Republic
2014 – Milan, Italy
2015 – Glasgow, Scotland
2016 – Barcelona, Spain
2017 – Helsinki, Finland
2018 – Basel, Switzerland
2019 – Vienna, Austria
2020 – Glasgow, Scotland (cancelled due to Covid)
2021 – Glasgow, webinar
2022 – Lyon, France
2023 – Glasgow, Scotland
2024 – Basel, Switzerland
2025 – Barcelona, Spain
2026 – Vienna, Austria
Location & Venue
Host City 2027
Tervetuloa Helsinkiin!
Suomi bids you welcome! Helsinki boasts a variety of indoor and outdoor swimming, 60 public saunas, and a slew of historic cafés. The vibrant city invites you to visit the striking and energy-efficient Helsinki Central Library, a church built right into the rock and the neoclassical Helsinki Cathedral. Or, visit one of the Helsinki archipelago’s 330 islands where walks, vistas and cafes mingle with ducks, swans, geese, bats, squirrels, and a large variety of birds.
Further information about Helsinki can be found at:
Conference Venue
Helsinki
Stay tuned! We are identifying the specific venue site for the Rogano meeting.
Conference registration
Download the abstract template and guidance for doctoral dilemmas.
Registration form
Registration forms will be sent directly to the team lead. The team lead will be responsible for submitting the registration forms and facilitating payment to the Rogano organizing committee.
To contact the organizing committee, please use the following email: [email protected]
Doctoral dilemmas guidance
Download the guidance for completing a 'doctoral dilemma' abstract. Please read!
Abstract template
Download the abstract template. Format it according to the guidance and submit it to the Rogano organising committee:
Deadline: TBA
Conference programme
Friday 27th Programme
| 8:30 – 9:00 | Registration and coffee |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Welcome and keynote |
| 10:15 – 16:30 | Morning and afternoon: concurrent dilemma sessions, with coffee breaks and lunch |
| Late afternoon | Free time |
| Evening (starting at 18:00) | Pre-dinner drinks and dinner |
Saturday 28th Programme
| 8:00 – 8:15 | Registration and coffee |
| Morning | Concurrent workshops, dilemma session, PechaKucha presentations and closing |
| 12:35 | Programme ends |
Sustainability Commitment
Rogano 2027 has made a conscious decision to try and reduce the environmental and social impacts of our meeting
The Rogano 2027 Organising Committee will be working closely with the host venue to facilitate us working toward our sustainability goals.
We're open to suggestions, but here’s what we’re doing so far:
- We have chosen a venue that is central and readily accessible by foot, bicycle or public transport.
- We shall endeavour to minimise any printing.
- We shall emphasise that conference documentation (e.g. abstract booklet) should be stored electronically.
- We shall ensure that lanyards/badges are reusable.
- We shall request use of seasonal produce and local suppliers for the conference dinner. We are hoping to include a vegan menu option as one of the main menu choices.
Contact us
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