Academic interests
Solberg is concerned with health priorities, medical ethics, death, health measures, and philosophy in medicine – and not the least, how we can bring this knowledge into the healthcare system. He disseminate his research on radio, podcasts, research blogs, and in newspapers. PI of ETHME (ERC StG) from 2024–2029.
Background
Medical doctor, philosopher, and professor. Concerned with research dissemination. Clinical experience from different parts of the healthcare system.
2024–. Full professor at the Centre for Medical Ethics (CME), University of Oslo
2023–. Professorial competence: Competence as full professor in medical ethics at the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), in ethics at OsloMet and in medical ethics and philosophy of medicine at the University of Bergen (2024) (all evaluated by external committees).
2023–. Associate professor, CME, UiO (tenure).
2020–2023. Senior researcher, CME, UiO (permanent position).
2019–2020. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, BCEPS, IGS, Faculty of Medicine, UiB
2019–. LIS3. Medical doctor i specialization in societal medicine, part-time.
2017–2019. LIS1-medical doctor, Ahus University Hospital, and Skedsmo municipality.
2015–2018. PhD. Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS), University of Bergen. Member of the affiliate programme and guest researcher at CSMN (a Norwegian Center of Excellence), University of Oslo.
2016 April–June and Nov., and March 2017 – research stay (recognized students program and visitor) at the University of Oxford.
2008–2014. MD. Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen. Spring and Summer 2011 – Exchange to the University of Lübeck in Germany.
2012-2014. MSRP. The Medical Students Research Programme, Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen.
2010–2013. MA. Master’s in Philosophy, Department of Philosophy, University of Bergen.
2008–2010. BA. Bachelor’s in Philosophy and History of Ideas, Department of Philosophy, University of Bergen. Autumn 2009 – Exchange to the University of Aarhus in Denmark.
Additional competence: has completed UiO's course in university pedagogy, as well as UiO's course in research leadership, plus other various courses.
Teaching
MED2200, MED5700, MF9185 and FHE5000. Member of the examination commission for Modul 7 in the Medical Student program.
In addition, lectures, seminars, and courses in connection to the ethics in healthcare project (EIH). This involves teaching physicians, nurses, other healthcare workers, and CECs in Norway.
Prizes
2023 – ERC starting grant
2022 – The Zapffe Prize
2022 – The Christian Sandsdalen Prize (recipient together with 8 other medical doctors)
2017 – Sparebank 1 Ringerike Hadeland’s talent prize
Positions
2025–. Society for doctors in scientific positions (LVS). Deputy member of the board and editor of LVS-info (from Sep. 1st).
2024–. Member of SIKT-alumni.
2023–2028. Adjunct professor (full) at the Department of Clinical Research, Faculty of Health Sciences, Syddansk University (SDU)
2023–2027. The Young Academy of Norway (Science Academy)
2022–. Medical-philosophical forum (board member)
2022–. Forum for Psychiatry, psychology, and Philosophy (co-founder and member)
(Recent positions, selected)
2022–2023. Leader of secretariat of the expert group Access and Priority Setting.
2022–2023. Leader of CMEs responsibility for clinical ethics in Norwegian municipalities
2022–2024. The Ethics Council of Health and Care, Drammen municipality
2021–2025. Clinical ethics committee, Drammen Hospital
2020–2022: Member of the secretariat of the Expert group on ethics and priority setting of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as a senior advisor at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH).
Collaboration
Nationally, Solberg collaborate with researchers at the University of Bergen and Akershus University Hospital, and internationally with individual researchers at Oxford, Harvard, Public Health Foundation in India, and the University of Southern Denmark.