TESTIMONIALS FROM FELLOWS NEONATOLOGIST, CZECH REPUBLIC This educational program not only changed my life, it saved the lives of my newborn babies who otherwise would not have had a chance. PEDIATRICIAN, SERBIA Everything is completely different where I come from. My wish to learn, to become a better doctor and to change something, was never understood in my homeplace, and in my country either. After the seminar, I came back to reality with a different perspective and a lot of motivation, that I haven’t felt for a long period of time. The week in Salzburg showed me that there are still people who want to share their knowledge, their experience and good will, with people all around the world who don’t have a chance to see or experience that much often. Hands-on training in Laparoscopy 2014 SALZBURG MEDICAL SEMINARS OF THE OPEN MEDICAL INSTITUTE (OMI) A PROGRAM OF THE AMERICAN AUSTRIAN FOUNDATION Faculty & Fellows - Medical Education Seminar ONCOLOGIST, MOLDOVA I’d like to thank you again for the wonderful possibility to attend Salzburg Medical Seminars on Oncology A: Hematologic Malignancies, especially for the updated medical information/skills, new professional contacts and indelible breathtaking impressions about Austria. GYNECOLOGIST, BULGARIA I would like to thank you for the wonderful week I spent in Salzburg. I had an astonishing experience. I significantly improved my knowledge, I made new contacts and I met many new friends. All of that made me want to be part of this experience again in the future. But most of all, I have to express my respect for all of the faculty. Despite your sophisticated lectures, you behaved so friendly that in the end of the week I felt you were more like friends and all this made me respect you more and more. Thank you very much! Fellows in Grand Hall Salzburg Medical Seminars Schloss Arenberg Arenbergstresse 10 5020 Salzburg, Austria Phone: +43 662 640 101 Fax: 43 662 640 101 110 salzburg.office@americanaustrianfoundation.org www.aaf-online.org Schloss Arenberg Salzburg, Austria ABOUT THE OMI SEMINARS The Hippocratic Oath obliges physicians to repay their mentors by mentoring and teaching the next generation of doctors. The Weill Cornell version of this oath states: just as I have learned from those who preceded me, so will I instruct those who follow me in the science and the art of medicine. The Salzburg Medical Seminars of the Open Medical Institute, a post-graduate medical education program, is based on the Hippocratic Oath. Founded by physicians from Weill Cornell Medical College/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, The American Austrian Foundation and the Open Society Foundation (OSF) in 1993, our mission is to train the next generation of physicians from countries in transition. Faculty members, all serving pro bono, from Weill Cornell Medical College and its affiliated hospitals (NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Hospital for Special Surgery, Methodist Hospital Houston), The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Duke University Medical Center, Cleveland Clinic, and leading European centers spend one week sharing their knowledge and expertise with 35 young colleagues at Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg, Austria. If you are 30 to 45 years old and speak English fluently, go to http://www.aaf-online.org/index.php/ how-to-apply.html and apply to the appropriate seminar. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to update your medical knowledge and exchange experiences with colleagues from more than 100 countries throughout Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia, the former Soviet Union, Africa, Latin America and the Middle East. 2014 OMI SEMINAR SCHEDULE DATE TOPIC COURSE DIRECTOR(S) ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS 1 January 12 - January 18 Cardiac Surgery Edward Soltesz, M.D.; Günther Laufer, M.D. Cleveland Clinic; Medical University of Vienna 2 January 26 - February 1 Rehabilitation Medicine Joel Stein, M.D.; Elisabeth Preisinger, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Hietzing Hospital 3 February 2 - 8 Pediatric Allergy and Immunology James Corry, M.D.; Eva Maria Varga, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Medical University of Graz 4 February 9 - 15 Medical Leadership Michael Apkon, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 5 February 16 - 22 Severe Bleeding Management Michael Hiesmayr, M.D.; Danilea Filipescu, M.D.; Hugh Hemmings, M.D. Medical University of Vienna; Medical University of Bucharest/ ESA; Weill Cornell/NYPH 6 March 2 - 8 Neurology Matthew Fink, M.D.; Eugen Trinka, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Clinic for Neural Diseases Salzburg 7 March 16 - 22 Family Medicine J. Lloyd Michener, M.D.; Manfred Maier, M.D. Duke University; Medical University of Vienna 8 March 23 - 29 Ophthalmology Mark I. Rosenblatt, M.D.; Susanne Binder, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Rudolfsstiftung Vienna 9 March 30 - April 5 Pathology Steven Billings, M.D.; Dontscho Kerjaschki, M.D. Cleveland Clinic; Medical University of Vienna 10 April 6 - 12 Maternal & Infant Health Richard A. Polin, M.D.; Friedrich Reiterer, M.D. Columbia University/ NYPH; Children’s Hospital Graz 11 April 13 - 19 Otolaryngology Michael G. Stewart, M.D.; Gerhard Rasp, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Salzburg General Hospital 12 April 27 - May 3 Pediatric Hematology & Oncology Leslie Raffini, M.D.; Leo Kager, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; St Anna’s Kinderspital, Vienna 13 May 4 - 10 Oncology A- Gastrointestinal Cancers Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., M.D.; David G. Pfister, M.D. Weill Cornell/ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 14 May 11 - 17 OB/GYN William Ledger, M.D.; Christian Dadak, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Medical University of Vienna Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Medical University of Graz 15 May 25 - 31 Pediatric Nephrology & Endocrinology Craig Alter, M.D.; Kevin E. C. Meyers, MBBCh; Ekkehard Ring, M.D. 16 June 8-14 Bone and Joint Surgery Russel E. Windsor, M.D.; Ulrich Dorn, M.D. Weill Cornell/HSS; Salzburg General Hospital 17 June 15 - 21 Pediatric Emergency Medicine James M. Callahan, M.D.; Burkhard Simma, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Children’s Hospital of Feldkirch 18 June 22 - 28 Pediatric Infectious Diseases Susan Coffin, M.D.; Werner Zenz, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Medical University of Graz 19 June 29 - July 5 Surgery Michael D. Lieberman, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH 20 July 6 - 12 Weill Cornell/ ESU Master Class in Urology Harry W. Herr, M.D.; Christopher Chapple, M.D. Weill Cornell/ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; European School of Urology 21 July 13 - 19 Pediatric Radiology Sudha A. Anupindi, M.D.; Erich Sorantin, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Medical University Graz 22 August 24 - 30 Anesthesiology Vinod Malhotra, M.D.; Peter Gerner, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Salzburg General Hospital 23 August 31 - September 6 Internal Medicine Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D. Columbia University/ NYPH 24 September 7 - 13 Infectious Diseases Roy M. Gulick, M.D.; Wolfgang Graninger, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Medical University of Vienna 25 September 14 - 20 Spinal Surgery Roger Härtl, M.D.; Claudius Thomé, M.D. Weill Cornell; Medical University of Innsbruck 26 September 21 - 27 Lipid Metabolism Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; International Atherosclerosis Foundation 27 September 28 - October 4 Psychiatry Michael Sacks, M.D.; Wolfgang Fleischhacker, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Medical University of Innsbruck 28 October 5 - 11 Diagnostic Imaging David W. Trost, M.D.; Klaus Hergan, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Salzburg General Hospital 29 October 12 - 18 Medical Education Stephen Ludwig, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia 30 October 19 - 25 Cardiology Paul D. Kligfield, M.D.; Gerald Maurer, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Medical University of Vienna 31 November 9 - 15 Dermatology Richard D. Granstein, M.D.; Georg Stingl, M.D. Weill Cornell/NYPH; Medical University of Vienna 32 December 7 - 13 Oncology B - Thoracic and Head & Neck Cancers Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., M.D.; David G. Pfister, M.D. Weill Cornell/ Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center For further information please refer to our website: http://www.aaf-online.org/index.php/dates-topics-2014.html