Meeting Point for Medicine
Medical Education and Knowledge Transfer
beyond Borders
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Publisher
The Vienna Hospital Association, Press and Communications Office,
Thomas Klestil Platz 7/1, A-1030 Vienna, email: [email protected]
The Vienna Open Medical Institute (Vienna OMI) is a collaborative effort
of the Vienna Hospital Association, the American Austrian Foundation,
the Medical University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the
Society of Physicians in Vienna and the Vienna Medical Chamber to make
Vienna the leading center for postgraduate education and Experience
Exchange in medicine.
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Highly qualified physicians from all over the world are invited to learn and
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about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this
brochure, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the
contents of this brochure.
The program’s objective is to identify English speaking physicians from
countries in transition, who will benefit from state-of-the-art education
in their medical specialities and act as multipliers in their home countries
by sharing the knowledge they have acquired.
Contact details for applicants
Verein der Freunde der American Austrian Foundation
Palais Todesco, Kärntner Straße 51, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658; Fax: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658 - 10
Email: [email protected]
Important links
www.vienna-omi.at
www.wien.gv.at
www.wienkav.at
www.aaf-online.org/omi
www.meduniwien.ac.at
www.oeaw.ac.at
www.billrothhaus.at
www.aekwien.at
www.vienna-omi.at
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Meeting Point for Medicine
Medical Education and Knowledge Transfer
beyond Borders
Legal notice
Publisher
The Vienna Hospital Association, Press and Communications Office,
Thomas Klestil Platz 7/1, A-1030 Vienna, email: [email protected]
The Vienna Open Medical Institute (Vienna OMI) is a collaborative effort
of the Vienna Hospital Association, the American Austrian Foundation,
the Medical University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the
Society of Physicians in Vienna and the Vienna Medical Chamber to make
Vienna the leading center for postgraduate education and Experience
Exchange in medicine.
Design
kroupa & henke mediendesign; www.kh-mediendesign.at
Print
ideas2paper, Publishing in Vienna, Place of Production: Lower Austria;
www.ideas2paper.at
Highly qualified physicians from all over the world are invited to learn and
study in Viennese hospitals and research institutions.
Copyright
All content is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in any form
without express written consent of the Vienna Hospital Association. While the
Vienna Hospital Association strives to make the information in this brochure
as timely and accurate as possible, it makes no claims, promises, or guarantees
about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this
brochure, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the
contents of this brochure.
The program’s objective is to identify English speaking physicians from
countries in transition, who will benefit from state-of-the-art education
in their medical specialities and act as multipliers in their home countries
by sharing the knowledge they have acquired.
Contact details for applicants
Verein der Freunde der American Austrian Foundation
Palais Todesco, Kärntner Straße 51, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658; Fax: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658 - 10
Email: [email protected]
Important links
www.vienna-omi.at
www.wien.gv.at
www.wienkav.at
www.aaf-online.org/omi
www.meduniwien.ac.at
www.oeaw.ac.at
www.billrothhaus.at
www.aekwien.at
www.vienna-omi.at
Update
August 2013, © KAV 2013
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solely from wood produced from exemplarily managed forests.
Paper from the ÖkoKauf sample portfolio.
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www.vienna-omi.at
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TABLE OF CONTENTs
FOREWORD3
VISION 5
The program
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ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW GOVERNING BOARD
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hospitals14
CURRICULUM18
testimonials 2
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foreword
Photo: Hubert Dimko
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Dr. Michael Häupl
Mag. Sonja Wehsely
VIENNA OPEN MEDICAL INSTITUTE Meeting Point for Medicine
„In the 19th and early 20th century, the
Vienna School of Medicine and the Viennese
hospitals were considered the gold standard.
Due to the terrible national socialist terror
and the Shoa, Europe and Austria lost many
of its best physicians and scientists. Europe
was divided in East and West. In those days,
Vienna situated in the centre of Europe
next to the Iron Curtain served as the vita
bridge facilitating the exchange of ideas,
knowledge and people. Today we live in
a united Europe where people can move
from East to West and vice versa. And the
Viennese Health System and hospitals are
nowadays copied in many other countries
due to their excellence.
skills, build partnerships and then return
to their countries to implement what they
have learned.
We must help our neighbours keep their
“best and brightest“, and not deplete
them of this vital resource. When our
neighbours grow – we will also grow”.
Dr. MICHAEL HÄUPL
Mayor
Mag. Sonja Wehsely
City Counselor
for Health and Social Affairs
We intend to make Vienna a humanitarian
and scientific hub. The Vienna Open
Medical Institute invites physicians from our
neighbouring countries as well as from all
other countries in the world to update their
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vision
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VISION
Intensifying Experience Exchange
The Vienna Open Medical Institute (Vienna
OMI) was established by the Vienna
Hospital Association, the American Austrian
Foundation, the Medical University of
Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences,
the Viennese Society of Physicians and the
Viennese Medical Chamber to promote
Vienna as a leading center for postgraduate
education and experience exchange in
medicine.
The Vienna OMI provides clinical rotations
in Viennese hospitals to English speaking
physicians from countries in transition that
will benefit from state of the art education in
their medical specialties and act as multipliers
in their home countries by sharing the
knowledge they have acquired during their
observership in Austria. In order to achieve
this, the Open Medical Institute was founded
by the American Austrian Foundation in 1993
using a three step approach – knowledge
transfer through seminars, experience
exchange through observerships and capacity
building through distance learning – through
which physicians achieve excellence.
The Vienna OMI provides major support for
observerships and capacity building. Through
multiple observership opportunities, these
young doctors can repeatedly update their
clinical and managerial skills and strengthen
their relationships with their Viennese mentors
and colleagues, building a network that spans
all of Europe.
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ACHIEVING MEDICAL
EXCELLENCE A THREE STEP APPROACH
1. Seminars:
Knowledge Transfer
2. Observerships:
Experience Exchange
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3. Capacity Building:
Distance Learning
The American Austrian Foundation organizes
week long seminars conducted by Austrian
and American physicians from leading
Austrian and American medical institutions.
These clinical seminars consist of stateof-the-art lectures, workshops and cases
presentations.
for a one week update in their medical
specialty. Each seminar is limited to
36 participants, allowing for intensive
interaction and knowledge transfer
through didactic lectures, discussions,
case presentations, hands on training
and video conferencing.
Photo: Society of Physicians
1. STEP ONE – SEMINARS
Knowledge Transfer
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Highly qualified English-speaking physicians
from Central and Eastern Europe, Central
Asia, the former Soviet Union, but also
Africa and Mexico are invited to Salzburg
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All seminar participants are eligible to apply for a one month observership in their
medical specialty at an Austrian hospital, where they will
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Learn new treatment protocols
Experience modern hospital and health care management
Establish personal and professional relationships through joint research projects
and collaborative studies
Participate in grand rounds
Learn Evidence Based Medicine
Update their clinical skills
The Program
2. STEP TWO – OBSERVERSHIPS
Experience Exchange
3. STEP THREE – CAPACITY BUILDING
Distance Learning
All seminar content is captured electronically
and available as a CD Rom, which each
seminar participant receives upon graduation
and on the American Austrian Foundation
platform, which can be accessed using a
password.
Participants are able to share their new
knowledge with colleagues immediately
upon their return, which has a major impact
on healthcare delivery in their departments.
To date 328 CD ROMs covering more than
342 seminars and 6840 lectures have been
produced and distributed.
Satellite Symposia and OMI
Visiting Professorships
Austrian and American faculty members
invited by seminar alumni travel to
participating countries in order to reach
a larger audience of physicians and
healthcare professionals and to see
local hospitals. 123 satellite symposia
and visiting professorships have been
conducted in 26 countries from 2000
to 2013.
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ORGANIZATIONal OVERVIEW
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ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
The leadership of the Vienna OMI consists of
The Vienna OMI is governed by a governing
board which is made up of representatives
from the partner institutions :
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Wilhelm Marhold, MD
Vienna Hospital Association
Wolfgang Aulitzky, MD
the American Austrian Foundation
Wolfgang Schuetz, MD
the Medical University of Vienna
Georg Stingl, MD
the Austrian Academy of Sciences
Franz Kainberger, MD
the Viennese Society of Physicians
Thomas Szekeres, MD
the Vienna Medical Chamber
The Governing Board is supported by
a Scientific Board, which consists of
renowned medical experts from all
the participating Viennese hospitals
and research institutions. It advises
the Governing Board on curriculum
development, faculty and mentor
selection and supervision.
PARTNER INSTITUTIONS
Responsibilities
The Vienna Hospital Association
 Coordinates Vienna OMI activities in the participating hospitals
 Provides Public Relations
 Provides curriculum development
The American Austrian Foundation
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Administrates and arranges observerships
(including the application and selection process)
Provides curriculum development
Maintains the alumni network
Co-ordinates activities
The Medical University of Vienna
 Provides clinical courses
(including the Bernhard Gottlieb dental clinic)
The Austrian Academy of Sciences
 Provides scientific curriculum development
 Contacts workshops in Biomedical Fundamental Research
The Viennese Society of Physicians
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Provides extraordinary membership for observers
Provides the use of premises and facilities for observers
(online access to library and journals)
Provides the meeting-point for experience exchange
Contacts social events
Arranges formal and informal meetings
(e.g. medical international café and medical club)
The Vienna Medical Chamber
 Promotes the Vienna OMI
 Provides continuing medical education and clinical practice
 Recognises foreign medical diplomas
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The Vienna Hospital Association
WILHELM MARHOLD, M.D.
CEO of the Vienna Hospital Association
www.wienkav.at
“The Vienna Hospital Association is one of
the largest healthcare facilities in Europe.
It consists of 11 hospitals, 11 geriatric
centers and three nursing homes. About
32.000 employees look after the wellbeing of the patients in their care and
thus represent the key success factor of
Vienna‘s exceptional health care system.
The Viennese school of Medicine is
internationally known and the medical care
provided by Vienna hospitals is among
the best in the world, e.g. the treatment
of accidents, strokes, cardiac infarctions,
transplants, pregnancy care, obstetrics
and orthopaedics - it also enjoys a global
reputation in oncology.
Each observer is matched with a mentor,
who oversees his or her clinical activities.
The Vienna Hospital Association covers
the observers room and board for the
duration of their stay.
We wish to provide our observers with
the best possible experience in order
to make their stay unforgettable.
I am personally committed to hosting
colleagues from all over the world at
the Vienna Hospital Association’s state
of the art hospitals.“
The Vienna Hospital Association offers
physicians from all over the world the
opportunity to complete a study visit of
one month in a Viennese hospital.
The American Austrian Foundation
Photo: Lisa Lux
“In 1993, The American Austrian
Foundation in close collaboration with
The Open Society Foundations established
the Open Medical Institute to bridge the
gap between physicians from the former
Communist world and the West and to
prevent brain drain.
WOLFGANG AULITZKY, M.D.
Director of the Open Medical Institute
www.aaf-online.org
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Austrian and American physicians
unilaterally agreed to act as faculty for
week long seminars in Salzburg in all
areas of medicine. From 1993 to 2013
more than 15,000 young, highly
qualified, English speaking physicians
from countries in transition participated
in 425 seminars. Many of them also
benefitted from observerships in Austrian
hospitals resulting in life long professional
and personal relationships with their
mentors and colleagues.“
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governing board
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The Medical University of Vienna
wolfgang schütz, M.D.
Rector of the Medical University Vienna
www.meduniwien.ac.at
“The Medical University of Vienna is not
only the largest medical organisation in
Austria, it is also one of the most important
top-level research institutions in Europe
and provides Europe‘s largest hospital, the
Vienna General Hospital in Vienna, with all
of its medical staff.
With 31 university departments and
clinics located in the Vienna General
Hospital area, 12 centres of medical theory
and a large number of highly specialised
laboratories it also ranks among the main
European top research institutions in the
field of biomedicine.
In its structuring and alignment MedUni
of Vienna relies on the „triple track“
strategy. Research, education and patient
care represent the three cornerstones
of the university‘s system. This enables
medical science to respond flexibly to the
continually changing demands of the state
and society.
7.500 students and 2.300 teaching
personnel on campus and in 13 training
hospitals make it the largest medical
training facility in the German-speaking
area and one of the top training
establishments in Central Europe.“
Photo: Lisa Lux
The Austrian Academy of Sciences
Georg Stingl, M.D.
Full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences;
Head, Division of Immunology, Allergy and Infectious Diseases,
Medical University of Vienna, Department of Dermatology
General Hospital of Vienna
www.oeaw.ac.at
“The Austrian Academy of Sciences
promotes and conducts open source
basic research. Renowned researchers
from Austria and abroad have formed a
comprehensive knowledge pool covering
a wide array of disciplines for the sake of
progress in science as a whole.
The Academy offers observerships to
talented young scholars in promotion
programs that are committed exclusively
to the standards of the international
scientific community, thus giving highly
qualified junior scientists an opportunity
to develop scientific expertise.
All of the Academy‘s activities are
closely networked at national, EU, and
international levels with university and
non-university partners. The Academy
gives new impetus by taking up new,
forward-looking research. Scientific quality,
innovation potential and sustainability
are the main criteria for the Academy‘s
research profile.
The Austrian Academy of Sciences is
a partner of the Vienna Open Medical
Institute. Its special tasks will be to
familiarize the scholar with Austria’s
biomedical research landscape and
to help promoting and securing the
scientific quality of the exchange
program.“
As centres of excellence, the Academy‘s
research institutions must stand the test
of international competition in the form
of periodic evaluations.
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“The Society of Physicians in Vienna was
founded in 1837 during the Golden Age
of the Vienna School of Medicine. Ignaz
Semmelweis, Theodor Billroth, Sigmund
Freud and Karl Landsteiner presented their
pioneering and groundbreaking findings
first to the members of this prestigious
medical society.
Since the very beginning the Society of
Physicians in Vienna was an independent
scientific institution of doctors of all
different disciplines. Scientific discussions
and lectures took and still take place on
a weekly basis and the library houses the
most important medical publications of
the 19th and 20th century. Besides others it
hosts the first volume of the „Lancet“ and
the „New English Journal of Medicine“.
During the last couple of years the Society
underwent extensive modernisation
and renovation and is considered the
Austrian center of medical scientific
communication. The Society of Physicians
in Vienna will provide temporary
membership to all participants of the
Vienna Open Medical Institute, access to
the library and the online services and
serves as a meeting place for international
guests.“
Photo: Veronika Arnost
The Viennese Society of Physicians
franz kainberger, M.D.
President of the Viennese Society of Physicians
www.billrothhaus.at
“The Medical Chamber is a dynamic
representative of the medical profession’s
interests and guarantees its future. By
contributing significantly to shaping the
development of public medical education
programs, it serves the community and its
welfare.
On the one hand the Vienna Medical
Chamber represents the professional, social
and economic interests of Viennese doctors,
on the other; it constitutes their responsible
national authority. Amongst other things,
the responsibilities of the chamber are
comprised of, involvement in medical
training, continual medical education,
professional development and medical
practice and their quality assurance, contract
negotiations with social insurance institutions
and collective agreements, admission to
and administration of the medical register,
recognition of foreign medical diplomas,
execution of disciplinary legislation and
arbitration.
At the moment exchange programs are
becoming more and more important as, in
particular in medical science, progress and
globalization advance faster and faster.
Only through an exchange of knowledge
between medical practitioners the
challenges of the 21st century can be solved
in the interest of the patient.
To cope with the upcoming tasks in
medicine and the public health system we
have to be open-minded, interested and
willing to make new experiences, face new
challenges and develop and extend our
medical knowledge from day to day.“
Photo: Stefan Seelig
The Vienna Medical Chamber
Thomas Szekeres, M.D.
President of the Vienna Medical Chamber
www.aekwien.at
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HOSPITALS
Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost - Donauspital
This is the newest hospital in the Vienna
Hospital Association group, built between
1985 and 1996. It consists of 17 inpatient
departments, 21 outpatient departments, six
institutes and four intensive care units. The
pediatric surgical department includes all the
surgical sub-specialties. The trauma surgery
department treats injuries of all severities.
2012
Number of beds
Number of Inpatients
53.448
456.343
Foto: KAV – Herwig Popelka
Number of Out Patients
978
Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Süd - Kaiser-Franz-Josef Spital
mit Gottfried von Preyer‘schem Kinderspital
2012
Number of beds
Number of Inpatients
Number of Out Patients
771
35.177
303.479
Foto: KAV – Herwig Popelka
Built as the fourth imperial-royal hospital
in 1889, it was named after the Emperor.
In 1986 it received a psychiatric ward with
50 beds, as the first specialised hospital
in Vienna. The Department of Radiation
Oncology has one of the most advanced
radiation therapy systems in operation.
A special laboratory of the “Institute
of Laboratory Diagnostics” enables the
detection of rheumatoid specific blood
parameters. The 4th Medical Department
of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine
is the largest in Austria.
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Hietzing hospital is one of the largest
hospitals of Vienna. In its 100 years of
history the hospital built in a pavilion system
has adapted to modern developments in
healthcare. It offers 20 medical departments
and seven institutes. Highlights are the
“Centre for diagnosis and treatment of
rheumatic diseases”, the third medical
department which focuses on the treatment
of diabetes-associated diseases and renal
problems, as well as the “Heart and Vascular
Center” specializing in coronary, valvular,
rhythm and vascular surgery. Moreover the
Hietzing Hospital with its Neurology Centre
is well known for its expertise in treatment
of strokes and epilepsy.
2012
Number of beds
Number of Inpatients
Number of Out Patients
1.100
53.720
291.227
Foto: KAV – Herwig Popelka
Krankenhaus Hietzing mit Neurologischem Zentrum Rosenhügel
In 1865 the hospital was first put into
service with seven departments. In 1977
a new building was added expanding
the capacity to over 800 beds. The eye
department is equipped with an advanced
excimer laser, the ambulance for Refractive
eye surgery uses state of the art technology.
The neurosurgery department offers a
full range of diagnostics and treatment of
neurosurgical diseases. The priorities of the
Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent
Medicine include pediatric neurology, allergy
and pulmonology, urology, endocrinology
and diabetes mellitus. The Department
of Gynecology and Obstetrics directs the
location Semmelweis Women‘s Hospital.
2012
Number of beds
Number of Inpatients
Number of Out Patients
16
801
45.927
390.266
Foto: KAV – Herwig Popelka
Krankenanstalt Rudolfstiftung inklusive Standort Semmelweis Frauenklinik
Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien - Medizinischer Universitätscampus
Originally called „Home for the Poor and
Invalid“ when it was founded in 1695, the
University Hospital of Vienna was rebuilt in
1994 and covers 24,000 square meters. The
AKH guarantees medical excellence and is
known far beyond the borders of Austria.
Together with the Medical University
of Vienna the General Hospital focuses
on teaching, research and patient care.
International and local experts develop the
Viennese medicine continuously and pass on
their knowledge to young people engaged.
Number of Inpatients
Number of Out Patients
2.119
102.083
1.169.099
Foto: KAV – Herwig Popelka
2012
Number of beds
Wilhelminenspital
Established in 1890 with a donation
by Princess Wilhelmina Elisabeth of
Montleart, the hospital underwent two
major expansions in 1960 and 1990. The
Oncology department and the department
of traumatology are particularly well known
throughout Austria.
Number of Inpatients
Number of Out Patients
1.075
48.307
441.155
Foto: KAV – Herwig Popelka
2012
Number of beds
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CURRICULUM*
Monthly schedule
TIME
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Morning
Clinical Observership
Clinical Observership
Clinical Observership
Clinical Observership
Afternoon
Society of Physicians
in Vienna
Society of Physicians
in Vienna
Society of Physicians
in Vienna
Society of Physicians
in Vienna
Workshop
The Austrian Health
Care System
Clinical Research
Biomedical
Fundamental
Research
Vienna School
of Medicine;
Josephinum
Social Events
Welcome
* preliminary curriculum – subject to change
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Farewell
CURRICULUM
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CLINICAL OBSERVERSHIP
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Grand Rounds
Clinical Conferences and Case Presentations
Diagnostic and Treatment Protocols
Monitor Technical Units
Best Practices
Modern Hospital Organization
Take care of a specific patient and prepare a case study evaluated by mentor
Observers become associate members of the Viennese Society of Physicians during their
stay, which allows them access to the Society’s extensive library and social and scientific
programs.
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WORKSHOPS
Workshops
In addition to clinical training, observers participate in a series of workshops and special
courses. These are organized in conjunction with the partner institutions, which are uniquely
Viennese, as well as internationally renowned in their scientific fields.
 The Austrian and Viennese Health Care Systems
Univ. Prof. Dr. Manfred Maier, Head of the Department of General Practice, Center for
Public Health at the Medical University of Vienna
 Biomedical Fundamental Research: The Research Landscape in Vienna
Organized by the Austrian Academy of Sciences, this workshop focuses on basic biomedical
research and research outcomes of the life sciences cluster in the Vienna region. Different
topics are discussed by various speakers.
 History of the Vienna School of Medicine
Guided Tour at the Josephinum (Museum of the Medical University of Vienna)
 Waste Management
Ing. Herbert Nentwich, Section for Environmental Protection at the Vienna Hospital
Association. Topic: “How to environmentally responsibly manage hospital waste” followed
by a site visit.
 Guided Tour trough the University Hospital Vienna (AKH)
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Social Events
To intensify social contacts, dinners with
mentors and organizers of the program, as
well as get togethers are organized.
EXIT INTERVIEW
At the conclusion of the observership
a comprehensive report and a case
presentation are prepared in collaboration
with the mentor.
Several observerships have led to ongoing
joint research projects and collaborative
studies between the host institutions in
Austria and the observers’ home institutions.
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THANK YOU TO OUR MENTORS
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We are very grateful to our mentors It is only because of their extraordinary dedication
that such a program can be successful.
Please find more information: www.vienna-omi.at
“The OMI-Vienna activities are interesting and helpful for both sides: The fellows from
various countries and the Austrian colleagues benefit from stimulating medical discussions
and such a program also broadens the social and cultural understanding of the involved
parties. Joined scientific programs are made possible and may help to answer questions
that a single institution might have difficulties to approach. Personally I am very glad being
part of the OMI Vienna project which last but not least can also be considered a political
project for friendship among nations and for world peace.”
PETER HUSSLEIN, M.D.
Professor and Chairman Department of Gynaecology
University Hospital of Vienna
“I appreciate the OMI activities because it not only improves the medical knowledge of
our visiting colleagues, but also opens our minds and helps us understand different healthand educational systems worldwide. During my work for the American Austrian Foundation
I have not only made friends with my outstanding colleagues from Cornell University/New
York but also with many young, gifted doctors from many countries. It is an honour to
work for the OMI Project.”
Susanne Binder, M.D.
Professor and Chairman Department of Ophthalmology
The Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Retinology and Biomicroscopic Lasersurgery
Rudolf Foundation Clinic, Vienna
TESTIMONIALS
testimonials
Voices about the Vienna Open Medical Institute
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, N.Y. USA
„This internship has helped to broaden my knowledge of both medical and socioeconomic
culture between Mongolia and Austria. Being able to observe the interaction between
physicians and patients here in Austria is also subtly different. These differences in culture,
practice technique and bedside manner are best appreciated via direct observership. I was
very impressed by the ability of the staff to work with people from a variety of different
backgrounds using a number of languages. This demonstrated the importance and need
for a more global perspective on health.“
Baljinnyam Avirmed, MD
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Health Sciences University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar; Mongolia
„Medical science is in the process of constant advancement, every year we witness the
emergence of new medicines, new methods of treatment, that is why it is necessary to us
to learn more and raise our professional level. Thanks to your program, I found myself in
the thick of European Medical Events, had a chance to meet with colleagues, participate
in the exchange of experience, in short, I was able to receive all that was impossible to
receive in my country. I would like to express once again my gratefulness to you for your
activity, which we, medical people from the former Soviet Union consider instrumental and
useful.“
Irina Gasanova (Karakova), MD
City Oncological Hospital, Baku, Azerbaijan
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Meeting Point for Medicine
Medical Education and Knowledge Transfer
beyond Borders
Legal notice
Publisher
The Vienna Hospital Association, Press and Communications Office,
Thomas Klestil Platz 7/1, A-1030 Vienna, email: [email protected]
The Vienna Open Medical Institute (Vienna OMI) is a collaborative effort
of the Vienna Hospital Association, the American Austrian Foundation,
the Medical University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the
Society of Physicians in Vienna and the Vienna Medical Chamber to make
Vienna the leading center for postgraduate education and Experience
Exchange in medicine.
Design
kroupa & henke mediendesign; www.kh-mediendesign.at
Print
ideas2paper, Publishing in Vienna, Place of Production: Lower Austria;
www.ideas2paper.at
Highly qualified physicians from all over the world are invited to learn and
study in Viennese hospitals and research institutions.
Copyright
All content is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in any form
without express written consent of the Vienna Hospital Association. While the
Vienna Hospital Association strives to make the information in this brochure
as timely and accurate as possible, it makes no claims, promises, or guarantees
about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this
brochure, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the
contents of this brochure.
The program’s objective is to identify English speaking physicians from
countries in transition, who will benefit from state-of-the-art education
in their medical specialities and act as multipliers in their home countries
by sharing the knowledge they have acquired.
Contact details for applicants
Verein der Freunde der American Austrian Foundation
Palais Todesco, Kärntner Straße 51, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658; Fax: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658 - 10
Email: [email protected]
Important links
www.vienna-omi.at
www.wien.gv.at
www.wienkav.at
www.aaf-online.org/omi
www.meduniwien.ac.at
www.oeaw.ac.at
www.billrothhaus.at
www.aekwien.at
www.vienna-omi.at
Update
August 2013, © KAV 2013
Ecological note
This brochure has been printed on FSC-certified paper. It is made
solely from wood produced from exemplarily managed forests.
Paper from the ÖkoKauf sample portfolio.
Photos cover
Large: Eva Kelety, small: photo5000-fotolia.com, Karsten Kycal-fotolia.com
www.vienna-omi.at
Meeting Point for Medicine
Medical Education and Knowledge Transfer
beyond Borders
Legal notice
Publisher
The Vienna Hospital Association, Press and Communications Office,
Thomas Klestil Platz 7/1, A-1030 Vienna, email: [email protected]
The Vienna Open Medical Institute (Vienna OMI) is a collaborative effort
of the Vienna Hospital Association, the American Austrian Foundation,
the Medical University of Vienna, the Austrian Academy of Sciences, the
Society of Physicians in Vienna and the Vienna Medical Chamber to make
Vienna the leading center for postgraduate education and Experience
Exchange in medicine.
Design
kroupa & henke mediendesign; www.kh-mediendesign.at
Print
ideas2paper, Publishing in Vienna, Place of Production: Lower Austria;
www.ideas2paper.at
Highly qualified physicians from all over the world are invited to learn and
study in Viennese hospitals and research institutions.
Copyright
All content is subject to copyright and may not be reproduced in any form
without express written consent of the Vienna Hospital Association. While the
Vienna Hospital Association strives to make the information in this brochure
as timely and accurate as possible, it makes no claims, promises, or guarantees
about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of this
brochure, and expressly disclaims liability for errors and omissions in the
contents of this brochure.
The program’s objective is to identify English speaking physicians from
countries in transition, who will benefit from state-of-the-art education
in their medical specialities and act as multipliers in their home countries
by sharing the knowledge they have acquired.
Contact details for applicants
Verein der Freunde der American Austrian Foundation
Palais Todesco, Kärntner Straße 51, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
Phone: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658; Fax: +43 (0)1 - 533 8658 - 10
Email: [email protected]
Important links
www.vienna-omi.at
www.wien.gv.at
www.wienkav.at
www.aaf-online.org/omi
www.meduniwien.ac.at
www.oeaw.ac.at
www.billrothhaus.at
www.aekwien.at
www.vienna-omi.at
Update
August 2013, © KAV 2013
Ecological note
This brochure has been printed on FSC-certified paper. It is made
solely from wood produced from exemplarily managed forests.
Paper from the ÖkoKauf sample portfolio.
Photos cover
Large: Eva Kelety, small: photo5000-fotolia.com, Karsten Kycal-fotolia.com
www.vienna-omi.at