......

Open Medical Institute

Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mon- golia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Roma- nia • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turk- menistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Nether- lands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slo- venia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxem- bourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzer- land • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mon- golia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Roma- nia • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turk- menistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Nether- lands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slo- venia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxem- bourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzer- land • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • DenmarkAnnual • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • FinlandReport • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mon- golia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Roma- nia • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turk- menistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya

• Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania2016 • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Taji 2 Open Medical Institute...... Thema ...... Table of Contents Open Medical Institute 3

Table of Contents

Be a Global Citizen 4 The OMI is a Think Globally 5 OMI Mission Statement – IMPACT 6 Open Medical Institute (OMI) 7 spectacularly successful Statistics 8 OMI Medical Seminars 10 OMI Observerships 18 program that impresses, OMI Capacity Building 22 Vienna OMI 28 OMI International Partners 32 surprises, and rewards Exchange Programs of the American Austrian Foundation (AAF) 35 Awards 38 Fundraising 40 me each time. OMI Financial Report 45 OMI Governing Board 46 OMI Steering Committee 47 OMI Faculty Member The American Austrian Foundation 48 OMI Weill Cornell Seminar 2016 Salzburg Stiftung of the AAF 49 Association of Friends of the AAF 49 Partners & Sponsors 50

Imprint: Publisher: The American Austrian Foundation, Inc. Content: Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky • Production: Creative Supervision • Printed by: Gerin Druck, Austria • © April 2017 4 Open Medical Institute...... Open Medical Institute 5

Be a Global Citizen Think Globally Medical Education Beyond Borders

I am deeply honoured to be here. This wonderful gathering times. When I went back last week, I said, I feel like an “echter comes at an uncertain time. People around the world are worried Wiener”. (A genuine Viennese.) Despite some progress in improving healthcare The migration and refugee crisis in Europe in about their future. The carnage in Syria haunts our conscience. and reducing child mortality worldwide, 2016 overwhelmed governments, societies and Migrants and refugees are unjustly attacked. Violent extremists It may seem unusual for a Korean to have such a strong place for physicians and their patients in resource-poor healthcare systems. OMI responded immediately slaughter innocent people. Diseases are spreading – and Vienna in my heart. But we are all connected. We are connected countries still face major challenges, primarily by organizing seminars dealing with migrant and ­developing countries, especially, struggle to cope. Young people to our friends in Austria and we are connected to the suffering as a result of persistent brain drain. The Open minority health issues. Public health experts and want to build a better future – but they can’t even get a decent civilians in Aleppo. Our planet is smaller and our human family ­ job. Tonight’s event may seem far from these challenges – but the is one. That is why I carry one simple message: Be a global Medical Institute’s mission – to prevent brain clinicians shared their experiences in order to American-Austrian Foundation is using this beautiful concert to ­citizen. Seid Weltbürger und Weltbürgerinnen. I applaud drain and foster brain gain – based on life- improve services for desperate patients with raise funds for a response. the American Austrian Foundation and Music for Medicine for long mentoring of young and mid-career different cultural and social background, often their spirit of global citizenship. I applaud the awardees for their physicians offers an innovative solution. suffering from unknown diseases. The world-renowned Wiener Philharmoniker, the Vienna impressive contributions. Let us build a better future for all, ­Philharmonic Orchestra, shows the power of unity in diversity. where everyone lives with the human rights and human dignity Through the three-step educational model, Medicine and healthcare are major budgetary Each instrument contributes its own beautiful sound. They combine they deserve. Thank you for your leadership and commitment. comprised of seminars in Salzburg, clinical to play a symphony. The countries and the peoples of the world concerns. Healthcare leaders should possess both are the same. When we combine our different strengths, we can observerships in Austrian and American hospitals clinical and management skills to best serve their achieve more than we ever would alone. This is my message to and outreach through electronic publishing, communities and patients. Therefore, OMI started Member States of the United Nations. I tell them that in our OMI has successfully fostered the professional a series of leadership seminars for OMI alumni to ­globalized world, no country can rise to the challenges on its own. growth of more than 19,000 physicians from build their capacity in business and management 119 countries; providing them with the medical in addition to their clinical skills. Music for Medicine is helping to strengthen the talent within knowledge and experience to improve the quality countries. This is in line with the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustai- nable Development, our plan to create a life of dignity for all. It of healthcare delivery in their countries. Multiple OMI continues to tailor its programs in response to focuses on people – because we believe that when we invest in opportunities for continuing medical education, global changes, in order to foster our physicians’ individuals, they will create a new future. By supporting training coupled with ongoing mentorship have proven professional growth and improve healthcare for for medical professionals from around the world, Music for successful in stemming the brain drain tide. A all. We thank all our supporters, especially our Medicine is helping to raise the next generation of specialists in recent survey of OMI alumni has shown that, for faculty members who volunteer their time and family health, infectious diseases, maternal and infant care, and example, more than 90 % of all Latvian, Georgian make OMI possible. so much more. and Czech physicians trained by the OMI are BAN KI MOON Secretary General, United Nations, 2008–2016 Excellencies, Ladies and gentlemen, I lived for years in Vienna, Remarks delivered at the Music for Medicine Benefit in New York City still in their countries and, all but 1 Tanzanian WOLFGANG AULITZKY, M.D. and I still consider that city my second home. I have ­visited many on December 14, 2016. physicians are still practicing in Tanzania. Director of the Open Medical Institute, March 2017 ...... Open Medical Institute 7 tement Sta n Open Medical Institute io s MPROVE s HEALTHCARE IN COUNTRIES I The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is a global and experience, fostering transnational medical i IN TRANSITION educational initiative, founded in 1993 by The alliances, which enable physicians to improve M American Austrian Foundation, the OSF and their skills and deliver the best possible care to INIMIZE physicians from Weill Cornell Medical College their patients. Leading American and European BRAIN DRAIN I M to improve health care and build capacity in institutions provide the academic leadership for countries in transition. Since that date, a number this program and all faculty members serve pro of other prestigious medical institutions have bono. Their gift of time, enthusiasm and expertise M ROMOTE joined our faculty. OMI shares medical knowledge is the key to the Open Medical Institute’s success. P BRAIN GAIN

O THE IMPACT OF OMI IS ACHIEVED VIA A THREE-STEP APPROACH: CCESS TO STATE-OF-THE-ART MEDICAL A EDUCATION AND TRAINING

OMI ONTINUOUS DISTANCE MENTORSHIP OMI C LEARNING OMI OBSERVER- MEDICAL SHIPS RANS- SEMINARS T FORMING 3 THE HEALTHCARE 2 PYRAMID 1

KNOWLEDGE EXPERIENCE CAPACITY TRANSFER EXCHANGE BUILDING ...... Statistics Open Medical Institute 9 ESTONIA CZECH REPUBLIC 11,5 % 844 OMI Statistics 1993–2016 of all doctors in Estonia have attended the or OMI Seminars 2,2% of all doctors from Czech Republic have attended OMI Seminars OMI SEMINARS – Knowledge Transfer 2016 1993–2016 ARMENIA OMI Weill Cornell Seminars 20 329 OMI CHOP Seminars 6 109 11,6 % OMI Duke Seminars 1 18 OMI Columbia Seminars 3 32 of all Armenian physicians HUNGARY OMI Cleveland Seminars 2 22 have attended the OMI Leadership Seminars 6 57 OMI Seminars WHO-Seminars 0 9 85% OMI Coordinator Meetings 1 12 of OMI Alumni Seminar Totals 39 588 from Hungary are still Faculty Members 302 3.799 in their home OMI Fellows 1.229 19.255 country Countries 64 119 TANZANIA Except for 1 doctor, OMI OBSERVERSHIPS – Experience Exchange all Tanzanian OMI OMI Clinical Observerships 122 3.171 alumni are still in their ALBANIA OMI Research Observerships 2 7 UKRAINE home country Countries 27 40

13,9% OMI CAPACITY BUILDING – OMI DISTANCE LEARNING of all physicians in Albania 1,330 CD-Roms 37 492 have attended the doctors from Ukraine OMI Satellite Symposia 21 205 OMI Seminars are OMI Alumni 10 Open Medical Institute...... Thema ...... OMI Medical Seminars Open Medical Institute 11

Neurosurgery Spine Seminar 2016 588 OMI SEMINARS SINCE 1993

OMI OMI Medical Seminars OMI Medical Seminars MEDICAL Knowledge Transfer SEMINARS The first step in OMI’s educational program ­ limited medical infrastructure in Central and Eastern consists of knowledge transfer through the OMI Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Africa and Mexico. Each Seminars, which are offered in many medical seminar is limited to a maximum of 36 participants. disciplines. Highly qualified, mid-career level, The faculty from our academic partners serve pro English-speaking physicians, who undergo a bono and spend the entire week with the fellows rigorous selection process, are invited to Salzburg allowing for intense interaction and knowledge transfer 19,255 for one-week seminars in their medical specialty. through lectures, discussions, case presentations, hands-on training, simulations, and grand rounds via OMI FELLOWS FROM All applicants participate in an open competition­ videoconferencing. ­and must apply through the OMI Coordinator ­ based in their home country. Fellowships The test scores at the beginning and at the end of 119 are awarded based on merit. The majority of each seminar show the impressive improvement of COUNTRIES participants (fellows) come from countries with knowledge and skills throughout the seminar week. 12 Open Medical Institute...... OMI Medical Seminars ...... OMI Medical Seminars Open Medical Institute 13

Academic Partners

Weill Cornell Medical College and its affiliated hospitals conducted a total of 20 OMI Seminars in 2016. The College of Physicians and Sergeons Seminars 2016 • Anesthesiology • Bone & of Columbia University organized 3 OMI • 17 OMI Seminars conducted by NewYork Duke University organized 1 OMI Seminar Joint Surgery • Breast and Gynecologic Cancers Seminars in 2016. Presbyterian Hospital • Cardiology • Dermatology • Diagnostic in 2016. Seminars 2016 • Diabetes • Internal • 2 OMI Seminars conducted by Memorial Imaging • ESU/W­ eill Cornell Master Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Class in Urology • Infectious Diseases Medicine • Maternal & Infant Health Seminars 2016 • Family Medicine • 1 OMI Seminar conducted by The Hospital • Inflammatory Skin Diseases • Lipid OMI Medical Seminars Metabolism • Neurology • Neurosurgery OMI Medical Seminars for Special Surgery (Spine) • OB/GYN Reproductive Medicine • • Hands-on training in Anesthesiology, Ophthalmology • Otolaryngology • Psychiatry Neurosurgery, Otolaryngology, Temporal Bone • Rehabilitation Medicine • Surgery • Temporal Surgery, Urology, and Bone & Joint Surgery Bone Surgery • Uro-Oncology Cleveland Clinics conducted 2 Seminars in The Medical University of Vienna is OMI’s 2016. 2016 marked the 10th anniversary as official Austrian academic partner and academic partner of the OMI. represents the European perspective of Seminars 2016 • Cardiac Surgery • Pathology each scientific area.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) conducted 8 OMI CHOP seminars e Children’s Hospital Additional Austrian faculty is provided by: • Medical University of Innsbruck of ® in 2016. Philadelphia • Salzburger Landeskliniken • Children’s Hospital of Feldkirch • OMI CHOP Seminars in 18 pediatric Seminars 2016 • Pediatric Anesthesiology & • Medical University of Graz • Orthopedic Hospital Speising subspecialties over a 3-year-period Critical Care Medicine • Pediatric Emergency • Vienna Hospital Association • Hospital of Barmherzigen Schwestern Linz • Free access to OMI CHOP Seminars available Medicine • Pediatric Gastroenterology • Pediatric Neurology • Pediatric Orthopedics • online through CHOP OPEN Pediatric Pulmonology • Medical Education • • 2 Leadership Seminars Medical Informatics 14 Open Medical Institute...... OMI Medical Seminars ...... OMI Medical Seminars Open Medical Institute 15

OMI Seminar Alumni Success Stories & Highlights 2016

JOINT INITIATIVES RESULTING Dr. Balwicki is working with the European FROM OMI SEMINAR ACTIVITIES Observatory on Health Systems and Policies (OMI academic partner at the Migrant and Dr. Windsor was invited by Dr. Makarov Minority Health Seminar) on a study entitled “Organization and Financing of Public Health to perform live surgery in Dnepopetrovsk, Services in Europe”. Ukraine.

OMI Alumnus: Lukasz Balwicki, M.D., Ph.D., OMI Medical Seminars OMI Medical Seminars OMI Alumnus: Vasyl Makarov, M.D., Dnepro- Medical University of Gdansk, Poland petrovsk Special City Hospital No. 6, Ukraine OMI Faculty: Bernd Rechel, M.D., European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies, OMI Faculty: Russell E. Windsor, M.D., Hospital Abdusalom Abdurakhmanov, M.D. Tamar Macharadze, M.D. for Special Surgery, New York, NY, USA London, UK Dr. Ehrlich and Dr. Abdurakhmanov started a regular exchange and intensive collaboration Dr. Macharadze and Dr. Hemmings have a between the newly established Cardiac Surgery joint publication on “Isoflurane modulates Department of the Republican Research Center NaChBac gating”. It will be published in the for Emergency Medicine in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Journal of General Physiology. and the Cardiac Surgery Department at the Medical University of Vienna, Austria. OMI Alumna: Tamar Macharadze, M.D., Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia OMI Alumnus: Abdusalom Abdurakhmanov, M.D., Tashkent, Uzbekistan OMI Faculty: Hugh C. Hemmings, M.D.,

OMI Faculty: Marek Ehrlich, M.D., Medical Weill Cornel Medicine, New York, NY, USA Vasyl Makarov, M.D. University of Vienna, Austria Lukasz Balwicki, M.D., Ph.D. Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mon- Participants/ golia • MontenegroCountry • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Roma- nia • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turk- menistan<100 • Uganda>100 • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan CENTRAL • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bangladesh Belarus Belgium Belize Bhutan Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Bulgaria Burkina Faso Cambodia Cameroon& EASTERN Canada Chile China Colombia Congo (Democratic Republic) Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • IndiaEUROPE • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico •13,223 Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Nether- lands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea WESTERN• Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slo- venia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • TanzaniaEUROPE • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina689 • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gam- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • bia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Hungary India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya KosovoSOUTH Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • NetherlandsCAUCASUS • New Zealand & • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua CENTRAL ASIA New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan4,117 • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Mon- tenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia NORTH & • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • SOUTH MIDDLE Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab EmiratesAMERIC A• United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • AfghanistanEAST • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan 428• Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile •267 China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • AFRICA BulgariaOMI • Burkina Faso • GlobalCambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • 348Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Macedonia Malawi Malaysia Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand NigeriaSOUTH- Norway Pakistan Palestinian Territory, occ. Papua New GuineaNetwork • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • SpainEAST • ASIASri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • & • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom Uruguay USA Uzbekistan VenezuelaOCEANIA Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Afghanistan • Albania(1993-2016) • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany 183• Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Mon- tenegro19,255 • Morocco • Mozambique Fellows • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Tajikistan • Tanzania • Thailand • Trinidad & Tobago • Turkey • Turkmenistan • Uganda • Ukraine • United Arab Emirates • United Kingdom • Uruguay • USA • Uzbekistan • Venezuela • Vietnam • Yemen • Zambia • Zimbabwe • Afghanistan • Albania • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan Bangladesh • Belarus • Belgium • Belize • Bhutan • Bosnia Herzegovina • Botswana • Brazil • Bulgaria • Burkina Faso • Cambodia • Cameroon • Canada • Chile • China • Colombia • Congo (Democratic Republic) • Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Egypt • Estonia • Ethiopia • Finland • France • Gabon • Gambia • Georgia • Germany • Ghana • Greece • Hungary • India • Indonesia • Iran • Iraq • Ireland • Israel • Italy • Jamaica • Japan • Jordan • Kazakhstan • Kenya • Kosovo • Kuwait • Kyrgyzstan • Laos • Latvia • Lebanon • Lithuania • Luxembourg • Macedonia • Malawi • Malaysia • Mauritius • Mexico • Moldova • Mongolia • Montenegro • Morocco • Mozambique • Myanmar • Namibia • Nepal • Netherlands • New Zealand • Nigeria • Norway • Pakistan • Palestinian Territory, occ. • Papua New Guinea • Peru • Philippines • Poland • Portugal • Qatar • Romania • Russia • Rwanda • Saudi Arabia • Senegal • Serbia • Singapore • Slovakia • Slovenia • South Africa • Spain • Sri Lanka • Sudan • Suriname • Sweden • Switzerland • Taji 18 Open Medical Institute...... Thema ...... OMI Observerships Open Medical Institute 19

Daiva Makaraviciene, M.D., from Lithuania 3,171 & Radovan Zec, M.D., from Serbia with their mentor Michael Gschwantler, M.D., from CLINICAL the Department of Gastroenterology at OBSERVERSHIPS Wilhelminenspital in Vienna, Austria

OMI Observerships OMI Observerships OMI Experience Exchange OBSERVERSHIPS CLINICAL OBSERVERSHIPS RESEARCH OBSERVERSHIPS

The second step in OMI’s educational In addition to clinical training OMI also offers­ program consists of clinical training. All Research Observerships, which provide basic biomedical seminar participants are eligible for up to and clinical research skills training. OMI Seminar Alumni three one-month observerships in Austrian have the opportunity to spend three months in one and US hospitals to update their clinical skills, of the leading Austrian research institutions, where they can participate in research projects and acquire 7 learn new techniques, treatment protocols and essential research tools. This program is designed to modern hospital and healthcare management. RESEARCH help clinicians interested in science and research to In 2016, OMI organized 122 observerships. build a professional network for future cooperations with OBSERVERSHIPS Observers rotate through departments of their leading Austrian research institutions. interest and are mentored by world renowned experts. At the conclusion of their observership, OMI Observerships 1993–2016 2016 40 fellows must submit a comprehensive report Clinical Observerships 3,171 122 including a case presentation, prepared in Research Observerships 7 2 COUNTRIES Countries 40 27 cooperation with their mentor. 20 Open Medical Institute...... OMI Observerships ...... OMI Observerships Open Medical Institute 21

Marat Kutluev, M.D., from Russia with his Nadia Demikova, M.D., from Ukraine and her Mentor Kurt Huber, M.D., Mentor Sharhokh Shariat, M.D. at the from the Department of Cardiology at Wilhelminenspital in Vienna, Austria Department of Urology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria OMI Observerships OMI Observerships OMI Observers Ectopic Pregnancy Following IVF-ET: a Review of Perforation of an Aneurism in the Ascending Success Stories & Highlights 2016 Incidence, Localization, and Risk Factors Aorta Observer: Irena Digol, M.D., Moldova • Mentor: Observer: Egan Kalmykov, M.D., Tajikistan • Several OMI Observers were able to engage in joint research activities with OMI Faculty, which led to Kazem Nouri, M.D., Department of OB/GYN at Mentor: Marek Ehrlich, M.D., Medical University joint publications and promotions. the Medical University of Vienna • Published in: of Vienna • Published in: Avicenna Tajik State Current Trends in Endocrinology Medical University Jorunal PROMOTION 2016: JOINT PUBLICATIONS 2016: The Association Between Interleukin-10 Early Manifestation of Restrictive Cardiomyopathy Abdusalom Abdurakhmanov, M.D., was named Long-term Consequences of Langerhans Cell (IL-10) 2592C/A, 2819T/C, 21082G/A promoter in Young Patient with Light Chain Deposition head of the Department of Cardiac Surgery at Histiocytosis: Organ and Hormonal Disorders Polymorphisms and Endometriosis Disease the Republican Research Centre for Emergency Research Observer: Oksana Khyzhnyak, M.D., Observer: Andrei Mihai Malutan, M.D., Romania Observer: Sofiya Lypovetska, M.D., Ukraine • Medicine, Tashkent in Uzbekistan after his Research Ukraine • Mentor: Milen Minkov, M.D., Kranken- (1st author) • Mentor: Katharina Walch, M.D, Medical Mentor: Kurt Huber, M.D., Wilhelminenspital, Observership in the Cardiac Surgery Department at anstalt Rudolfstiftung, Vienna, Austria • Published University of Vienna • Published in: Archives of Vienna, Austria • Published in: European Journal the Medical University of Vienna in May 2016. in: Ukraine Journal of Pediatric Endocrinology Gynecology & Obstetrics of Heart Failure ...... OMI Capacity Building Open Medical Institute 23 OMI Satellite Symposium in Rehabilitation SATELLITE Medicine at the Azeraijan State Medical University in Baku, Azerbaijan SYMPOSIA OMI ONLINE CASE LIBRARY OMI

CHOP OMI Distance Learning CAPACITY OPEN Capacity Building

BUILDING & The third step in OMI’s educational program is building capacity locally through: E-LEARNING OMI Satellite Symposia, OMI Leadership Seminars & OMI Distance Learning OMI Satellite Symposia and Visiting Professorships

OMI Alumni invite OMI Faculty to their OMI Satellite Symposia & institutions for 2–3 days medical symposia. Visiting Professorships 2016 These symposia reach a larger audience Armenia 4 Mexico 4 OMI MEDICAL of local physicians and foster relationships Azerbaijan 1 Moldova 1 Croatia 1 Romania 1 HANDBOOK between senior physicians from the region and Georgia 1 Russia 3 OMI OMI Faculty. All registered participants receive Kosovo 1 Serbia 1 ONLINE Latvia 1 Uzbekistan 1 an official certificate issued by the international Lithuania 1 Total 21 LEADERSHIP academic institutions. SEMINARS 24 Open Medical Institute...... OMI Capacity Building ...... OMI Capacity Building Open Medical Institute 25

Videoconferencing Project at the Pediatric OMI Fellows at the Computer Lab at Cardiac Center in Bratislava, Slovakia Schloss Arenberg, Salzburg, Austria OMI Distance Learning OMI Distance Learning OMI Satellite Symposia OMI Leadership Seminars OMI Distance Learning

SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM IN YEREVAN VIDEOCONFERENCING PROJECT The OMI Leadership Seminars provide In 2016 Medical Informatics was added to the BETWEEN BRATISLAVA & CHOP complementary education in the fields of OMI Leadership Curriculum. In October 2016, OMI Alumna Gayane Amaryan, OMI Faculty from the Department of Cardiology public health and medical leadership. They are M.D., organized a Satellite Symposium in­ at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia designed to enhance OMI Alumni’s clinical OMI Leadership Seminars (incl. 2016): Pediatrics and Pediatric Gastroenterology (CHOP) have been collaborating with the education and to enable them to take on leading Applied Clinical Research • Hospital Quality and in Yereven, Armenia and invited OMI Faculty­ Pediatric Cardiac Center at the National Institute positions in their home countries. The Children’s members Reinhold Kerbl, M.D., head of­ of Cardiovascular Diseases in Bratislava, Hospital of Philadelphia and the Association of Patient Safety • Medical Education • Medical Department of Pediatrics at the Hospital of Slovakia, for over ten years. By means of Schools of Public Health in the European Region Informatics • Medical Leadership • Developing videoconferencing, they regularly discuss (ASPHER) provide the academic leadership to Leoben, Austria, and Almuthe Hauer, M.D., from Community Mental Health • Migrant & Minority the Department of Pediatrics at the Medical difficult medical cases. Cardiologists from these seminars. Usually, we receive more than Health • New Public Health Education • Palliative University of Graz, Austria. During their visit they CHOP visited the institution in September 2016 200 applications for 36 slots, which underlines met with the Armenian Minister of Health, who is consulting on difficult pediatric cases. the popularity and necessity of such seminars. Care in Neurology & Neurooncology also the head of the Pediatric Surgery Department at the University Hospital in Yerevan, and discussed collaborations in the area of celiac disease. 26 Open Medical Institute...... OMI Capacity Building This CD documents the OMI Seminar on Migrant and Minority ...... OMI Capacity Building Open Medical Institute 27 Health. 3rd – 9th January 2016, Salzburg, Austria.

A CHOP Seminar at Schloss A Open Medical Institute Seminar at A Weill Cornell Seminar at Schloss A Weill Cornell Seminar at Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg ediatric astroenteroloGy Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg Medical Education Beyond Borders MiGrant & Minority HealtH 2016 P Arenberg G in Salzburg 2016 NeurosurgeryArenberg in Salzburg (Spine) 2016 Neurology 2016

A collaboration between the A collaboration between the A collaboration between This CD documents the CHOP Seminar on A collaboration between This CD documents the Weill Cornell Seminar on This CD documents the Weill Cornell Seminar This CD documents a lecture from the OMI Open Medical Institute, the Medical Education Seminar 2016 th th the Open Medical Institute, st th th th the Open Medical Institute Pediatric Gastroenterology. 24 – 30 April 2016, Neurosurgery (Spine). 21 – 27 February 2016, Weill Cornell Medical College on Neurology. 28 February – 5 March 2016, Open Medical Institute and the Seminar on Migrant and Minority Health. CHOP and the Medical and Medical University of 8th April 2016, Salzburg, Austria. and the PHR-ASPHER� Salzburg, Austria. University of Graz� Salzburg, Austria. Innsbruck� Salzburg, Austria. Weill Cornell Medical College� Lectures: Lectures: Lectures: Lecture: Pathology of the GI Tract ������������������������������������������������������ C� Liacouras, MD Cranio-Cervical Surgery �������������������������������������������������������������� R� Härtl, MD Localising Value of Seizure Semiology ��������������������������������� B� Uthman, MD Gastrointestinal Bleeding ������������������������������������������������������� P� Mamula, MD Spinal Cord Injury ��������������������������������������������������������������������� P� Arnold, MD EEG: Normal and Interictal Abnormal in the Adult ������������� B� Uthman, MD Migrant health issues in Australia ������������������ J� Durham Foreign Bodies & Caustic Ingestions ���������������������������������� C� Liacouras, MD Spinal Cord Tumors ��������������������������������������������������������������� J� Lafuente, MD Viral Encephalitis* �������������������������������������������������������������������� J� Sellner, MD Inflammatory Bowel Disease I ����������������������������������������������� P� Mamula, MD Surgical Techniques ������������������������������������������������������������������� P� Arnold, MD Neurostimulation for Treatment of Epilepsy ������������������������ B� Uthman, MD Inflammatory Bowel Disease II ����������������������������������������� A� Grossman, MD Principles of Minimally Invasive Surgery ��������������������������������� R� Härtl, MD Cardioembolic Stroke �������������������������������������������������������� D� Jamieson, MD Functional Constipation ������������������������������������������������������������ A� Hauer, MD Cervical Trauma Classifications ���������������������������������������������J� Lafuente, MD Brain Death ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� E� Trinka, MD Autoimmune Liver Disease & PSC ��������������������������������������� K� Loomes, MD Approaches to the Cervical Spine ��������������������������������������� K� Wiechert, MD Status epilepticus ����������������������������������������������������������������������� E� Trinka, MD Gastroesophageal Reflux �������������������������������������������������� A� Grossman, MD Minimally Invasive TLIF ��������������������������������������������������������������� R� Härtl, MD Movement Disorders ��������������������������������������������������������������� S� Hering, MD Celiac Disease ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� A� Hauer, MD Primary Headache Disorders ��������������������������������������������� D� Jamieson, MD Cervical Disc Arthroplasty ���������������������������������������������������� K� Wiechert, MD Metabolic Liver Disease �������������������������������������������������������� K� Loomes, MD Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders* ��������������������������� J� Sellner, MD Spinal Metastases ��������������������������������������������������������������������� M� Bilsky, MD Intestinal Infections & H� Pylori ���������������������������������������� A� Grossman, MD How to Organize and Run a Stroke Service ������������������������������ S� Pikija, MD Management of Spinal Infections ������������������������������������������ P� Scarone, MD Acute Liver Failure ����������������������������������������������������������������� K� Loomes, MD Clinico-Pathological Conference* �������������� E� Lavi, MD & D� Jamieson, MD Surgical Approaches for Cervical Eosinophilic Esophagitis ����������������������������������������������������� C� Liacouras, MD Primary Angiitis of the CNS and PACNS Mimics �������������� D� Jamieson, MD and Cervicothoracic Spine Tumors ����������������������������������� M� Bilsky, MD Pancreatitis ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ P� Mamula, MD Optimizing Treatment of Multiple Sclerosis* �������������������������� J� Sellner, MD Issues Post Liver Transplant �������������������������������������������������� K� Loomes, MD Laminectomy/ Discectomy for Stroke in Pregnancy ������������������������������������������������������������ D� Jamieson, MD Degenerative Spinal Disease ������������������������������������������� C� Thomé, MD Electrodiagnostics ������������������������������������������������������������������������ R� Chin, MD IBS & Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity ���������������������������������������� A� Hauer, MD Medical Education Beyond Borders Allergic GI Diseases ������������������������������������������������������������� C� Liacouras, MD Medical Education Beyond Borders Thoracolumbar Fracture Classification �������������������������������� B� Krischek, MD Medical Education Beyond Borders AAF Stroke Prevention Project* ����������������������������������������������� J� Sellner, MD Diarrhea Malabsorption FTT ����������������������������������������������������� A� Hauer, MD Spinal Surgery and Evidence Based Outcomes �������������������� C� Thomé, MD Inflammatory Myopathies ������������������������������������������������������������ E� Lavi, MD Vomiting ������������������������������������������������������������������������������ A� Grossman, MD Biological Treatment Strategies Alcoholic, Nutritional and * Slides only� Medical Education Beyond Borders Weill Cornell Seminar in Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminar in Salzburg Polyps ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� P� Mamula, MD To start the CD, please open the file for Degenerative Spinal DiseaseCHOP �������������������������������������� Seminar P� Grunert, in MD SalzburgTo start the CD, please open the file Immune Mediated Neuropathies ����������������������������������������� R� Chin, MD To start the CD, please open the file EndoscopicMigrant techniques ����������������������������������������������������������� Health Issues P� Mamula, in MDAustraliastart�html. Spinal Navigation ��������������������������������������������������������������������24 P�th Scarone, – 30 MDth Aprilaaf�html 2016. Endovascular Stroke Treatment ����������������������������� M� Killer-Oberpfalzer,21st – MD27th Februaryaaf�html. 2016 28th February – 5th March 2016 Faculty: Faculty: Roger Härtl MD Dara G. Jamieson, MD th Roger Härtl, MD Faculty: Sascha Hering, MD Chris A. Liacouras, MD Course Director Course Director To start the CD, please 8 April 2016 Claudius Thomé, MD Pietro Scarone, MD Dara G. Jamieson, MD Monika Killer-Oberpfalzer, MD open the file index�html. Almuthe C. Hauer, MD Andew Grossman, MD C. Liacouras,Paul M. MD Arnold, MD A. Hauer, MD Mark Bilsky, BS, MD Eugen Trinka, MD, MSc Ehud Lavi, MDClaudius Thomé, MD Eugen Trinka, MD, MSc Russell L. Chin, MD Johann Sellner, MD Petar Mamula, MD Kathleen Loomes, MD Course DirectorJesus Lafuente, MD, PhD Co-Course Director Peter Grunert,Medical MD Education Beyond Borders Co-Course Director Co-Course Director Boris Krischek, MD Alexander Örley, MD Slaven Pikija, MD Basim M. Uthman, MD

For Educational Purposes Only 554 SWCS 16 For Educational Purposes Only 555 SWCS 16 For Educational Purposes Only © Image: Metropolico.org For Educational Purposes Only Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD Not For Commercial Distribution © Image: Michael Dorausch Not For Commercial Distribution Executive© Image: NICHDProducer Executive Producer Not For Commercial Distribution 558 OMI 16 Medical EducationNot Beyond For Borders Commercial Distribution Executive561 SPPS Producer 16 Executive Producer Medical Education Beyond Borders Medical Education Beyond Borders

A Columbia University Seminar A Duke University Seminar at A CHOP Seminar at Schloss A Weill Cornell Seminar at Schloss at Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg aternal nfant ealtH Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg Family Medicine 2016 M Arenberg & in Salzburgi H 2016 Pediatric Anesthesiology 2016 Arenberg in Salzburg Temporal Bone Surgery 2016

This CD documents the Columbia University A collaboration between This CD documents the CHOP Seminar on Pedi- A collaboration between the This CD documents the Duke University School A collaboration between the This CD documents the Weill Cornell Seminar on A collaboration between the the Open Medical Institute, Open Medical Institute, CHOP Open Medical Institute and the th th Open Medical Institute and the Seminar on Maternal and Infant Health. Children’s Hospital of Graz atric Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine. and the Medical University of of Medicine Seminar on Family Medicine. Temporal Bone Surgery. 13 – 19 March 2016, nd th th th th th 22 – 28 May 2016, Salzburg, Austria. and Columbia University� 10 – 16 January 2016, Salzburg, Austria. Graz� 10 – 16 April 2016, Salzburg, Austria. Duke University� Salzburg, Austria. Weill Cornell Medical College�

Lectures: Lectures: Lectures: Lectures: Chorioamnionitis ������������������������������������������������������������������������ R� Polin, MD CPR and Post Cardiac Arrest Care ������������������������������������������ A� Topjian, MD Overview ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� J� Ragsdale III, MD Histopathology of the Temporal Bone �������������������������������� S� Selesnick, MD Preterm Labor ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� G� Saade, MD Situational Awareness & Emergency Response Teams ���������� D� Davis, MD European Family Medicine ������������������������������������������������������� M� Maier, MD The Otological Setup and Endoscopy ��������������������������������������� G� Rasp, MD Chorioamnionitis – A Most Complex Disease ��������������������������� A� Jobe, MD Pediatric Septic Shock ����������������������������������������������������������� K� Madden, MD Unspecified Complaints as a Reason for Consultation ���������� M� Maier, MD Use of Endoscopes in Temporal Bone Surgery ����������������������� C� Meco, MD Non-invasive Fetal Testing ������������������������������������������������������ R� Wapner, MD Learning Theory & Medical Education ������������������������������������� D� Boyer, MD How to Present a Case �������������������������������������������������������������� M� Maier, MD Where Do Ideas Come From? �������������������������������������������������� G� Saade, MD Pediatric Acute Kidney Injury ����������������������������������������������������� S� Rödl, MD Choosing Wisely ������������������������������������������������������������������� J� Copeland, MD Surgery for Otosclerosis ����������������������������������������������������������� R� Kania, MD Lessons Learned from a Career Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome �����������������������D� Davis, MD Day in the Life of a Student Health Physician ������������������� B� Halstater, MD Surgery of the External Auditory Canal ��������������������������� C� Arnoldner, MD in Transitional Neonatal Research ������������������������������������� R� Martin, MD Airway Management ����������������������������������������������������������������J� Fiadjoe, MD COPD ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������J� Copeland, MD Tympanolasty Techniques, and Graft Options ������������������ G� Alexiades, MD Conundrums in Neonatal Clinical Research ������������������������������ A� Jobe, MD Technology in Modern Medical Education ������������������������������� D� Boyer, MD Motivational Interviewing ������������������������������������������������������������ S� Hull, MD Planning a Multicenter Trial ���������������������������������������������������� R� Wapner, MD Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ������������������������������������������������������ S� Rödl, MD Canal Wall Down Mastoidectomy ��������������������������������������������� L� Lustig, MD QI ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� J� Ragsdale III, MD Apnea and Reflux ���������������������������������������������������������������������� R� Martin, MD Pediatric Anesthesia Potpourri ������������������������������������������������ J� Fiadjoe, MD Ossiculoplasty, Adhesives and Middle Ear Surgery ������������ N� Blevins, MD Depression ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� B� Halstater, MD Preventing the First Cesarean �������������������������������������������������� G� Saade, MD Renal Replacement Therapy �������������������������������������������������������� S� Rödl, MD Approaches to the Petrous Apex ��������������������������������������� G� Alexiades, MD The Oxygen Controversy ����������������������������������������������������������� R� Polin, MD Women’s Health �������������������������������������������������������������������� V� Solomon, MD Adverse Events in the OR �������������������������������������������������������� J� Fiadjoe, MD Cochlear Implantation ���������������������������������������������������������������� G� Rasp, MD Protective Lung Strategies Plasmapheresis ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� S� Rödl, MD Substance Abuse ������������������������������������������������������������������ B� Halstater, MD Temporal Bone Trauma ������������������������������������������������������� C� Arnoldner, MD in Mechanical Ventilation �������������������������������������������������� F� Reiterer, MD Improving the Quality of Care Hypertension ������������������������������������������������������������������������� V� Solomon, MD Challenges of the Late Preterm Infant ������������������������������������� R� Martin, MD in the ICU & Operating Room �������������������������������������������� D� Davis, MD Joint Pain & Arthritis ������������������������������������������������������������ J� Copeland, MD Vestibular Surgery �������������������������������������������������������������� G� Alexiades, MD Non-invasive Respiratory Support of Preterm Infants ������������� R� Polin, MD Prevention of Hospital Acquired Infections ������������������������� K� Madden, MD Diabetes ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� S� Hull, MD Surgery for Glomus Tumors ������������������������������������������������������ R� Kania, MD Hypoxic Episodes ���������������������������������������������������������������������� R� Martin, MD Immunizations ����������������������������������������������������������������������� B� Halstater, MD Behavioral Economics & Medicine ����������������������������������������� J� Fiadjoe, MD Medical Education Beyond Borders Powered Middle Ear Implants ���������������������������������������������������� G� Rasp, MD Medical Education Beyond Borders Recent Studies from the MFM Research Network ��������������� R� Wapner, MD Poisoning, Toxins, and Exposures ��������������������������������������������� D� Boyer, MD Chronic Pain ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������� S� Hull, MD Bone Anchored Hearing Aids ���������������������������������������������������� L� Lustig, MD Healthcare Associated Infections ����������������������������������������������� R� Polin, MD Approach to the Child with Altered Mental Status ���������������� A� Topjian, MD Congestive Heart Failure �������������������������������������������������� J� Ragsdale III, MD Medical Education Beyond Borders Remaining Questions about Antenatal Steroids ����������������������� A� Jobe, MD Integrating Primary Care and Public Health �������������������������������CHOP S� SeminarHull, MD inTo Salzburgstart the CD, please open the file Beyond the Temporal Bone �������������������������������������������������Duke S� Selesnick, Seminar MD inTo Salzburg start the CD, please open the file Weill Cornell Seminar in Salzburg Medical Education Beyond Borders ColumbiaEndocrine Disturbances University in Pediatric Critical Illness Seminar ���������������� D� Boyer, in MD Salzburg Are Amniocentesis & CVS Needed Anymore? ��������������������� R� Wapner, MD th th th th th th Pediatric Hematologic and Oncologic Emergencies ��������������nd A� Topjian, MDth Headaches ���������������������������������������������������������������������������� J� Copeland,10 MD– 16 Januaryaaf�html. 2016 Surgery for Cancer of the Temporal Bone �������������������������������� L� Lustig,10 MD – 16 aaf�html April. 2016 13 – 19 March 2016 Fetal Growth Restriction ����������������������������������������������������������� G� Saade, MD 22 – 28 May 2016 Faculty: Faculty: This CD starts automatically on your Faculty: Daniela Davis, MD Faculty: John W. Ragsdale III, MD Samuel H. Selesnick, MD Windows PC� Course Director Course Director Course Director Richard A. Polin, MD George R. Saade, MD Daniela Davis, MD John Fiadjoe, MD John W. Ragsdale III, MD Brian Halstater, MD Samuel Selesnick, MD Nicolas Blevins, MD Friedrich Reiterer, MD Richard J. Martin, MD To start the CD, please open the file Richard Polin,Siegfried MD Rödl, MD Friedrich Reiterer, MD Kate Madden, MD Macintosh users, please open the Manfred Maier, MD Sharon K. Hull, MD Siegfried Rödl, MD Gerd Rasp, MD Romain Kania, MDManfred Maier, MD Gerd Rasp, MD Alan H. Jobe, MD Ronald Wapner, MD start�html. Course DirectorDonald L. Boyer, MD Co-Course Director AlexisMedical Topjian, MDEducation fileBeyond aaf�html Borders. Joyce Copeland, MD Vanessa Solomon, MD Co-Course Director George Alexiades, MD Lawrence Lustig, MD Co-Course Director Co-Course Director Christoph Arnoldner, MD Cem Meco, MD

For Educational Purposes Only 550 SPPS 16 Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD For Educational Purposes Only Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD For Educational Purposes Only Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD For Educational Purposes Only Executive559 SDUS Producer 16 Wolfgang K. Aulitzky, MD Executive Producer Not For Commercial Distribution © Image: David C. Dominici at FreeDigitalPhotos.net Medical Education Beyond Borders Not For Commercial Distribution 556 SWCS 16 Medical Education Beyond Borders Not For Commercial Distribution 565 SCOS 16 Executive Producer Not For Commercial Distribution © Image: Cerulean Depths CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Medical Education Beyond Borders Executive Producer

OMI Distance Learning OMI Distance Learning OMI Distance Learning OMI Distance Learning OMI Distance Learning In order to promote capacity building in our alumni’s home countries, OMI provides numerous distance OMI Medical OMI Online Case learning opportunities including CHOP OPEN, OMI Medical Handbook Online, OMI Online Case Library. Handbook Online Library

CHOP OPEN

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and e Children’s Hospital The OMI Medical Handbook Online is an Due to lack of resources in many countries, the Open Medical Institute have launched an educational resource containing all the scientific OMI Fellows see rare and advanced diseases. of ® online educational platform called CHOP OPEN. Philadelphia content of the OMI Seminars. OMI Alumni have It is therefore an invaluable opportunity to share The platform provides free up-to-date pediatric free access to this online platform. these cases with their colleagues during the medical education for health care professionals OMI Seminars. We publish these interesting from around the world. The content is divided The OMI Medical Handbook Online received cases electronically. Today the OMI Case into modules, each dedicated to a specific 245,684 hits in 2016, which proves that distance- Library contains 1,600 rare clinical cases that pediatric subspecialty consisting of lectures and learning technology enables us to reach a much are accessed by physicians worldwide, thus cases presented during the week-long OMI wider audience and promote capacity building underlining their value as an educational tool. CHOP Seminars. CHOP OPEN is supported by a www.chop.edu/centers-programs/ around the world. generous grant from the Leir Foundation. chop-open-access-medical-education 28 Open Medical Institute...... Vienna OMI ...... Vienna OMI Open Medical Institute 29

Auszubildende Rudolfstiftung Weill Auditorium (C-200), 1300 York Avenue, New York © KAV/Kelety

Vienna Open Medical Institute Vienna City of Science Annual Symposium in New York City

The Vienna Open Medical Institute (Vienna Clinical Research and Biomedical Fundamental This year’s symposium took place on February OMI) is a joint initiative of the The American Research and the History of the Vienna School 19, 2016 featuring the topic “Neuroscience: At the Austrian Foundation, the Vienna Hospital of Medicine.Observers become members of the Cutting Edge of Discovery and Translation”. The Association, the Medical University of Vienna, Viennese Society of Physicians for the duration lecture series was hosted by Dean Laurie ­Glimcher the Viennese Society of Physicians, the Vienna of their observership, which includes free use of Weill Cornell Medicine and Josef Penninger, M.D., Chamber of Doctors and the Austrian Academy of the facilities and access to a large selection director of the Institute of Molecular Biotechnology of Sciences, coordinating clinical rotations in of medical publications and journals. Thanks to (IMBA) in Vienna. This symposium included Viennese hospitals. These rotations follow a the support of the city of Vienna and the Vienna talks by Nobel Prize laureate Eric Kandel, M.D. specific curriculum depending upon the medical Hospital Association, we were able to organize (Columbia University), Howard Fine, M.D., and specialty, but all include a series of workshops on 910 OMI Observerships in Vienna over the past Conor Liston, M.D. (both Weill Cornell Medicine), the Austrian and Viennese Healthcare System, nine years. and Alipasha Vaziri, Ph.D. (Center for Molecular Biology & Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna). Wolfgang Aulitzky M.D., Eric Kandel, M.D., Josef Penninger, M.D. 30 Open Medical Institute...... Vienna OMI ...... Vienna OMI Open Medical Institute 31

Shahrokh Shariat, M.D., 1 2 Dr. Michael Stampfer, Maximilian Marhold, M.D. Vienna School of Medicine

3 4 5

Vienna School of Medicine Gala Event 2016

On Monday, November 21, 2016, the Vienna The Gala took place at the historic Van Swieten Open Medical Institute, the Josephinum Hall at the Medical University of Vienna and Museum, and the Vienna Science and Techno- featured highlights in Ophthalmology and 6 7 1. Heimo Scheuch, Aline Eibel, Moritz Stipsic logy Fund, hosted the first Vienna School of Neuroscience with presentations on the 2. Albert Birkner, Ursula Kwizda Medicine Gala honoring the past, present and development of medicine in Vienna since the 3. Wolfgang Deutschmann, Michael Eipeldauer th future of medicine and medical research in 18 century, new medical technology available 4. Christiane Druml, Arik Brauer Vienna. The goal was to highlight Vienna’s in eye surgery today, and break through findings 5. Roland Schwärzler, Markus Swittalek achievements in medicine and raise funds for in medical research. Overall, the evening raised 6. Andrea Stacher, Gerlinde & Ewald Thurner, future innovations in research and education. € 110.000. Regina Dreschkai 7. Rektor Markus Müller © Josephinum/Hinterramskogler 32 Open Medical Institute...... OMI International Partners ...... OMI International Partners Open Medical Institute 33

Satellite Symposium in General Pediatrics at the Hospital del Nino y el Adolescente NUMBER OF OMI MEX FELLOWS Morelense in Cuarnavaca, Mexico

60 51 41 38 38 29

4

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

OMI International Partners OMI MEX

OMI MEX is a joint initiative between the Open OMI Seminars in various specialties. 911 Alumni of OMI MEX share their newly acquired % OF MEXICAN OMI SEMINAR FELLOWS Medical Institute and Alianza Médica para la physicians from different Mexican states attended knowledge with doctors from primary care PER SPECIALITY Salud (AMSA). Its mission is to improve the­ 13 Satellite Symposia in Mexico. hospitals in Mexico to enhance the quality of quality of health services in Mexico by health services for marginalized populations. • Pediatric Specialties* 9 offering state-of-the-art medical education to Four outstanding young Mexican doctors, who 10 • Neurology and Neurosurgery Mexican physicians through the participation of participated in the OMI MEX, were awarded In 2017, OMI MEX plans to send more than 41 10 • Oncology Mexican doctors in the OMI Seminar and OMI fellowships at academic institutions in the 60 Mexican doctors to Salzburg to attend OMI • Cardiology 15 Observership program. USA. In addition, 24 residents from the most Seminars, organize nine Satellite Symposia in • Endocrinology 15 distinguished public and private Mexican Mexico to train 900 young physicians, and start • OB/GYN Since its founding in 2010, OMI MEX has health care institutions were trained at the to host and mentor doctors from Central and

successfully contributed to improving Mexico’s Department of Pediatric Emergency Medicine South America. * Ped. Emergency Medicine (15 %), Ped. Cardiology (9 %), Ped. Pulmonology (9 %), health care system. 261 doctors have attended at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. Ped. Urology (8 %), Ped. Anesthesiology (8 %), Ped. Gastroenterology (8 %) 34 Open Medical Institute...... OMI International Partners ...... Exchange Programs Open Medical Institute 35

Würth Sculpture Garden at Schloss Arenberg Petra Pateisky, M.D., Antohony Massinde, provides an ideal environment for intercultural M.D. and Stefanie Aust, M.D., at Weill communication and relaxation during the OMI Bugando Medical Center, Mwanza, Tanzania Seminars.

Weill Bugando Hamad Medical Tanzania, Africa Corporation, Qatar Exchange Programs of the AAF Andlinger Residency Exchange Program Africa is that part of the world where brain drain Since 2008, OMI has been in a successful and lack of resources has had the most devastating collaboration with Hamad Medical Corporation effect on people’s health. Based on our success (HMC) in Qatar, the main teaching hospital of in stemming the brain drain tide in Central and Weill Cornell Qatar. More than 80 physicians from The Andlinger Residency Exchange Program to establish and equip a new laparascopic Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, we (HMC) attended the OMI Seminars in Salzburg. supports training for Austrian and American unit at Weill Bugando. OMI Alumnus Anthony began inviting physicians from Weill Bugando medical residents in the United States, Austria Massinde, M.D., will lead the team that will in Mwanza, Tanzania to participate in the OMI Their participation has led to numerous collegial and at other partner institutions. operate the unit. Seminars and Observerships. To date, 163 doctors contacts within the OMI network of physicians from Tanzania have attended OMI Seminars and and 3 OMI Satellite Symposia were organized in Stefanie Aust, M.D., and Petra Pateisky, M.D., ­ all but one of them still work in Africa. Encouraged Doha, Qatar. from the OB/GYN Department at the Medical by the program’s success, we have intensified our University of Vienna received an Andlinger Statistics 2016 efforts to expand the reach of our program in Africa The OMI Weill Cornell Seminars held at Schloss Fellowship to spend 3 months at Weill Bugando 4 Residents from the US in Vienna with a special focus on Ethiopia, Nigeria, Uganda, Arenberg in Salzburg offer an excellent opportunity Medica­l Center in Tanzania, where they trained 3 Residents from Austria in the US Botswana and Ghana. In 2016, we increased to foster the professional relationships between local doctors in laparascopic interventions. 2 Residents from Austria in Tanzania the number of African participants substantially, doctors from Qatar and their peers from their Thanks to their commitment, they were able awarding a total of 40 fellowships. Alma Mater in New York City. 36 Open Medical Institute...... Exchange Programs ...... Exchange Programs Open Medical Institute 37

“ This program empowered our group to become culturally aware and competent future physicians.”

US Max Kade Students in Vienna, Austria David Trost, M.D. Franz Kainberger, M.D.

Max Kade Clinical Clerkship Program Humes Visiting Professorship 20th Anniversary

At the beginning of 2016, the OMI celebrated the Foundation, has awarded 444 fellowships to The Humes Visiting Professorship program was Humes, a former US Ambassador to Austria 20th anniversary of the Max Kade Clinical Clerkship American medical students for clinical rotations established to strengthen the relationship between and the first president of the American Austrian Program. The program offers one-month clinical in Austria and 97 fellowships to Austrian medical Weill Cornell Medicine and Austrian academic Foundation. clerkships to American and Austrian medical students visiting the U.S. institutions, whose faculty conduct jointly the students from our partner medical schools. This Open Medical Institute’s seminar program. In 2016, the 2 Course Directors of the OMI program supplements the students’ education Diagnostic Imaging Seminar, David Trost, M.D., and broadens their experience by exposing them The Visiting Professorships are a bequest by Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, USA, Statistics 2016 to a foreign culture and health care system. To 26 students from USA to Austria the estate of the late AAF trustee and Cornell and Franz Kainberger, M.D., Medical University date, this program, jointly funded by the Max 15 students from Austria to USA Medical University graduate, Jean Humes, of Vienna, Austria, were awarded the Humes Kade Foundation and the American Austrian M.D., in memory of her husband, John P. Professorships. 38 Open Medical Institute...... Awards ...... Awards Open Medical Institute 39

l-r: Consul General Georg Heindl, l-r: Drs. Wolfgang Aulitzky, Reinhard Amb. Wolfgang Waldner, Secretary General Windhager, Stefanie Aust, Elisabeth Ban Ki Moon, Lloyd Michener, M.D., Joseph Preisinger, Petra Pateisky, Udo Janßen Tenenbaum, M.D., Stephen Ludwig, M.D., © Josephinum/Hinteramskogler Mathias Bostrom, M.D., Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D.

Awards Austrian Cross of Merit Vienna OMI Awards

On December 14, 2016, at the annual Music Mathias Bostrom, M.D. The OMI Medical Director Wolfgang Aulitzky, Stefanie Aust, M.D., for Medicine Benefit in New York City, 4 OMI Course Director of the Bone and Joint Surgery Seminar | Specialist in M.D., and the CEO of the Vienna Hospital Resident at the OB/GYN department at the General Hospital Hip and Knee Surgery at The Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, USA Vienna, Austria distinguished OMI Seminar Course Directors, Association, Udo Janßen, M.D. awarded the OMI were awarded with the Austrian Cross of Merit Stephen Ludwig, M.D. Prize for Outstanding Mentorship to Stefanie Aust, OMI Course Director of the Medical Education Seminar | Director of Petra Pateisky, M.D. by Ambassador Wolfgang Waldner and Consul International Medical Education at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA M.D., Petra Pateisky, M.D., Elisabeth Preisinger, Resident at the OB/GYN department at the General Hospital Vienna, Austria General Georg Heindl. M.D., and Reinhard Windhager, M.D. at this year’s Lloyd Michener, M.D., Vienna School of Medicine Gala. OMI Course Director of the Family Medicine Seminar | Chairman of the Elisabeth Preisinger, M.D. This prestigious Austrian decoration is given Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Head of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at Center, Durham, North Carolina to individuals who provide outstanding Their support and continuous mentorship is the Krankenhaus Hietzing Rosenhügel, Vienna, Austria service to Austria and illustrates the Austrian Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D. key to motivating and successfully educating OMI Course Director of the Internal Medicine Seminar | Edgar M. Leifer Reinhard Windhager, M.D. Government’s regard for the work of the Open Professor of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at young physicians. Head of the Orthopedics Department at the General Hospital Medical Institute. Columbia University, New York, USA Vienna, Austria 40 Open Medical Institute...... Fundraising ...... Fundraising Open Medical Institute 41

Drs. Wolfgang Schüssel and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra at the Clemens Hellsberg at Schloss Arenberg, Music for Medicine Benefit in New York, USA Salzburg, Austria

Friends Organization Music for Medicine & Benefit in Salzburg Benefit in New York City

In April 2016, the Salzburg Stiftung of the­ Guests were invited to a panel discussion AAF created the “Freundeskreis der Salzburg entitled “Europe under Pressure – Where are Stiftung der American Austrian Foundation”. This the Solutions?” conducted by Dr­ . Wolfgang fundraising initiative should attract new supporters Schüssel, former Chancellor of Austria, and­ The annual “Music for Medicine” Benefit Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and strengthen ties with existing benefactors. Dr. Clemens Hellsberg, past President of the took place at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully performed Brahm’s Piano Quintet. The concert In 2016, a total of € 32,900 were raised by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Dr. Schüssel and Hall on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. was followed by dinner and a live auction Friends of the Salzburg Stiftung of the AAF. Dr. Hellsberg discussed current issues in Europe We were honored to welcome Secretary conducted by Peter Costanzo of Doyle New including the refugee crisis, Brexit and Austria’s General Ban Ki Moon and Mrs. Ban. The York. BENEFIT IN SALZBURG and Salzburg’s role in international politics, Secretary General gave a compelling speech The Salzburg Stiftung of the AAF organized a recounting examples from their own experience about the power of unity in times of uncertainty Overall, the evening raised a record-breaking benefit on August 24, 2016 at Schloss Arenberg. and making a case for optimism. (see page 4). $ 630,000. 42 Open Medical Institute...... Fundraising ...... Fundraising Open Medical Institute 43

1 2 8 9 10 Benefit in New York Alice Tully Hall

3 4 5 11 12 Music for Medicine 2016

6 7 13 14 1. Margaret Crotty, Jackie Davis 8. Amb. William C. Eacho III 2. Drs. Wolfgang Aulitzky, Mary E. Choi, 9. Mickey Stewart, M.D., Sarju Patel, M.D. Dean Augustine Choi 10. Gunter Greiner, Debbie Harnik 3. Michael Koch, Dina Buchbinder, 11. Myung Hi Kim, Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky David Flink, Laura Koch 12. Dean Augustine Choi, Daisy Soros, 4. Thomas J. McGrath Mary E. Choi 5. Daniela and Pablo Legorreta 13. Vinod Malhotra, M.D., Mrs. & Mr. Neil 6. Angelika Seebacher, Casey Moore, Bander, M.D., Vidya Malhotra, M.D. Gerhard Seebacher 14. Cocktail Reception at Alice Tully Hall 7. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon 44 Open Medical Institute...... FundraisingThema ...... Financial Report Open Medical Institute 45

OMI Financial Report Income and Expenses 2016

OMI SEMINARS The OMI Seminar Income Donations & Grants $ 1.704.520 Public Subsidies $ 1.067.850 was truly unique. It is Other Income $ 70.516 Total OMI Seminar Income $ 2.842.886 Expenses amazingly well structured Overhead & Staff $ 181.295 Seminar Expenses (Faculty & Fellows) $ 2.419.005 Administrative Expenditure $ 122.106 and organized by people Total OMI Seminar Expenses $ 2.722.405 OMI OBSERVERSHIPS Income who truly care. Donations & Grants $ 240.357 Public Subsidies $ 258.402 Total OMI Observership Income $ 498.758 OMI Faculty Member, Expenses OMI Cleveland Clinic Seminar in Cardiac Surgery 2016 Overhead & Staff $ 162.566 Observership and Travel Expenses $ 192.962 Administrative Expenditure $ 118.274 Total OMI Observership Expenses $ 473.802

This financial report represents income and expenses per cooperation with the Salzburg Stiftung of the American December 31, 2016 (exchange rate: 1 EUR = 1,05 USD per Austrian Foundation and the Association of Friends of the December 31, 2016). The OMI Seminars and Observerships American Austrian Foundation. This financial report does not are organized by the American Austrian Foundation in include the value of faculty time and other in-kind donations. 46 Open Medical Institute...... OMI Governing Board ...... OMI Steering Committee Open Medical Institute 47

Schloss Arenberg & The Milton and Roslyn Wolf Park, Home of the OMI Seminars in Salzburg, Austria OMI Steering Committee

The OMI Steering Committee provides academic leadership for the Open Medical Institute. It is comprised of course directors of the OMI Seminars.

Chairman: Scott J. Goldsmith, M.D. Thomas P. Sculco, M.D. Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D. Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D. Samuel Selesnick, M.D. Richard D. Granstein, M.D. Joel Stein, M.D. Co-Chairmen: Roy Gulick, M.D. Joseph Tenenbaum, M.D. Stephen Ludwig, M.D. Roger Härtl, M.D. David W. Trost, M.D. OMI Governing Board Michael G. Stewart, M.D. Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr. M.D. Russell Windsor, M.D. Nancy G. Wolf, M.D., PhD Dara Jamieson, M.D. Paul D. Kligfield, M.D. The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is a program of the American Austrian Foundation Austrian Members: US Members: Jared Knopman, M.D. (AAF). Due to the complex nature of OMI with its multiple academic and funding partners, Susanne Binder, M.D. John Barnhill, M.D. William J. Ledger, M.D. it was necessary to create the OMI Governing Board, which oversees the management Wolfgang Schütz, M.D and future growth of the OMI. Madeline Bell, M.D. Gary Lelli, M.D. Shahrokh Shariat, M.D. Mathias P. Bostrom, M.D. Michael D. Lieberman, M.D. Georg Stingl, M.D. Frank A. Chervenak, M.D. Vinod Malhotra, M.D. Eugen Trinka, M.D. Donald J. D‘Amico, M.D. Sharmila Mhatre, M.D. Chairman: Members: Soumitra Eachempati, M.D. J. Lloyd Michener, M.D. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, M.D. Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D. Margaret Crotty Cathy Easter Michael O‘Dell, M.D. Pablo Legorreta Ex officio: Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., M.D. David G. Pfister, M.D. Ex officio: Robert P. Wessely Stephen Ludwig, M.D. Matthew E. Fink, M.D. Richard A. Polin, M.D. Robert P. Wessely Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky Michael G. Stewart, M.D. Kathleen M. Foley, M.D. Zev Rosenwaks, M.D. Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky Becky Aguilar-Alvarez de Saenz Nancy G. Wolf, M.D., PhD Robin Goland, M.D. Peter N. Schlegel, M.D. Becky Aguilar-Alvarez de Saenz 48 Open Medical Institute...... The American Austrian Foundation ...... Salzburg Stiftung & Friends of the AAF Open Medical Institute 49

The American Austrian Foundation Salzburg Stiftung of the AAF

The American Austrian Foundation is a and individuals, directed by committed The “Salzburg Stiftung der American Austrian Foundation” is an Austrian non-profit organization non-profit, non-governmental organization board members. From modest beginnings, established in 1995 to facilitate the organization of AAF’s scientific programs in Austria. established in 1984 to enhance the the AAF’s annual budget now exceeds $ 4 relationship between the United States and million and is drawn from public and private Austria through exchanges in medicine, sources. The Salzburg Stiftung of the AAF Officers & Trustees: Co-Chairs: Presidents: media and the arts. The AAF has grown and the Association of Friends of the AAF Chairman: Catharina Clary und Aldringen KR Heinrich Spängler (Speaker) from a bilateral initiative to a multilateral, were founded to assist the AAF with the Johannes von Moy Ilsa-Amalia Lübbert-Weiss Dr. Rudolf Aichinger international institution partnering with non- implementation of its programs in Austria Executive Director: Susanne Nolte-Schön, M.D. Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D. governmental organizations, governments and Europe. Dipl. Oek. Michael Wolfrum DI Christian Struber Thomas J. McGrath

...... Officers & Trustees: Trustees: Gerhard Seebacher Steven M. Altschuler, M.D. Daisy M. Soros Chairman: Gerhard R. Andlinger Michael G. Stewart, M.D. Association of Friends of the AAF Thomas J. McGrath* Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D.* Donald G. Tober President: Margaret Crotty Nancy G. Wolf, M.D., Ph.D Amb. William C. Eacho III The Association of Friends of the AAF (“Verein der Freunde der American Austrian Robert P. Wessely* Thomas J. Fahey, Jr., M.D. Honorary Trustees: Foundation”) based in Vienna, Austria, was established in 1995 to support the programs Secretary: Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., M.D., D.Phil. Hon. W. L. Lyons Brown, Jr. of the AAF and the Salzburg Stiftung of the AAF. Stephen M. Harnik Michael I. Koch Peggy Sanford Carlin Treasurer: Pablo Legorreta* Hon. Kathryn Walt Hall Karl-Heinz Faber* Officers & Members: Executive Director: Members: Gregor Medinger* Hon. Ronald S. Lauder Anna Maria Nics, MA* DI Peter Brodesser* Executive Director: Ashley von Perfall Amb. Susan R. McCaw President: Treasurer: Manfred Maier, M.D. KR Heinrich Spängler Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky** Zev Rosenwaks, M.D. Willibald Nagler, M.D. Dipl. Oek. Michael Wolfrum Dr. Rainer Reich* Chairman Emeritus: Peter N. Schlegel, M.D. Mag. Manfred Spiesberger * Executive Committee Member Vice-President: Secretary: Amb. William vanden Heuvel Cynthia D. Sculco, R.N., Ed.D. ** ex officio Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D. Dr. Egon Winkler *effective 2017 50 Open Medical Institute...... Partners & Sponsors 51 ...... Thema Open Medical Institute 51

Partners & Sponsors

The American Austrian Foundation (AAF) and the Open Medical Institute (OMI) are profoundly grateful to the leading sponsors and the many others who support our work. The OMI was a stimulus for further professional HAIMOFF FOUNDATION growth and gave me confidence to improve patient management and treatment even more.

S.M., M.D., Armenia, OMI Fellow and Observer in Ophthalmology 2016 ...... Thema Open...... Medical Institute 52

NEW YORK SALZBURG VIENNA

The American Austrian Salzburg Stiftung der Verein der Freunde der Foundation, Inc. American Austrian Foundation American Austrian Foundation c/o UniCredit Group Schloss Arenberg Palais Todesco 150 East 42nd Street, 28th Floor Arenbergstraße 10 Kärntner Straße 51/II New York, N.Y. 10017, USA 5020 Salzburg, Austria 1010 Vienna, Austria

Phone: +43-662-640 101 Phone: +1 (212) 856-1075 Fax: +43-662-640 101 110 Phone: +43-1-533-8658 Fax: +1 (212) 856-1226 [email protected] Fax: +43-1-533-8658-10 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

Medical Education Beyond Borders