The Open Medical Institute • Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars

Music for Medicine

Benefit Concert with Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra December 2nd, 2015 Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall 57th Street at 7th Avenue, New York City

The American Austrian Foundation, Inc. The Faculty of the SALZBURG WEILL CORNELL SEMINARS and the OPEN MEDICAL INSTITUTE invite you to attend an evening of

Music for Medicine

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall New York City

7:00 pm

CONCERT Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major (“Harp”), Op 74 Bedrich Smetana: The Moldau, Op. 43. Arrangement for Harp by Hans Trnecek Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et profane for Harp and Strings

8:30 pm

DINNER, LIVE AUCTION AND RAFFLE DRAWING Rohatyn Room

Festive attire RSVP by November 16th, 2015 Presented by Auction Items Auctioneer, Peter Costanzo, Doyle New York

I. NIGHT AT THE METROPOLITAN OPERA VII. RELAX AT DAISY SOROS’ JAMAICAN HOME Two Orchestra Tickets to Le Nozze di Figaro on Villa Vista Del Mar sleeps six, with a staff of six, has February 25th, 2016. its own infinity pool; is steps from the beach, tennis, and an 18 hole championship golf course. Available II. PRIVATE WINE TASTING WITH ALDO SOHM mid-April through mid-November 2016. 2008 best sommelier in the world, Aldo Sohm of Le Bernardin and Aldo’s Wine Bar will host a private VIII. SALZBURG WHITSUN FESTIVAL FOR TWO wine tasting for you and your guests. Salzburg Festival President, Helga Rabl-Stadler, invites two to the premiere and cast party of West Side Story III. OSKAR KOKOSCHKA GIRL AT THE WINDOW (May 13, 2016), starring Cecilia Bartoli. The prize (1907) FROM GALERIE ST. ETIENNE includes accommodation at Schloss Arenberg and a Color lithographic postcard after tempura design. luxury SIXT rental car.

IV. THE JOY OF COOKING IX. PORSCHE DESIGN MOUNTAIN BIKE RX Learn from the culinary masters at a two-day boot Two wheels and still a genuine Porsche! 20-speed camp for two at the Culinary Institute of America. Shimano gears, 27.5 inch wheels, carbon frame, DT Swiss air-suspension fork and Magura hydraulic disc V. SISI STAR DIAMOND JEWELRY brakes, this bike is at home on all terrains. Diamond stars inspired by Empress Elisabeth of Austria and created by Imperial Jeweler A. E. Koechert. X. DIETER FLURY AND YEFIM BRONFMAN PERFORM VI. VIENNA CITY OF DREAMS A private concert for you and your guests. Experience Habsburg flair at the Ball of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (January 21, 2016). Join XI. LEICA Q the dignitaries’ polonaise and sit in the VIP box With the fastest lens in its class and full-frame sensor, with Conductor Adam Fischer. Reside in luxury at you can rely on the Leica Q in every situation. five-star Hotel Imperial and take in the wonders of the Kunsthistorisches Museum with its Director, XII. 365 BOTTLES OF STIEGL BEER ON THE WALL Dr. Sabine Haag. Enjoy a taste of Salzburg in your own home all year long!

Grand Raffle Items

I. ATELIER SWAROVSKI JEWELRY VI. LADIES’ JACKET FROM HABSBURG II. 12 LOBMEYR CHAMPAGNE GLASSES VII. FREYWILLE DIVA BANGLE III. SILVER CUFFLINKS BY A. E. KOECHERT VIII. TWO NIGHTS AT THE TRAPP FAMILY LODGE IV. GMUNDNER KERAMIK BREAKFAST SET IX. GENTLEMAN’S JACKET FROM HABSBURG V. CASE OF SCHLUMBERGER PROSECCO X. 2 PETIT CHAIRS NO. 14 BY TON STILLFRIED NY BENEFIT COMMITTEE BENEFIT CHAIRS BENEFIT COMMITTEE The Faculty of the SALZBURG WEILL CORNELL SEMINARS Gerhard Andlinger Ambassador William J. vanden Heuvel Michael I. Koch and the OPEN MEDICAL INSTITUTE Wolfgang Aulitzky, M.D. Sanford I. Weill Pablo and Almudena Legorreta invite you to attend an evening of F. Dieter Beintrexler Ambassador and HONORARY CO-CHAIRS Mrs. Thomas Mayr-Harting Joel I. Bell Madeline Bell Ambassador Susan R. McCaw Yefim Bronfman Stephen J. Corwin, M.D. Tom and Diahn McGrath Ambassador and Mrs. W.L. Lyons Brown, Jr. Delos “Toby“ M. Cosgrove Beatrix and Gregor Medinger Music for Medicine Drs. Frank A. and Judith L. Chervenak Laurie H. Glimcher, M.D. Johannes Graf von Moy and Monika Gräfin von Moy Ambassador William C. Eacho III Louis A. Shapiro Dr. and Mrs. Willibald Nagler Karl-Heinz and Edith Faber Craig B. Thompson, M.D. Alexander von Perfall Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015 Dr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Fahey, Jr. Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall VICE CHAIRS Helene and Richard Polin, M.D. Ms. Michelle A. Adams and New York City Dr. Matthew E. Fink Jeanne D. Andlinger Rory Riggs 7:00 pm Donald and Ana Clemencia Fox Noreen Buckfire Zev Rosenwaks, M.D. CONCERT John French III and Margaret Crotty-Riggs Carole Bailey French Dr. Peter N. Schlegel and Donna Eacho Dr. Samantha M. Pfeifer Members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Ambassador and Mrs. David F. Girard-diCarlo Katharine Eltz-Aulitzky Thomas P. Sculco, M.D. Ludwig van Beethoven: String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major (“Harp”), Op 74 Anita and Laura Giadorou-Koch Gerhard Seebacher Bedrich Smetana: The Moldau, Op. 43. Arrangement for Harp by Hans Trnecek Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD, DPhil. Claude Debussy: Danse sacrée et profane for Harp and Strings Deborah Harnik Michael G. Stewart, M.D., MPH Dr. and Mrs. Richard D. Granstein 8:30 pm Marifé Hernández Helmut and Danna Swarovski Andreas Grossbauer DINNER, LIVE AUCTION AND RAFFLE DRAWING Carol M. Lee, M.D. Barbara and Donald Tober Stephen M. Harnik Rohatyn Room Ashley von Perfall Melinda F. vanden Heuvel Consul General and Mrs. Georg Heindl Stacy Rosenwaks Dr. and Mrs. E. Darracott Vaughan Festive attire RSVP by November 16th, 2015 Dr. Katherine Albert and Cynthia D. Sculco Ambassador Wolfgang Waldner Dr. Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr. Presented by Angelika Seebacher Robert Wessely and Dr. A.H. Kaufmann the Rev. Susan McCone Daisy M. Soros Ambassador Jan Kickert Dr. Nancy Wolf and and Mrs. Latica Tomasic Joan Weill Dr. Aric Greenfield SALZBURG WEILL CORNELL SEMINARS This give and take is what makes the seminars OF THE OPEN MEDICAL INSTITUTE (OMI) so worthwhile, resulting in ongoing collegial relationships. Fellows remain in their countries In 1993, physicians from Weill Medical College thereby stemming the brain drain tide and of Cornell University enthusiastically agreed to effecting lasting brain gain. share their knowledge and expertise with young Upon conclusion of each seminar, fellows receive colleagues from the former communist world. an audio-visual documentation of the week’s What began with one Salzburg Weill Cornell lectures as a CD ROM, which they share with Seminar has evolved into the Open Medical colleagues when they return home. Fellows are Institute, which organizes 40 seminars for also able to update their knowledge by accessing 1,700 fellows, 150 observerships and at least the Online Case Library and Medical Handbook, 30 distance learning opportunities per year. Satellite Symposia, videoconferences and Over 17,000 doctors from Central and Eastern webcasts of the Open Medical Institute. Europe, Central Asia, Russia, Africa, the Middle Judging from our alumni’s success, this program East and Latin America have participated to date. has provided them with the knowledge, skills The Open Medical Institute operates under and confidence to become better doctors. While the auspices of The American Austrian Foundation interacting globally with colleagues and mentors, with funding from the Open Society Foundations, they continue to work locally, improving health the Austrian Ministry of Science, Research and care in their countries for the benefit of their Economy and other donors. patients.

Contrary to the hierarchical top-down educational As the recent Ebola pandemic showed, without model practiced in Central and Eastern Europe, qualified healthcare professionals on the ground, the Salzburg Weill Cornell seminars are based it is impossible to guarantee that patients have on the American Socratic model where students access to appropriate treatment, to prevent are expected to question and challenge their diseases from spreading. The World Bank has teachers. All faculty members serve pro bono, made it a priority, to not only respond to crises, sharing time, expertise and resources with but to build capacity for a long term solution. colleagues from less privileged societies. The Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars show how Faculty and fellows learn from each other. this can be done. WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE

• Weill Medical College of Cornell University • NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital • Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center • The Hospital for Special Surgery • College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University • The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia • Duke University Medical Center • Cleveland Clinic

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