The OMI - Salzburg Medical Seminars International
- OMI Seminar Schedule 2006
- OMI Seminar Schedule 2007
- OMI Seminar Schedule 2008
- Background
- Purpose
- Eligibility
- The OMI Brochure (PDF-Format)
Background
The OMI - Salzburg Medical Seminars
International (the
Salzburg-Weill Cornell Seminars for Adult Medicine, the Salzburg-CHOP
Seminars for Pediatrics, the Salzburg-Duke Seminars for Public Health
and the Salzburg-Columbia Seminars for Neonatology) link physicians from
leading American hospitals and their affiliated medical schools with
physicians practicing in Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and
the former Soviet Union.
Under the auspices of The American Austrian Foundation, the seminars
are funded by a direct grant from The
Open Society Institute, which is matched by the
Austrian Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture . From
1993 - 2004 the seminars took place at Schloss Leopoldskron, home of
the
Salzburg Seminars,
an American foundation established in 1946 after World War II. Since
June 2005 the seminars take place at our newly renovated facility, Schloss
Arenberg.
Through September 2006, 730 faculty members from the United States and Austria trained over 7.241 physicians from more than 46 countries and regions of Central and Eastern Europe, Central Asia and the former Soviet Union. Through the advances in telecommunications we have been able to expand the reach of this program by transferring the contents of the seminars to CD-ROMs and the Internet (Medical Handbook Online), making this available for fellows and physicians worldwide.
We also promote in country activities through Open Medical Clubs (Alumni Network), Medical Internships and Satellite Symposia. Theses activities increase the efficacy of the OMI-Salzburg Medical Seminars International Program.
Purpose
Improve health care by updating the knowledge of physicians from the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Newly Independent States of the former Soviet Union (NIS). Open the medical establishment in CEE and the NIS by inviting highly qualified English-speaking physicians to apply for a scholarship to attend the OMI-Salzburg Medical Seminars International. Fellows are selected based on their merits.
Establish a network of SMSI Fellows (well-trained, English-speaking physicians), maintain contact with them and foster their growth as medical leaders and teachers. Stop the brain drain - Doctors will remain in their countries if we offer them personal contacts, respect, partnerships, and ongoing visits by faculty to their countries (satellite symposia), clinical conferences online and medical internships for additional training. Establish a global virtual medical school, located in various time zones, but also on the internet, where physicians can access state-of-the-art medical information, get second opinions and advice from colleagues and faculty. |
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"Physicians worldwide, regardless of their nationality, strive to do what is best for their patients. The objective of the Salzburg Medical Seminars is to help physicians achieve their goals by providing free, state-of-the-art information and education in a neutral, non-threatening environment." |
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The Salzburg-Weill Cornell Seminars The Salzburg-CHOP Seminars for Pediatrics The Salzburg-Duke Seminars for Family Medicine and Public Health The Salzburg Columbia Seminars for Neonatology
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