Celebrating Medical Research that Improves Children’s Lives
This year’s Vienna School of Medicine Gala took place on October 7, 2026, and marked its tenth anniversary. Friends and supporters of the Open Medical Institute (OMI) gathered at the historic lecture hall of the Josephinum Medical History Museum to explore the exhibition on display and to join the festivities. Dr. Wolfgang Aulitzky, CEO of […]
Join Us for Music for Medicine – December 3rd, 2026
This year’s Music for Medicine Benefit will take place on Thursday, December 3, 2026, at the Metropolitan Club in New York City. Join us for a concert with members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra followed by a dinner and auction benefiting the Salzburg Weill Cornell Seminars of the Open Medical Institute. Reserve your table or tickets here. For […]
The AAF Mourns the Loss of Lya Pfeifer
The American Austrian Foundation mourns the loss of Lya Pfeifer, the former president of the Max Kade Foundation. The AAF’s partnership with the Max Kade Foundation began in 1996 but flourished when Lya joined the foundation in 2003. The Max Kade Foundation and the AAF share a core mission of advancing programs that open doors […]
AAF Spring/Summer 2026 Newsletter
Welcome to the American Austrian Foundation’s Spring/Summer newsletter. In addition to our largest program, the Open Medical Institute, the AAF has a number of programs for artists, conductors, journalists, diplomats, and curators, as well as medical students and residents. This fulfills our mission of fostering exchanges between the United States and Austria in science and the arts.
Celebrating Medicine and the Arts
On October 6, 2025, friends and supporters of the Open Medical Institute (OMI) gathered at the historic lecture hall of the Josephinum Medical History Museum to celebrate the Vienna School of Medicine. Dr. Christiane Druml, Director of the Josephinum Museum, opened the event with a warm welcome to its 180 guests, followed by a highly […]
Open Medical Institute Newsletter – Summer 2025
We have reached the halfway point of the year – and what an incredible journey it has been so far! Read all the OMI’s happenings in the most recent newsletter. In the past few months, more than 900 doctors from 77 countries across five continents have attended courses in Salzburg and Mexico City. July will […]
Experiencing Healthcare, History and Culture in Vienna
Through the Max Kade Clinical Clerkship Program, the American Austrian Foundation and the Max Kade Foundation provide medical students from the USA and Austria with the opportunity to spend a one-month rotation at a partner university of the American Austrian Foundation in Austria and the USA respectively. In February, March and April 2025, ten medical […]
An Evening to Celebrate the Vienna School of Medicine
The latest annual Vienna School of Medicine Gala occurred on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the historic lecture hall of the Josephinum Medical History Museum and the Van Swieten Hall of the Medical University of Vienna. 170 guests attended the evening celebrating the achievements of Austrian physicians in the medical field of urology and honoring the […]
Fostering Global Connections in Medicine
Lilian Ebner completed a Max Kade Clinical Clerkship in Washington, DC.
Max Kade Clinical Clerkship in NYC
Julia Weiss shares her experiences from a clinical clerkship in NYC.