Veronica Chobotová, PhD, Institute for Forecasting, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, to study agent-based modeling and the principles of social simulation, and apply them to cooperation and innovation diffusion in sustainable use of natural resources, working with Arizona State University, Center for Institutional Diversity. Read more ...
Martina Fojtiková, Revírní Bratrská Pokladna (Health Insurance) Slezská Ostrava, to identify approaches and measures of preventive health care, disease management and health promotion aimed at policy holders applicable to the Czech healthcare system, working with the University of California, School of Public Health, Berkeley, and Kaiser Permanente a major US health insurance provider. Read more ...
Zuzana Kaparová, MA, Personal Assistant to the Minister of Environment, Prague, to learn the working of the Environmental Protection Agency of the United States, to exchange experiences with competent authorities, and to develop her leadership skills for future career in environmental protection. Read more ...
Ondřej Sochor, MD, School of Medicine, Masaryk University, Brno, to work with the team of Cardiovision 2020 and the Division of Cardiovascular Diseases and Internal Medicine Mayo, Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota. Through this project develop links with Cardioangiology Department at St. Ann University Hospital, Brno. The objective is to learn from his American partners at Cardiovision 2020 and Mayo Clinic on how to improve prevention of cardio diseases. Read more ...
Zdenek Vrbka, MA, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Brno, to study experiences with fostering cooperation between academia and industry; to improve his teaching skills in software quality and testing and teaching skills in general, working with Loyola University, Graduate School of Business and the Department of Computer Science, Chicago. Read more ...
Martin Pešl, MD, is our only 2009 participant. He worked with the University of Minnesota/Mayo Clinic to obtain insight into the management and coordination of a stem cell research facility, and learn advanced transferable techniques in the research and applied clinical practice. His objective was to establish links between the University Stem Cell Institute and the International Centre of Clinical Research - Cardiology of St. Anne's University Hospital of Masaryk University, Brno. Read his program proposal and learn about his accomplishments.
Jiří Hnilica, PhD, associate professor at Prague University of Economics, participated in executive training sessions at Harvard University on participant-centered learning with emphasis on case study teaching, course development, and participant-centered learning methods combined with a three months internship at the University of Denver. Read his program proposal and learn about his accomplishments.
Július Hodosy, MD, PhD, Faculty Hospital, Comenius University in Bratislava, studied guidelines and techniques for emergency medicine partnering with Mercy Hospital, Iowa City. The objective was to improve emergency medicine services at the Faculty Hospital. Read his program proposal and learn about his accomplishments.
Richard Salzman, MD, PhD, St. Anne's University Hospital in Brno, established a link between the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, a center of excellence in head and neck cancer and Clinic of Otorinolaryngology, and Head and Neck Surgery of St. Anne's Faculty Hospital at Masaryk University. Read his program proposal and learn about his accomplishments.
Naděžda Špidurová Matějková, Masaryk University in Brno, learned and acquired experience about professional legal education and development of new study programs, combining executive training at Northwestern and University of Illinois combined with internship at John Marshall School of Law, University of Chicago. Read her program proposal and learn about her accomplishments.
All four participants completed their programs by December 2008. They are expected to stay involved with our Fund, share their program experiences with their peers and the general public, advise others interested in the program, and otherwise promote future activities of the Fund.