Mr. Martin Zweimüller

Wilhelm- Exner Gasse 13/11 ● 1090 Vienna, Austria ● Tel: +43 699 10460606

Email: martin.zweimueller@auslandsdienst.at

EDUCATION
	2005 – 2011	Medical University of Vienna			Vienna, Austria
		Dr. Med. University – Study of Human Medicine
	Summer 2009	Louisiana State University Shreveport – Health Sciences Center			Shreveport, LA, USA
		New Orleans Emergency Room Project
		Concentrations: Emergency Medicine
	2009/10	University of Heidelberg Medical School			Heidelberg, Germany
		Erasmus Exchange Programme
		Concentrations: Internal Medicine and Surgery
	2001 - 2005	Secondary School of Perg			Perg, Austria
		Emphasis: Human Biology
MEDICAL CLERKSHIPS
	Feb. 2009	OB/GYN at the Hospital of Barmherzige Brüder				Linz, Austria
		2 weeks of clinical elective
	Sep. 2008	Internal Medicine/Cardiology at the Hospital of Barmherzige Schwestern				Linz, Austria
		4 weeks of clinical elective
	Jul. 2008	Trauma Surgery at the Emergency Hospital (Unfallkrankenhaus)				Linz, Austria
		4 weeks of clinical elective
	Sep. 2007	Surgery at the Hospital of Elisabethinen				Linz, Austria
		4 weeks of clinical elective
	Aug. 2007	Primary Care in the Emergency Room at the Hospital of Barmherzige Schwestern				Linz, Austria
		4 weeks of clinical elective
WORK EXPERIENCE
	2009 – present		Demonstrator at the Core Unit for Medical Education at the Medical University of Vienna
			Teaching 2nd - year students basic medical skills, medical interview and physical examination techniques
	2008 – 2009		Tutor at the Core Unit for Medical Education at the Medical University of Vienna
			Teaching 2nd- year students basic medical skills, medical interview, and physical examination techniques
	2008 – present		“Sitzwache” – Overnight Patient Watch, Evangelical Hospital Vienna
			Monitoring patients
	Jul. 2002		Clerical Assistant at the Municipal Office of Langenstein, Austria
			Administrative duties
PAPERS AND PUBLICATIONS
	“Awareness of Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Preventive Action, and Barriers to Cardiovascular Health: Gender Aspects” (in progress)
AFFILIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
	Verein Auslandsdienst (Austrian Service Abroad)
LANGUAGES
	German – Native
	English – Proficient
PERSONAL INTERESTS
	Travelling
	Reading
	Volleyball
REFERENCES
Dr. Jeannete Strametz- Juranek, Professor of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
E-mail: jeanette.strametz-juranek@meduniwien.ac.at				Phone: +43-1-40400 - 4672
Dr. Michael Schmidts, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
E-mail: michael.schmidts@meduniwien.ac.at				Phone: +43-1-40160 - 36851
Lucia Schneider, M.A., Principal of Secondary School of Perg, Austria
E-mail: sekretariat@borg-perg.ac.at				Phone: +43-7262-52257-12

Letter of Motivation

Letter of Motivation


My name is Martin Zweimueller and I am 22 years old. I am a medical student in the 8th semester of my studies at the Medical University of Vienna.
I heard about the possibility of doing social service abroad from a friend of mine. Since I am a person who loves to travel and get in touch with new people and new cultures, I immediately informed myself about the offered vacancies and found your school in London. I know from previous experience that it is very fulfilling to work together with visually impaired and physically challenged people as one can get so much from them in return for the care and attention offered. I attended an elementary school where there were special classes for handicapped people, so the staff was encouraging us to get in contact with them. Already in my elementary school years, I was taught respect and tolerance toward people who live with disabilities. As a future doctor, it is very important to me to know about the special needs of my patients. During my medical practices I found myself in plenty of situations where the hospital staff was confronted with handicapped patients but neither the doctors nor the nurses were able to respond to the needs these patients had.
I do not want to be in such a situation again so I think that I can profit a lot from working in the Dorton House School for one year. My correspondence with Paul Lackenbucher and Stephan Steinacker, the current interns in your school, encouraged me greatly to apply for this vacancy as it seems to me that they highly appreciate working with the children and are spending a rewarding and educational time in London, working for the Royal Society for the Blind.

My way of working can be described as very reliable and precise and I am never afraid of asking for help if I am over-challenged. I am also a friendly, patient an accurate person who is used to working hard and working in a team.
Although I did not have a lot of contact with blind people I am certain that I will be able to offer excellent help in teaching students and being an observer in off-campus activities.
Since there is still some time left before I wish to start my foreign service at your institution, I can prepare myself by reading books about teaching blind people and also about handicapped- pedagogy.

Yours sincerely


Martin Zweimueller