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Scott Vitkovic
SCOTT VITKOVIC - BIOGRAPHY
Scott survived the religious and political oppression of the East and the West. He was born in former Czechoslovakia (CZ). At 14, the CZ communist government and its State Secret Police (StB) began persecuting him for his religious beliefs and service in the RC Church. The government subjected him to its communist re-education program, prohibited him from high school education, and forced him to perform exhausting manual labor, nearly killing him. From 1984 to 1991, Scott studied and later taught Scholastic Philosophy and Catholic Theology in the vernacular at the CZ Clandestine RC Church University established by the Vatican, under the guidance of extraordinary religious leaders and preeminent professors, survivors of both the Nazi and the Communist forced labor camps.
In 1989, Scott became the youngest student leader on the front lines of the Velvet Revolution and freelance journalist from behind the Iron Curtain. His writings are in the US Stanford University Library Collections. Scott’s sacrifices contributed to the toppling of the Communist Government in CZ, nuclear disarmament in Eastern Europe, and the demise of the Cold War in the world. Furthermore, after the CZ communist government’s collapse in November 1989, at only 19, Scott served as an adviser to the newly elected President of CZ, Vaclav Havel. In December 1989, the President appointed him as his diplomatic representative to negotiate a cease-fire with the President of Romania during the civil-military conflict in Bucharest. Thirty years later, the CZ-EU Ministry of Defense officially decorated him for his leadership in the Cold War Anti-Communist Resistance.
In the fall of 1990, Scott commenced studies at Charles University Faculty of Theology and Philosophy in Prague. A year later, he was admitted to the New Mexico Military Institute in the US, earning an AA Liberal Arts Degree in Military Science in 1993. After that, Scott continued advanced Military Science and Diplomacy studies at the Military College of Vermont, Norwich University (NU). At the same time, he worked as an Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at the NU Russian School, where he established, designed, and taught an Intensive Graduate Language Program. Several of Scott’s former students became renowned US Ivy League professors. In 1996, Scott joined the US Skiing University as a Professional Ski Instructor in the Vermont Green Mountains. In 1997, he commenced studies at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania and graduated with a BA Liberal Arts Degree with a Fine Arts major in 2000. From 2001, Scott attended Harvard University, studied Medical Sciences, and worked as an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical School, Department of Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine. Moreover, he volunteered for the MSF – Physicians for Human Rights and mentored doctoral candidates in theology, philosophy, history, political science, political economy, international development, and international relations.
While at Harvard University, on November 13, 2006, about six months after speaking up against the US government’s war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US government DHS Boston agents broke into Scott’s Cambridge home and kidnapped and extra-judicially detained and tortured him for 7.5 years, without any criminal charges or convictions. When information concerning Scott’s multiple life-threatening medical conditions and injuries suffered in the US DHS detention leaked into the public, ordinary Americans began to protest against the US Government DHS’ gross atrocities. In 2014, the US DHS agents attempted to cover up their crimes by kidnapping Scott across international borders and expected that by making him internationally displaced, far away from his home and family, and deprived of access to essential medical treatment, he would finally pass away, forgotten, and silenced. However, with God’s help, he survived and continued to prosper.
In 2016, Scott embarked on Persian studies at the University of Tehran. In 2020, he received an MA in Islamic Studies from al-Mustafa International University. After that, he joined the University of Religions and Denominations, where he conducted doctoral thesis research titled “Avicenna and Aquinas: De Esse et Esentia Dei.” As a multidisciplinary scientist, expert educator, charismatic public speaker, prominent public figure, and world-renowned human rights leader, Scott lectures as a distinguished visiting scholar and provides professional advice to academic and research institutions worldwide.
<<www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali_Scott_Vitkovic >>
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<<www.linkedin.com/in/svitkovic/>>
<<www.instagram.com/prof.scott.v/#>>
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Supervisors: Mons. Oto Madr, ThD, Dhc, Prof. Josef Zverina, SI, H.E. Bishop Felix Maria Davidek, PhD, H.E. Archbishop Frantisek Cardinal Tomasek, ThD et ThD, H.E. Nelson Mandela, and JDhc
Scott survived the religious and political oppression of the East and the West. He was born in former Czechoslovakia (CZ). At 14, the CZ communist government and its State Secret Police (StB) began persecuting him for his religious beliefs and service in the RC Church. The government subjected him to its communist re-education program, prohibited him from high school education, and forced him to perform exhausting manual labor, nearly killing him. From 1984 to 1991, Scott studied and later taught Scholastic Philosophy and Catholic Theology in the vernacular at the CZ Clandestine RC Church University established by the Vatican, under the guidance of extraordinary religious leaders and preeminent professors, survivors of both the Nazi and the Communist forced labor camps.
In 1989, Scott became the youngest student leader on the front lines of the Velvet Revolution and freelance journalist from behind the Iron Curtain. His writings are in the US Stanford University Library Collections. Scott’s sacrifices contributed to the toppling of the Communist Government in CZ, nuclear disarmament in Eastern Europe, and the demise of the Cold War in the world. Furthermore, after the CZ communist government’s collapse in November 1989, at only 19, Scott served as an adviser to the newly elected President of CZ, Vaclav Havel. In December 1989, the President appointed him as his diplomatic representative to negotiate a cease-fire with the President of Romania during the civil-military conflict in Bucharest. Thirty years later, the CZ-EU Ministry of Defense officially decorated him for his leadership in the Cold War Anti-Communist Resistance.
In the fall of 1990, Scott commenced studies at Charles University Faculty of Theology and Philosophy in Prague. A year later, he was admitted to the New Mexico Military Institute in the US, earning an AA Liberal Arts Degree in Military Science in 1993. After that, Scott continued advanced Military Science and Diplomacy studies at the Military College of Vermont, Norwich University (NU). At the same time, he worked as an Assistant Professor of Modern Languages at the NU Russian School, where he established, designed, and taught an Intensive Graduate Language Program. Several of Scott’s former students became renowned US Ivy League professors. In 1996, Scott joined the US Skiing University as a Professional Ski Instructor in the Vermont Green Mountains. In 1997, he commenced studies at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania and graduated with a BA Liberal Arts Degree with a Fine Arts major in 2000. From 2001, Scott attended Harvard University, studied Medical Sciences, and worked as an Assistant Professor at the Harvard Medical School, Department of Medical Anthropology and Social Medicine. Moreover, he volunteered for the MSF – Physicians for Human Rights and mentored doctoral candidates in theology, philosophy, history, political science, political economy, international development, and international relations.
While at Harvard University, on November 13, 2006, about six months after speaking up against the US government’s war crimes in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US government DHS Boston agents broke into Scott’s Cambridge home and kidnapped and extra-judicially detained and tortured him for 7.5 years, without any criminal charges or convictions. When information concerning Scott’s multiple life-threatening medical conditions and injuries suffered in the US DHS detention leaked into the public, ordinary Americans began to protest against the US Government DHS’ gross atrocities. In 2014, the US DHS agents attempted to cover up their crimes by kidnapping Scott across international borders and expected that by making him internationally displaced, far away from his home and family, and deprived of access to essential medical treatment, he would finally pass away, forgotten, and silenced. However, with God’s help, he survived and continued to prosper.
In 2016, Scott embarked on Persian studies at the University of Tehran. In 2020, he received an MA in Islamic Studies from al-Mustafa International University. After that, he joined the University of Religions and Denominations, where he conducted doctoral thesis research titled “Avicenna and Aquinas: De Esse et Esentia Dei.” As a multidisciplinary scientist, expert educator, charismatic public speaker, prominent public figure, and world-renowned human rights leader, Scott lectures as a distinguished visiting scholar and provides professional advice to academic and research institutions worldwide.
<<www.researchgate.net/profile/Ali_Scott_Vitkovic >>
<<orcid.org/0000-0001-5747-1442>>
<<www.linkedin.com/in/svitkovic/>>
<<www.instagram.com/prof.scott.v/#>>
Instagram ID: prof.scott.v
Supervisors: Mons. Oto Madr, ThD, Dhc, Prof. Josef Zverina, SI, H.E. Bishop Felix Maria Davidek, PhD, H.E. Archbishop Frantisek Cardinal Tomasek, ThD et ThD, H.E. Nelson Mandela, and JDhc
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Following the Prophets' footsteps, physicians must not only be mindful of "Primum non nocere" and possess the fundamental medical knowledge and clinical experience but, above all, they must have the necessary spiritual foundations, which preserve their inner peace and give them hope, even in the most challenging times, so that they can strengthen their patients. Being a physician means surrendering one's ego and acquiring profound humility. It means upholding the sanctity of human life and human beings, whom God created in His image, and becoming an instrument and participant in the healing power of God.
When patients entrust their health and lives to physicians' care, physicians should ask themselves, "Am I worthy of this trust?" and "How would the Prophet (saw) treat this patient?" Would the Prophet (saw) only see the physical ailment, or would the Prophet also recognize how this patient's physical illness may affect his mental and spiritual states, such as his self-image, family relationships, income, plans for the future, and his trust in God as the ultimate Healer and Giver of life? If physicians do not address all these dimensions of medical care, including physical, mental, and spiritual aspects, they neglect and may even harm their patients.
It is my recommendation that physicians, medical schools, and teaching hospitals adopt a holistic approach to medicine, which incorporates all three elements of the health model, physical, mental, and spiritual, as a standard of medical practice. Only then can physicians fully discharge their obligations towards their patients, build healthy communities and societies, and fulfil their goal to serve others and God, bringing peace, tranquillity, and success in both worlds.
Following the Prophets' footsteps, physicians must not only be mindful of "Primum non nocere" and possess the fundamental medical knowledge and clinical experience but, above all, they must have the necessary spiritual foundations, which preserve their inner peace and give them hope, even in the most challenging times, so that they can strengthen their patients. Being a physician means surrendering one's ego and acquiring profound humility. It means upholding the sanctity of human life and human beings, whom God created in His image, and becoming an instrument and participant in the healing power of God.
When patients entrust their health and lives to physicians' care, physicians should ask themselves, "Am I worthy of this trust?" and "How would the Prophet (saw) treat this patient?" Would the Prophet (saw) only see the physical ailment, or would the Prophet also recognize how this patient's physical illness may affect his mental and spiritual states, such as his self-image, family relationships, income, plans for the future, and his trust in God as the ultimate Healer and Giver of life? If physicians do not address all these dimensions of medical care, including physical, mental, and spiritual aspects, they neglect and may even harm their patients.
It is my recommendation that physicians, medical schools, and teaching hospitals adopt a holistic approach to medicine, which incorporates all three elements of the health model, physical, mental, and spiritual, as a standard of medical practice. Only then can physicians fully discharge their obligations towards their patients, build healthy communities and societies, and fulfil their goal to serve others and God, bringing peace, tranquillity, and success in both worlds.