Open Medical Institute
The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is an educational initiative for medical professionals which aims to improve healthcare on a global scale. Fellows trained by the OMI are equipped to significantly enhance healthcare delivery in their home countries. The program was founded in 1993 by the American Austrian Foundation (AAF) and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) in close collaboration with physicians from Weill Cornell Medicine. Over the past decades, many leading medical institutions in the United States and Europe have joined this initiative by providing highly committed faculty who donate their time and expertise, sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues from around the world. Since 1993, the OMI has awarded more than 27,600 fellowships to physicians from 132 different countries, to whom more than 3,600 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Little Heart Heroes: OMI Brings Pediatric Expertise to Slovakia
"I'm talking about DiGeorge syndrome now, which I've been studying most of my life. It often appears in children with congenital heart defects," says Dr. Elizabeth Goldmuntz, a pediatric cardiologist from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Over 50 Slovak doctors eagerly followed her lecture...
OMI Hosts Neurological & Sensory Disorders Seminar in Mexico City with Institut Pasteur
Shortly after one month from the first OMI MEX seminar this year, the OMI brought another exceptional team of...
OMI 2025: Call for Applications!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? The 2025 OMI seminar program is now open for registration,...
Life is not Measured in Minutes, but in Heartbeats!
Have you ever wondered what challenges a pediatric cardiologist faces or which treatments are best for critical...
Little Heart Heroes: OMI Brings Pediatric Expertise to Slovakia
"I'm talking about DiGeorge syndrome now, which I've been studying most of my life. It often appears in children with congenital heart defects," says Dr. Elizabeth Goldmuntz, a pediatric cardiologist from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Over 50 Slovak doctors...
OMI Hosts Neurological & Sensory Disorders Seminar in Mexico City with Institut Pasteur
Shortly after one month from the first OMI MEX seminar this year, the OMI brought another exceptional team of specialists to Mexico City, this time in partnership with the renowned Institut Pasteur in Paris, France. The faculty from France arrived in Mexico City for...
OMI 2025: Call for Applications!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? The 2025 OMI seminar program is now open for registration, and we cannot wait for your application! Join motivated colleagues from around the world in Salzburg, Austria, for a one-week course in your medical...
Life is not Measured in Minutes, but in Heartbeats!
Have you ever wondered what challenges a pediatric cardiologist faces or which treatments are best for critical heart diseases? These questions and more were posed, debated, and answered during the Salzburg CHOP Seminar in Pediatric Cardiology, which lasted from April...