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 30,300 fellowships to physicians from 138 different countries, to whom more than 3,800 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Happy Holidays from the OMI!
As 2025 draws to a close, it is the ideal moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the impact we have created together. This past year was truly extraordinary for the Open Medical Institute. We reached a milestone, educating a record 1,937 physicians from 104 countries through 54 seminars at our...
Shaky Eyes and Double Trouble
Ophthalmology, the branch of medicine dedicated to the study and care of the eyes, plays a vital role in...
Through the Microscope: The Cleveland Clinic Pathology Seminar
Did you know that with approximately 1,400 dedicated caregivers processing more than 20 million tests annually,...
Learning Abroad, Healing at Home: A Pediatric Success Story in Romania
Earlier this year, Dr. Bettina Boeriu from Hospice Casa Sperantei in Bucharest, Romania, attended the Salzburg...
Happy Holidays from the OMI!
As 2025 draws to a close, it is the ideal moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the impact we have created together. This past year was truly extraordinary for the Open Medical Institute. We reached a milestone, educating a record 1,937 physicians from 104 countries...
Shaky Eyes and Double Trouble
Ophthalmology, the branch of medicine dedicated to the study and care of the eyes, plays a vital role in preserving one of our most precious senses: vision. Beyond helping us see clearly, it enables early detection of serious systemic diseases, prevents blindness, and...
Through the Microscope: The Cleveland Clinic Pathology Seminar
Did you know that with approximately 1,400 dedicated caregivers processing more than 20 million tests annually, the laboratories at the Cleveland Clinic are often cited as the largest volume hospital laboratories in the United States? These world-class labs touch...
Learning Abroad, Healing at Home: A Pediatric Success Story in Romania
Earlier this year, Dr. Bettina Boeriu from Hospice Casa Sperantei in Bucharest, Romania, attended the Salzburg CHOP Seminar in Pediatric Pulmonology, where she learned about the cough assist device. Inspired, she brought a pediatric pulmonologist from Bucharest to...