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 28,300 fellowships to physicians from 133 different countries, to whom more than 3,600 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Maternal and Infant Health: Interdisciplinary Education in Action
At the center of any knowledge exchange lies a strong leadership, dedicated to helping their learners succeed and broaden their horizons. This was also the case for this week’s Maternal and Infant Health seminar, which took place from September 8 to 14, 2024. Course director Dr. Richard A. Polin...
An Infectiously Insightful Seminar at the Open Medical Institute
The most recent global pandemic, COVID-19, had long-term effects on society and the scientific community,...
OMI is Back with Weill Cornell’s 29th Psychiatry Seminar!
There is no better way to restart our seminar schedule after the summer break than by hosting one of our most...
Happy Summer!
The OMI is off for a short summer break. Starting July 21, Schloss Arenberg will once again be filled with...
Maternal and Infant Health: Interdisciplinary Education in Action
At the center of any knowledge exchange lies a strong leadership, dedicated to helping their learners succeed and broaden their horizons. This was also the case for this week’s Maternal and Infant Health seminar, which took place from September 8 to 14, 2024. Course...
An Infectiously Insightful Seminar at the Open Medical Institute
The most recent global pandemic, COVID-19, had long-term effects on society and the scientific community, offering many lessons learned, with more yet to be discovered. The pandemic took the world by surprise and highlighted the importance of frontline medical care...
OMI is Back with Weill Cornell’s 29th Psychiatry Seminar!
There is no better way to restart our seminar schedule after the summer break than by hosting one of our most solid courses for an outstanding 29th time: Psychiatry! Almost three decades of partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine have resulted in a rigorous and...
Happy Summer!
The OMI is off for a short summer break. Starting July 21, Schloss Arenberg will once again be filled with children’s laughter and music during the annual opera camps of the Vienna Philharmonic. The OMI program will resume at the end of August. Until then, we wish you...