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 31,000 fellowships to physicians from 141 different countries, to whom more than 3,800 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Leading Change in Public Health Strategy
How do we prepare health professionals to tackle complex public health challenges? This question was at the heart of OMI's Public Health Strategy Seminar, which brought together 35 fellows from 27 countries for a week of discussion, collaboration, and problem-solving. In partnership with...
When Learning Continues: OMI Otology Symposium in Osijek, Croatia
At the Open Medical Institute, learning does not end with the closing lecture of a seminar in Salzburg. For two...
From Otology and Temporal Bone Anatomy Lectures to the Wet Lab
For surgeons, excellence in the operating room begins long before the first incision. This is especially true for...
A Global Classroom Advancing Women’s Health
Out of 271 candidates, 33 fellows from 24 countries were selected to attend the annual obstetrics and gynecology...
Leading Change in Public Health Strategy
How do we prepare health professionals to tackle complex public health challenges? This question was at the heart of OMI's Public Health Strategy Seminar, which brought together 35 fellows from 27 countries for a week of discussion, collaboration, and problem-solving....
When Learning Continues: OMI Otology Symposium in Osijek, Croatia
At the Open Medical Institute, learning does not end with the closing lecture of a seminar in Salzburg. For two young Croatian otolaryngologists, an OMI seminar became the starting point for an idea: to bring internationally recognized otology experts to Croatia and...
From Otology and Temporal Bone Anatomy Lectures to the Wet Lab
For surgeons, excellence in the operating room begins long before the first incision. This is especially true for otology and temporal bone surgeons. Their success is built on a deep understanding of temporal bone anatomy, careful surgical planning, and countless...
A Global Classroom Advancing Women’s Health
Out of 271 candidates, 33 fellows from 24 countries were selected to attend the annual obstetrics and gynecology course, held from June 14 to 20, 2026, at Schloss Arenberg. “I always feel like I learn as much as I teach, and at the end of the week, I have acquired...
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