 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 29,000 fellowships to physicians from 138 different countries, to whom more than 3,700 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Cleveland Clinic Experts Inspire Young Cardiac Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic is a world-renowned hospital that sits in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. According to OMI faculty member Dr. Skubas, “The institution was built in a way that makes its patients feel like they are not in a hospital.” The huge window fronts, colorful paintings and...
Three Decades of Brain Health Education
Nearly every week of the year we are joined by inspired fellows and dedicated faculty from all over the world,...
Global Insights: Observerships at Leading Austrian Hospitals
February started off our observership program for 2025 with a group of 10 observers from Bulgaria, Croatia (2),...
OMI Local Coordinators Gather in Salzburg
“The local coordinators’ meeting gives us the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences, ask questions, and...
Cleveland Clinic Experts Inspire Young Cardiac Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic is a world-renowned hospital that sits in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. According to OMI faculty member Dr. Skubas, “The institution was built in a way that makes its patients feel like they are not in a hospital.” The huge window fronts,...
Three Decades of Brain Health Education
Nearly every week of the year we are joined by inspired fellows and dedicated faculty from all over the world, sharing OMI’s mission of medicine beyond borders. We have achieved much and certainly have a lot to celebrate throughout our 30+ years history. This week,...
Global Insights: Observerships at Leading Austrian Hospitals
February started off our observership program for 2025 with a group of 10 observers from Bulgaria, Croatia (2), Ethiopia, Kosovo, Nigeria (3), Portugal, and Ukraine, joining the OMI in leading Austrian hospital centers. For the first time in over a year, all 5 leading...
OMI Local Coordinators Gather in Salzburg
“The local coordinators’ meeting gives us the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences, ask questions, and network with one another,” explains Mrs. Zaneta Savickiene from Vilnius, Lithuania. She is one of more than 20 dedicated individuals who spent the last four...
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