Open Medical Institute
The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is an international initiative for medical professionals, which through education and research, aims to improve healthcare on a global scale. Fellows trained by the OMI are equipped to significantly improve healthcare delivery in their own 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 26,000 fellowships to physicians from 130 different countries, to whom more than 3,500 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Apply Now for 2024 OMI Seminars!
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? The 2024 Salzburg OMI seminar program is now open for application! Join motivated colleagues from around the world for a one-week course in your medical specialty. The OMI seminars take place at Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg, Austria. They consist...

OMI Observership Program: February 2023
In February 2023, the Open Medical Institute welcomed the first observers of this year for observerships in...

Insights from Top ENT Specialists
Otolaryngology is one of the oldest medical specialties that involves the diagnosis and treatment of patients...

Pediatric Radiology Symposium in Armenia
From March 7 to 9, 2023, a satellite symposium dedicated to pediatric radiology was held at the Arabkir Medical...
Apply Now for 2024 OMI Seminars!
Are you ready to take your career to new heights? The 2024 Salzburg OMI seminar program is now open for application! Join motivated colleagues from around the world for a one-week course in your medical specialty. The OMI seminars take place at Schloss Arenberg in...

OMI Observership Program: February 2023
In February 2023, the Open Medical Institute welcomed the first observers of this year for observerships in Vienna, Graz and Salzburg. Seven doctors from Hungary, Georgia, Croatia, Poland, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Azerbaijan were invited to visit Austrian hospitals...

Insights from Top ENT Specialists
Otolaryngology is one of the oldest medical specialties that involves the diagnosis and treatment of patients with diseases and conditions of the ears, nose, throat, head, and neck. In the 19th century, doctors discovered that the head and neck have interconnected...

Pediatric Radiology Symposium in Armenia
From March 7 to 9, 2023, a satellite symposium dedicated to pediatric radiology was held at the Arabkir Medical Center, a leading pediatric hospital in Yerevan, Armenia. Dr. Anna Arakelyan, an active OMI fellow who has attended two seminars in Salzburg, an...