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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Diabesity in Focus: A Call for Action in Latin America
Across Latin America, diabetes, obesity, and lipid disorders have become one of the region's most pressing health challenges. Mexico has one of the highest rates of obesity among OECD countries, while diabetes remains one of the country's leading causes of death and disability. The prevalence of...
New Hope for a Child with a Rare Skin Disease in Ethiopia
For Haleta, a five-year-old child in Ethiopia living with congenital ichthyosis, a connection made at the OMI...
OMI Made Me the Doctor I Am Today: Bulgaria’s Medical Leaders
22 years after attending his first OMI course, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dimitar Raykov is now Dean of the Medical...
From UTIs to Prostate Cancer: Training Urologists with ESU
From July 12 to 18, 2026, Schloss Arenberg once again became a meeting place for the next generation of...
Diabesity in Focus: A Call for Action in Latin America
Across Latin America, diabetes, obesity, and lipid disorders have become one of the region's most pressing health challenges. Mexico has one of the highest rates of obesity among OECD countries, while diabetes remains one of the country's leading causes of death and...
New Hope for a Child with a Rare Skin Disease in Ethiopia
For Haleta, a five-year-old child in Ethiopia living with congenital ichthyosis, a connection made at the OMI Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology seminar this January became a pathway to better care. After meeting in Salzburg, Dr. Dureti Abasso from Addis...
OMI Made Me the Doctor I Am Today: Bulgaria’s Medical Leaders
22 years after attending his first OMI course, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Dimitar Raykov is now Dean of the Medical University of Varna and a leading figure in Bulgarian academia. During our visit, he reflected on how the OMI programs helped change his practice and...
From UTIs to Prostate Cancer: Training Urologists with ESU
From July 12 to 18, 2026, Schloss Arenberg once again became a meeting place for the next generation of urologists during the annual ESU/ Weill Cornell Master Class in Urology. 37 fellows from 30 countries, eleven of whom were nominated by the European School of...
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