Open Medical Institute
The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is an international educational initiative for medical professionals. The physicians trained by the OMI are equipped to significantly improve healthcare delivery in their countries. To prevent brain drain and initiate lasting brain gain, the OMI offers several postgraduate programs and mentors healthcare professionals over the course of their career. Leading medical institutions in the United States and Europe joined this initiative and provide 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 24,500 fellowships to physicians from 128 different countries, to whom more than 3,400 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
»Weill Cornell Medicine is proud to partner with the Open Medical Institute, an outstanding program that is having a major impact on medical knowledge and patient care around the world.«
STEPHEN AND SUZANNE WEISS DEAN, WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
Beatriz Juarez Mora, MD
»The great richness of these seminars relies on the close relationship that you build with the faculty. We were able to talk about our professional work, the particularities of our field, and share experiences. The faculty was brilliant and modest. Honestly, this is the best seminar I have ever attended.«
OMI FELLOW, MEXICO
Frances M. Nadel, MD, MSCE
»The students’ enthusiasm in learning and sharing their expertise continues to inspire me.«
OMI FACULTY, CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA
Alice Auinger, MD
»The complex temporal bone anatomy was explained by using a special software with 3D glasses. I have never experienced such an efficient way of learning anatomy.«
OMI FELLOW, AUSTRIA
Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS
»The OMI seminars are second to none. The fellows benefit from the exceptional faculty who present the current knowledge in their field in a coordinated and comprehensive manner. The immersion of the fellows with the faculty and the provision of outstanding classroom and laboratory facilities is a unique opportunity.«
OMI FACULTY, WEILL CORNELL MEDICINE
Sami Mahmoud Abdelkhair, MD
»I have gained a lot of experience and information by attending the OMI seminars. It improved my career and changed my personality in a very positive way. Coming from Africa seven years ago, I did not imagine the OMI to be a turning point in my future as a leader in my profession.«
OMI FELLOW, SUDAN
Steven D. Billings, MD
»From my side, I can say that it is the most gratifying teaching experience of my career. By far, teaching at the Open Medical Institute is the work of which I am most proud. The participants are hungry for the knowledge and the format is a benefit to their leaving. The ability of the faculty to interact with the participants and for them to interact with each other in Salzburg is invaluable. The program is very effective and raises the level of medical knowledge in the fellows’ countries.«
OMI FACULTY, CLEVELAND CLINIC
Daciana-Nicoleta Dascalu, MD
»I can say that the knowledge and experience gained during the seminars and observerships made me a better doctor as well as a better person. I am so grateful for this unique chance.«
OMI FELLOW, ROMANIA
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