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 29,700 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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A Global Exchange on Reproductive Medicine in Salzburg
From June 29 to July 5, 2025, the OMI hosted the Obstetrics and Gynecology seminar in Salzburg in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine and the Medical University of Vienna. This year's course brought together 37 fellows from 28 countries, ranging from Azerbaijan to Kenya, Mongolia, and...

Trauma and Emergency Surgery Collaboration in Latin America
From the basics of emergency care to damage control resuscitation, burn management and appendicitis, the OMI MEX...

Serious Infections? Your Skin Might Be the First to Know
From the physiology of the skin to connective tissue diseases, this week’s Weill Cornell seminar in Dermatology...

Pandemics: Origin, Response, and Preparedness
June 20th marked the conclusion of our extraordinary global health seminar in pandemics, in collaboration with...

A Global Exchange on Reproductive Medicine in Salzburg
From June 29 to July 5, 2025, the OMI hosted the Obstetrics and Gynecology seminar in Salzburg in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medicine and the Medical University of Vienna. This year's course brought together 37 fellows from 28 countries, ranging from Azerbaijan...

Trauma and Emergency Surgery Collaboration in Latin America
From the basics of emergency care to damage control resuscitation, burn management and appendicitis, the OMI MEX Trauma and Emergency Surgery seminar in Mexico City was one of the most comprehensive ever! From June 9-11, 2025, an impressive 26 didactic lectures were...

Serious Infections? Your Skin Might Be the First to Know
From the physiology of the skin to connective tissue diseases, this week’s Weill Cornell seminar in Dermatology covered the most important topics that aspiring dermatologists should know about. This course is part of a three-year curriculum, with its focus landing on...

Pandemics: Origin, Response, and Preparedness
June 20th marked the conclusion of our extraordinary global health seminar in pandemics, in collaboration with the prestigious Institut Pasteur. From the Central African Republic to Gambia, Madagascar, Senegal, and Vietnam, a total of 37 fellows from 26 countries,...