Contact

»Medical Education Beyond Borders«

»Knowledge Transfer«

»Experience Exchange«

»Capacity Building«

  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 23,000 fellowships to physicians and medical professionals from 127 different countries, of whom more than 2,500 have also participated in the OMI observership program in Austrian and American hospitals.

Seminars

Knowledge Transfer

Visit

Observerships

Experience Exchange

Visit

Satellite symposia

Capacity Building

Visit

Visiting Professorships

Capacity Building

Visit

Leadership Program

Career Building

Visit

OMInars

Knowledge Update

Visit
l

Apply

E-Learning

w

News

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 in 3D 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 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 OMI to be a turning point in my future as a leader in my profession.«
OMI Fellow, Sudan

Steven D. Billings, MD

»For my part, I would tell you that it is the most gratifying teaching experience of my career. By far, my 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 experiences gained during the seminars and observerships made me a better doctor and also a better person. I am so greatful for this unique chance.«
OMI Fellow, Romania

Official Academic Partners