OMI NEWS

From Critical Care to Chronic Pain: A Month of Learning at Weill Cornell Medicine
OMI fellow Dr. Tringa Metaj, resident at the University Clinical Center of Kosovo, met OMI course director Dr. Hugh C. Hemmings Jr. and his faculty...

Dynamically Assessing Healthcare Economics
The fifth edition of the Economic Evaluation in Healthcare seminar brought together 38 healthcare professionals and researchers from 27 countries...

The Importance of Community and Care with Duke University
From April 6-12, 2025, the OMI concluded another successful chapter in its long-standing partnership with Duke University, marking the conclusion of...

Gastrointestinal Health for Kids in Bulgaria
From March 25 to 27, 2025, Dr. Almuthe C. Hauer, OMI faculty and an internationally renowned pediatric gastroenterologist from the Medical...

Evolving Leaders in the Mexican Healthcare System
“Fabiola Pérez Juaréz – 2010” reads the name tag of a doctor who warmly welcomes us at the OMI leaders’ reunion held on March 26, 2025, in Mexico...

Educating the Future Generation of Internists
The field of internal medicine encompasses a multitude of specializations. The OMI internal medicine seminar is part of a rotating three-year...

Fighting Vector-Borne Diseases: A Global Health Effort in Mexico
The Institut Pasteur, founded in 1887 by the visionary scientist Louis Pasteur, has long been at the forefront of infectious diseases research. With...

A One-of-a-Kind Week of Neurosurgery in Salzburg
From March 23-29, 2025, the OMI hosted the Neurosurgery (Brain) seminar in Salzburg, in partnership with Weill Cornell Medicine and the Medical...

OMI 2026: Call for Applications!
Are you ready for your next learning opportunity? 🚀 The 2026 OMI seminar program is now open for registration, and we cannot wait for your...

Celebrating 30 Years of Psychiatry Education at the OMI!
This week marks the 30th OMI Psychiatry seminar! For 30 years, the OMI and Weill Cornell Medicine have collaborated tirelessly to promote and...

OMI Observerships 2026: Applications Open
Have you been waiting to extend your OMI career and benefit from the different programs OMI has to offer? The observership applications for the...

Cleveland Clinic Experts Inspire Young Cardiac Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic is a world-renowned hospital that sits in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. According to OMI faculty member Dr. Skubas, “The...

Three Decades of Brain Health Education
Nearly every week of the year we are joined by inspired fellows and dedicated faculty from all over the world, sharing OMI’s mission of medicine...

Global Insights: Observerships at Leading Austrian Hospitals
February started off our observership program for 2025 with a group of 10 observers from Bulgaria, Croatia (2), Ethiopia, Kosovo, Nigeria (3),...

OMI Local Coordinators Gather in Salzburg
“The local coordinators’ meeting gives us the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences, ask questions, and network with one another,” explains...

Welcome to Dr. Malik Ejubović!
The Open Medical Institute is excited to announce that Dr. Malik Ejubović will take over the role of local coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina....

CHOP is #1 in Pediatric Orthopedics in the USA and at the OMI!
According to the United States News & World Report, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the number one pediatric hospital in...

From Albania to Zambia: Otolaryngology Goes Global
From February 2-8, 2025, Schloss Arenberg hosted a full house of otolaryngology residents and specialists from all corners of the globe united by a...

Mentoring Matters: A Commitment to Growth
It was at the OMI in Salzburg where Dr. Vanja Popovic, OBGYN resident from Montenegro, met with faculty Dr. Eloise Chapman-Davis from Weill Cornell...

Starting into 2025 with Orthopedic Surgery!
Drilling and hammering at Schloss Arenberg?! What sounds like a construction site is this year’s group of 33 orthopedic surgeons from 22 countries...

Happy Holidays from the OMI!
The holiday season is upon us!⭐️❄️☃️🎄🎁 As the year draws to a close, we reflect with immense pride and gratitude on our collective accomplishments....

A New Era of Healthcare in Africa with OMI
“The seeds of change have been planted in Salzburg. Now, I am ready to cultivate improvement in Ghana’s pediatric landscape.” This inspirational...

The Power of Connections and Cooperation in Medicine
“Traveling to Slovakia was definitely a highlight of our trip to Europe and we were very impressed by all that you have accomplished there in...

Eyes on the Future: Transforming Ophthalmology Globally!
Time flies! Our annual Ophthalmology seminar that took place from December 1 to 7, 2024, marked the last clinical course of this year! The seminar...

Music for Medicine 2024
The American Austrian Foundation’s annual Music for Medicine Benefit took place on December 2, 2024, at the splendid Metropolitan Club in New York...