OMI NEWS
Little Heart Heroes: OMI Brings Pediatric Expertise to Slovakia
"I'm talking about DiGeorge syndrome now, which I've been studying most of my life. It often appears in children with congenital heart defects,"...
Course Announcement: OMI MEX CHOP Seminar in Medical Leadership
Are you interested in a unique opportunity for professional development? Join the Open Medical Institute in Mexico to learn from experts in your...
Course Announcement: OMI MEX Institut Pasteur Seminar in Global Health: Neurological and Sensory Disorders: Genes, Pathogenesis and Innovation Therapies
Are you interested in a unique opportunity for professional development? Join the Open Medical Institute in Mexico to learn from experts in your...
Course Announcement: OMI MEX Weill Cornell Seminar in Cardiology
Are you interested in a unique opportunity for professional development? Join the Open Medical Institute in Mexico to learn from experts in your...
New Year, New Course
The OMI is pleased to announce an additional course for the 2024 leadership program! The Salzburg Maastricht University Seminar in Economic...
Happy Holidays!
A heartfelt thank you to our faculty, fellows, friends, donors, and staff members for contributing to another successful year at the OMI in Salzburg...
From Antibiotics to Fever and Rash: Exploring Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Recurrent infections, Lyme disease, herpes virus infections, mononucleosis, bone and joint infections, latent tuberculosis, and more…providing...
2023 in a Nutshell
This year alone, there have been 42 seminars in Austria, 12 seminars in Mexico, as well as three seminars in Vietnam. Summed up, this equals 57...
Music for Medicine Benefit 2023
The American Austrian Foundation’s annual Music for Medicine Benefit took place on December 4, 2023, at the stunning Metropolitan Club in New York...
Taking Time for Patient Care
In November, ten OMI fellows from Armenia, the Czech Republic, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Romania, Serbia, and Uzbekistan joined the OMI...
Learning to be a Public Health Strategist
Many important determinants of health fall outside of medicine. Identifying and influencing these factors to protect and promote well-being is the...
Investing in Maternal and Infant Health Saves Women’s and Children’s Lives
A projected 810 women die each day worldwide from preventable pregnancy- and childbirth-related causes. When a woman dies or becomes disabled from...
Cheers to 30 Years!
A peaceful mission, a shared desire to help others, and wonderful company. These marked the 30th anniversary celebration of the Open Medical...
Comfort Care for Children
Pediatric Palliative Care is specialized medical care for children which focuses on relieving pain, distressing symptoms, and stress of a serious...
Teen Spirit: Navigating the World of Adolescent Medicine
The adolescent years are one of the most crucial, life altering stages. Adolescent health encompasses changes within multiple areas, including...
Tick, Tick, Tick: Vector-Borne Diseases Are on the Move
This week, the Open Medical Institute had the great pleasure to be back in Vietnam for its third local seminar exploring the rise of vector-borne...
Cleveland Clinic Experts Teach an OMI Satellite Symposium in Croatia
Being known for putting their whole heart into a cause, the OMI faculty from Cleveland Clinic traveled to Zagreb directly after leading the cardiac...
Understanding Our Minds and Bodies
Neurology focuses on human anatomy, function, and disorders of the nerves and the nervous system, which includes the brain. By learning about the...
Heart to Heart: Cardiac Surgeons Fine Tune Their Skills
One of the largest and most experienced cardiac surgery units in the world, the Cleveland Clinic Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery,...
OMI Observerships in October 2023
In October 2023, twelve OMI fellows completed their observerships, visiting hospitals across the country in Vienna, Salzburg, Graz, Linz, and...
Diagnostic Imaging: It’s Not All Black and White
Diagnostic imaging has become a key role in medicine today, allowing for earlier diagnoses of medical conditions, reducing invasive processes, and...
Humans are not Just Scans on Screens
Dr. Manjil Chatterji is a trained radiologist, specializing in abdominal imaging. He describes his work as his “favorite thing in the world” and...
Every Mother Counts. Every Child Counts.
Maternal health refers to women’s health during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postnatal time period. Each stage should be a positive experience,...
There Is a “Can” in Cancer
Head and neck cancer is a term used to describe the diverse group of malignant tumors that can occur in the head and neck region, such as laryngeal...
Happy Autumn!
Autumn has arrived in Salzburg! Leaves are turning yellow, orange, and gold. There is a chill in the air, and a warmth in the evening glow. It is...