OMI NEWS
About Last Night: The OMI’s Annual Donor Appreciation Dinner
Last night marked a special occasion as board members, friends, and faculty of the Open Medical Institute gathered at Schloss Arenberg for the...
Institut Pasteur’s Global Health Mastery in Salzburg
It is no news that the OMI is tremendously appreciative for all the support from leading institutions worldwide, and we are proud to have counted on...
An Observership at the Neonatal Department
In May, 14 observers joined the OMI to complete their observerships in leading hospitals across Austria: 9 observers joined the Medical University...
Growing as Leaders for System Change
“Problems predict solutions” argues Scott Burris, famous lawyer, and public health specialist, who is also this week’s co-course director. The...
A Comprehensive Journey through Pediatric Allergy and Immunology with CHOP
Last week, from May 20 to 22, the OMI, in collaboration with the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, hosted another transformative seminar in...
Follow Dr. Aulitzky’s Educational Trip to Kyrgyzstan!
Kyrgyzstan, home to towering mountains and rolling plains, is one of the OMI’s target regions. The healthcare system of the landlocked country is...
A Week of Growth: OMI Seminar in Medical Quality and Safety
This week the OMI had the honor of hosting a transformative seminar on medical quality and safety. The seminar was a remarkable blend of knowledge...
OMI Observerships 2025: 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...
OMI ENT Alumni Reunion
Join us for an OMI alumni reunion during the 7th European Congress of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (ORL-HNS), which will be held from...
Exploring Pediatric Hematology and Oncology with OMI MEX
From May 6 to 8, 2024, Mexico City played host to the OMI MEX CHOP Seminar in Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. Led by esteemed faculty from the...
Life before Death
“We cannot change the outcome, but we can affect the journey” – Ann Richardson Each year an estimated 56.8 million people are in need of palliative...
A Passion for Medical Education: The CHOP Philosophy of Teaching
Fellows from various medical disciplines, including dermatology, internal medicine, pediatrics, and family medicine, spent seven days together in...
OMI Family Medicine Seminar Returns for the 25th Time
After a successful run of seminars in Salzburg’s cold spring, the family medicine week of Duke University focusing on maternal and child health has...
Leading US Hematologists Teach in Salzburg
Oncology is a medical discipline marked by equal amounts of hope, apprehension, and loss, sometimes making it a difficult field to work in. Yet,...
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,"...
OMI Hosts Neurological & Sensory Disorders Seminar in Mexico City with Institut Pasteur
Shortly after one month from the first OMI MEX seminar this year, the OMI brought another exceptional team of specialists to Mexico City, this time...
OMI 2025: Call for Applications!
Are you ready to take your career to the next level? The 2025 OMI seminar program is now open for registration, and we cannot wait for your...
Life is not Measured in Minutes, but in Heartbeats!
Have you ever wondered what challenges a pediatric cardiologist faces or which treatments are best for critical heart diseases? These questions and...
Medicine and Culture: Observerships in March 2024
In March, ten observers joined the list of OMI fellows to attend a one-month long clinical observership offered in leading hospitals across Austria....
Caring for Children with Urologic Disorders
The Division of Urology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a world leader in pediatric urology, offering specialized care for a wide...
Neonatology: Taking Care of the Tiniest Patients
Neonatology is a specialization which deals with the complex health issues related to newborns. The role of a neonatologist comes into play when...
Speak Up about What You Believe In!
What would you do to support a cause that you believe in? Dr. Mark G. Kris from the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, USA, went...
Why We Do What We Do: A Letter from Ethiopia
Can you imagine a young pathologist based in a remote area of Ethiopia, affected by civil unrest and enduring complete internet blackouts, would...
A Look into the First OMI Observerships of 2024
The OMI Observership program set off in February with seven observers, arriving in Austria from Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo,...
OMI Hosts First Cardiology Seminar in Mexico
This week, the OMI kicked off the first of thirteen OMI MEX seminars scheduled for 2024. None other than Dr. Robert J. Kim from Weill Cornell...