OMI Network
The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is a global educational initiative, which fosters brain gain and minimizes brain drain. Over the past decades, leading American and European medical institutions as well as a number of Latin American, African, and Middle Eastern institutions have joined the OMI, creating a network that spans the globe.
OMI International Partners
The OMI collaborates with institutions in Europe, Latin and South America, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. These partners promote the OMI programs to local physicians and provide administrative, financial, and logistical support. By including physicians from other continents, the OMI fosters relationships between healthcare professionals who treat many different diseases, thereby significantly increasing their knowledge base.
- University Hospital Center “Mother Teresa”, Albania
- Yerevan State Medical University after Mkhitar Heratsi, Armenia
- Azerbaijan Medical University, Azerbaijan
- Baku Education Information Center, Azerbaijan
- Belarusian Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Belarus
- Gomel State Medical University, Belarus
- Open Society Fund Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Medical University of Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Chile
- University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Croatia
- Charles University, Faculty of Medicine, Czech Republic
- Olga Havel Foundation, Czech Republic
- University of Tartu, Faculty of Medicine, Estonia
- Addis Ababa University College of Health Sciences, Ethiopia
- Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia
- Open Society Georgia Foundation, Georgia
- Tbilisi State Medical University, Georgia
- Semmelweis University, Hungary
- University of Szeged, Hungary
- Educational Centre “Bilim-Central Asia”, Kazakhstan
- University Clinical Center of Kosovo, Kosovo
- I. K. Akhunbaev Kyrgyz State Medical Academy, Kyrgyzstan
- Osh State University, Kyrgyzstan
- Riga East Clinical University Hospital, Latvia
- Rīga Stradiņš University, Faculty of Medicine, Latvia
- Vilnius University, Faculty of Medicine, Lithuania
- Alianza Médica para la Salud, Mexico
- Nicolae Testemitanu State University of Medicine and Pharmacy of the Republic of Moldova, Moldova
- Mongolian Public Health Professionals’ Association, Mongolia
- University of Montenegro, Faculty of Medicine, Montenegro
- Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Faculty of Medicine, North Macedonia
- Hamad Medical Corporation, Qatar
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, Romania
- Open Medical Club Charitable Foundation, Russian Federation
- Pavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical University, Russian Federation
- University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine, Serbia
- Comenius University in Bratislava, Faculty of Medicine, Slovakia
- National Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, Slovakia
- Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Medicine, Slovakia
- Bugando Medical Centre, Tanzania
- Dnipro State Medical University, Ukraine
- Kharkiv National Medical University, Ukraine
- Tashkent Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education, Uzbekistan
OMI Centers of Excellence
In 2019, the Open Medical Institute (OMI) and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) launched a program to reduce brain drain in Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Serbia by establishing the OMI Centers of Excellence in specific medical specialties at leading centers:
- Urology: Semmelweis University in Budapest), University of Szeged in Szeged), Hungary
- Pediatric Diabetes: University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila” in Bucharest, Romania
- Diabetes: University of Belgrade, Faculty of Medicine in Belgrade, Serbia
- General Pediatrics: National Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases in Bratislava, Slovakia
At each center, the OMI alumni lead the initiative, developing and overseeing strategically important programs and activities. Through investments in essential medical infrastructure and by providing in-country educational opportunities, this program expects to significantly improve the local healthcare systems and slow brain drain.