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OMI Seminars

The OMI seminars are one-week courses in all areas of medicine held at Schloss Arenberg in Salzburg, Austria throughout the calendar year. Each medical specialty is divided into two or three related modules, which rotate on an annual basis. The seminars are a mix of state-of-the-art lectures, case presentations, workshops, and in many instances, hands-on training. They are offered to highly qualified English-speaking physicians from countries in transition and are by invitation only.

Fellowships

Countries

First-time applicants must be under the age of 40, fluent in English, have either completed their specialization or are in the final phase, and plan to pursue a professional career in their home countries. Each OMI seminar is limited to a maximum of 36 participants. This allows for intense interaction during lectures, discussions, case presentations, and hands-on training sessions. The OMI seminars are taught by physicians from leading American and European institutions who donate their time and expertise. The selection of participants is competitive and based on merit. Fellowships cover travel, tuition, a set of teaching materials, and full board.

All OMI fellows must contribute academically by presenting an interesting case study. The best cases are subsequently published electronically on the OMI Case Library. Each OMI fellow takes a test at the beginning and end of the seminar. This measures what they have learned. Fellows in the top 50% are eligible to participate in the OMI observership program and apply for additional seminars. The OMI seminar content is accessible through the OMI Handbook Online, which is a free e-learning source for the OMI alumni.

Apply

Please apply for the seminars on the OMI Portal. Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected or not.

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Curricula

Most OMI seminars follow a two or three year curriculum according to related medical topics. The area of pediatrics is divided into 19 different subspecialities. Six modules are offered every year. Please refer to the curriculum of your medical speciality before applying for a seminar in order to make sure that the topics being offered correspond ideally to your interests.
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Contact

seminars@​openmedicalinstitute.org

January 2026

Medical Education

January 11–17, 2026

Palliative Care (ELNEC)

Judith A. Paice, RN, PhD, FAAN

Open Society Foundations

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

CHOP Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

January 18–24, 2026

Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology*

Rushani W. Saltzman, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FAAP
Zsolt Szepfalusi, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Trauma and Emergency Surgery

January 25–31, 2026

Trauma and Emergency Surgery

Robert J. Winchell, MD, FACS
Harald K. Widhalm, MD, MBA

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

February 2026

Otolaryngology

February 1–7, 2026

Otolaryngology

Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Medical Education

February 8–14, 2026

Drug Policy I

Kasia Malinowska, DrPH

Open Society Foundations

March 2026

CHOP Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

March 15–21, 2026

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology*

Suzanne P. MacFarland, MD
Abraham Haimed, MD
Leo Kager, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Saint Anna Children’s Hospital

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Oncology

March 22–28, 2026

Oncology A: Gastrointestinal Cancers*

David G. Pfister, MD
Garrett M. Nash, MD, MPH, FACS, FASCS

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Family Medicine

March 29 – April 4, 2026

Family Medicine*

John W. Ragsdale III, MD

Duke University Medical Center

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

April 2026

Rehabilitation Medicine

April 12–18, 2026

Rehabilitation Medicine

Nasim A. Chowdhury, MD, FAAPMR
Richard Crevenna, MD, MBA, MMSc

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Dermatology

April 19–25, 2026

Dermatology

Richard D. Granstein, MD
Georg Stary, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Economic Evaluation in Healthcare

April 26 – May 2, 2026

Economic Evaluation in Healthcare

Silvia Evers, PhD, LLM
Milena Pavlova, PhD

Maastricht University

  • Schedule
  • Speakers & Topics
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

May 2026

Neurology

May 3–9, 2026

Neurology

Matthew E. Fink, MD, FAAN, FAHA, FANA
Joshua Weaver, MD
Eugen Trinka, MD, MSc, FRCP

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Pathology

May 10–16, 2026

Pathology

Scott E. Kilpatrick, MD
Renate Kain, MD, PhD

Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

May 17–23, 2026

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care

Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., MD, PhD, FRCA

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Internal Medicine

May 24–30, 2026

Internal Medicine

Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc
Guenter Weiss, MD

Columbia University-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: October 31, 2025

Maternal and Infant Health

May 31 – June 6, 2026

Maternal and Infant Health

Richard A. Polin, MD
Andreas W. Flemmer, MD

Columbia University-NYP
LMU Munich

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

June 2026

Psychiatry

June 7–13, 2026

Psychiatry

John W. Barnhill, MD
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

OB/GYN

June 14–20, 2026

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stephen T. Chasen, MD, FACOG
Petra Kohlberger, MD, MSc

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery

June 21–27, 2026

Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery

Samuel H. Selesnick, MD, FACS
Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg

  • Schedule
  • Speakers & Topics
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

Public Health Strategy

June 28 – July 4, 2026

Public Health Strategy

Katarzyna Czabanowska, MA, PhD
Scott Burris, JD

Maastricht University

  • Schedule
  • Speakers & Topics
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

July 2026

Cardiac Surgery

July 5–11, 2026

Cardiac Surgery

Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH
Nikolaos J. Skubas, MD, DSc, FASE, FACC
Daniel Zimpfer, MD, MBA

Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

ESU Master Class in Urology

July 12–18, 2026

ESU Master Class in Urology*

David Ralph, MD
Douglas S. Scherr, MD

European School of Urology
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

August 2026

Global Health

August 23–29, 2026

Global Health: Vector-Borne Diseases

Anna-Bella Failloux, PhD

Institut Pasteur

  • Schedule
  • Speakers & Topics
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

CHOP Pediatric Palliative Care

August 30 – September 5, 2026

Pediatric Palliative Care*

Shefali Parikh, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

September 2026

Infectious Diseases

September 6–12, 2026

Infectious Diseases

Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

Diagnostic Imaging

September 13–19, 2026

Diagnostic Imaging

David W. Trost, MD
Gerlig Widmann, MD, PD, MSc, EBIR, FCIRSE

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

Neurosurgery (Spine)

September 20–26, 2026

Neurosurgery (Spine)

Roger Härtl, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis

September 27 – October 3, 2026

Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis

Antonio M. Gotto Jr., MD, DPhil
Jessica M. Pena, MD, MPH, FACC, FNLA

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP

  • Schedule
  • Speakers & Topics
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: January 31, 2026

October 2026

Cardiology

October 4–10, 2026

Cardiology

Robert J. Kim, MD
Irene Marthe Lang, MD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Oncology

October 11–17, 2026

Oncology B: Thoracic, and Head and Neck Cancers*

David G. Pfister, MD
Jennifer R. Cracchiolo, MD

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Medical Education

October 18–24, 2026

Drug Policy II

Kasia Malinowska, DrPH

Open Society Foundations

Medical Education

October 25–31, 2026

Medical Leadership*

Evan S. Fieldston, MD, MBA, MSHP

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

November 2026

CHOP Pediatric Endocrinology and Nephrology

November 1–7, 2026

Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes*

Andrew C. Calabria, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Ophthalmology

November 8–14, 2026

Ophthalmology

Gary J. Lelli Jr., MD

Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Bone and Joint Surgery

November 15–21, 2026

Bone and Joint Surgery

Daniel W. Green, MD, MS, FACS
Reinhard Windhager, MD

Hospital for Special Surgery
Medical University of Vienna

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

CHOP Adolescent Medicine

November 22–28, 2026

Adolescent Medicine*

Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Medical Education

November 29 – December 5, 2026

Drug Policy III

Kasia Malinowska, DrPH

Open Society Foundations

December 2026

CHOP Pediatric Infectious Diseases

December 6–12, 2026

Pediatric Infectious Diseases*

Paul J. Planet, MD, PhD
Volker Strenger, MD

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

Medical Education

December 13–19, 2026

Clinical Research Methods*

Allison Curry, PhD, MPH

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.

Application Deadline: May 31, 2026

* CME Credit Seminar