OMI Seminars
The OMI Seminars are one-week intensive courses in all areas of medicine, which take place 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. Each seminar consists of state-of-the-art lectures, case presentations, workshops and in many instances, hands-on training. The OMI Seminars are offered to highly qualified English-speaking physicians from countries in transition and are by invitation only.
Fellowships
Countries
Applicants must be under the age of 40, have completed their specialization and plan 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 Seminars’ content is accessible through the OMI Handbook Online, which is a free e-learning source for OMI alumni.
Apply
Please apply for the seminars at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
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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 2021
January 10–16, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Pulmonology
Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
Fernando Martinez, MD
Marco Idzko, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
January 17–23, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Pediatric Cardiology*
Chitra Ravishankar, MD
Ina Michel-Behnke, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Vienna
January 31–February 6, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Ophthalmology
Gary J. Lelli Jr., MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
February 2021
February 7–13, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Otolaryngology
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
February 14–20, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Rehabilitation Medicine
Jaspal R. Singh, MD
Richard Crevenna, MD, MBA, MSc
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
February 21–27, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Medical Quality and Safety*
Ron Keren, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
March 2021
March 7–13, 2021 (cancelled)
Global Health: Neurological and Sensory Disorders: Genes, Pathogenesis and Innovative Therapies
Aziz El Amraoui, PhD
Institut Pasteur
March 14–20, 2021 (cancelled)
Access to Medicines
Small Scale Production Meeting
Sarnai Chuluunbaatar
By invitation only
March 21–27, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Neurology
Matthew E. Fink, MD, FAAN, FAHA, FANA
Eugen Trinka, MD, MSc, FRCP
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
March 28–April 3, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
General Pediatrics*
James Guevara, MD
Reinhold Kerbl, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
General Hospital of Leoben
April 2021
April 4–10, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Hugh C. Hemmings Jr., MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
April 11–17, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Bone and Joint Surgery
Mathias Bostrom, MD
Reinhard Windhager, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Medical University of Vienna
April 18–24, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Medical Education*
Beth Rezet, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
April 25–May 1, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Oncology A: Hematologic Malignancies*
David G. Pfister, MD
David J. Straus, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
May 2021
May 4–6, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Internal Medicine
Kristin M. Burkart, MD
Guenter Weiss, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
May 9–15, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Infectious Diseases
Roy (Trip) M. Gulick, MD
Christoph Steininger, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
May 18–20, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Pathology
Jennifer Brainard, MD
Renate Kain, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna
May 23–29, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Neurosurgery (Brain)
Jared Knopman, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
May 30–June 5, 2021 (rescheduled as OMInar)
Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics & Child and Adolescent Psychiatry*
Susan Levy, MD
Claudia Klier, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Vienna
June 2021
June 6–12, 2021
Maternal and Infant Health
Richard A. Polin, MD
Friedrich Reiterer, MD
Columbia University-NYP
Medical University of Graz
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
June 13–19, 2021
Palliative Care (ELNEC)
Mary Callaway
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
June 20–26, 2021
Dermatology
Richard D. Granstein, MD
Georg Stary, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
June 27 – July 3, 2021
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Laura E. Riley, MD
Petra Kohlberger, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
July 2021
July 11–17, 2021
ESU Master Class in Urology*
Jonathan Coleman, MD
Joan Palou, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
European Urological Association
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
July 18–24, 2021
Global Health: Viruses, Liver and Cancers
Jean-Pierre Vartanian
Institut Pasteur
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
August 2021
August 29–September 4, 2021
Psychiatry
John W. Barnhill, MD
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
September 2021
September 5–11, 2021
Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery
Samuel H. Selesnick, MD
Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
September 12–18, 2021
Neurosurgery (Spine)
Roger Haertl, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
September 19–25, 2021
Family Medicine*
John W. Ragsdale III, MD
Kathryn Hoffmann, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
September 26–October 2, 2021
Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis
Antonio M. Gotto Jr., MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
International Atherosclerosis Society
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
October 2021
October 3–9, 2021
Pediatric Emergency Medicine*
Manoj Mittal, MD
Burkhard Simma, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelpia
Children’s Hospital Feldkirch
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
October 10–16, 2021
Cardiology
Robert J. Kim, MD
Gerald Maurer, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
October 17–23, 2021
Pediatric Urology*
Thomas Kolon, MD
Josef Oswald, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Sisters of Mercy Linz
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
October 24–30, 2021
TBD
TBD
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
October 31–November 6, 2021
TBD
TBD
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
November 2021
November 7–13, 2021
Cardiac Surgery
Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH
Guenther Laufer, MD
Nikolaos Skubas, MD, DSc
Marek Ehrlich, MD
Alfred Kocher, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
November 14–20, 2021
Oncology B: Soft Tissue, Bone, and Skin Malignancies*
David G. Pfister, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
November 21–27, 2021
Health Communication and Health Promotion:
From Theory to Practice
Hein de Vries, PhD
Ilse Mesters, PhD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
November 28–December 4, 2021
Public Health Law
Katarzyna Czabanowska, Dr. habil.
Scott Burris, JD, AB
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
December 2021
December 5–11, 2021
Diagnostic Imaging
David W. Trost, MD
Franz Kainberger, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
December 12–18, 2021
Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Robert Winchell, MD
Harald Widhalm, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2021
* CME Credit Seminar