OMI Seminars
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 2027
January 10–16, 2027
Medical Education*
Donald L. Boyer, MD, MSEd
Jay Mehta, MD, MSEd
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
January 17–23, 2027
Bone and Joint Surgery
Mathias Bostrom, MD, FACS
Reinhard Windhager, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
January 24–30, 2027
Dermatology
Richard D. Granstein, MD
Georg Stary, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
January 31 – February 6, 2027
Palliative Care in Neurology and Neuro-Oncology
Alan Carver, MD
Open Society Foundations
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
February 2027
February 14–20, 2027
Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
Silvia Evers, PhD, LLM
Milena Pavlova, PhD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
February 21-27
Coordinators’ Meeting
Open Medical Institute
February 28 – March 6, 2027
Oncology A: Hematologic Malignancies*
David G. Pfister, MD
Paul A. Hamlin, MD
Sergio A. Giralt, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
March 2027
March 7–13, 2027
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephen T. Chasen, MD, FACOG
Petra Kohlberger, MD, MSc
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
March 14–20, 2027
Neurology
Matthew E. Fink, MD, FAAN, FAHA, FANA
Joshua Weaver, MD
Eugen Trinka, MD, MSc, FRCP
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
March 28 – April 3, 2027
Public Health Strategy
Katarzyna Czabanowska, MA, PhD
Scott Burris, JD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
April 2027
April 4–10, 2027
Internal Medicine
Kristin M. Burkart, MD, MSc
Guenter Weiss, MD
Columbia University-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
April 11–17, 2027
Pediatric Cardiology*
Chitra Ravishankar, MD
Ina Michel-Behnke, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
April 18–24, 2027
Drug Policy I
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, DrPH
Open Society Foundations
April 25 – May 1, 2027
Otolaryngology
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
May 2027
May 2–8, 2027
Pediatric Surgery*
Thomas E. Hamilton, MD
Pablo Laje, MD, FACS
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
General Hospital of Salzburg
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
May 9–15, 2027
Family Medicine*
John W. Ragsdale III, MD
Duke University Medical Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
May 16–22, 2027
Ophthalmology
Gary J. Lelli Jr., MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
May 23–29, 2027
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences*
Tami D. Benton, MD
Nathan J. Blum, MD
Paul L. Plener, MD, MHBA
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: October 31, 2026
May 30 – June 5, 2027
General Surgery
Michael D. Lieberman, MD
Gerd Silberhumer, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
June 2027
June 6–12, 2027
Global Health: Viruses, Liver and Cancers
Jean-Pierre Vartanian, PhD
Institut Pasteur
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
June 13–19, 2027
Medical Quality and Safety*
Michael A. Posencheg, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
June 20–26, 2027
General Pediatrics*
Erin Pete Devon, MD
Reinhold Kerbl, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
General Hospital of Leoben
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
June 27 – July 3, 2027
Cardiology
Robert J. Kim, MD
Irene Marthe Lang, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
July 2027
July 4–10, 2027
Neurosurgery (Brain)
Justin Schwarz, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
July 11–17, 2027
ESU Master Class in Urology*
Joan Palou Redorta, MD, PhD, FEBU, FRCS (Glasg)
Jonathan A. Coleman, MD
European School of Urology
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
August 2027
August 22–28, 2027
Psychiatry
John W. Barnhill, MD
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
August 29 – September 4, 2027
Infectious Diseases
Roy M. Gulick, MD, MPH
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
September 2027
September 5–11, 2027
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., MD, PhD, FRCA
Oliver Kimberger, MD, MSc, MBA
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
September 12–18, 2027
Diagnostic Imaging
David W. Trost, MD
Gerlig Widmann, MD, PD, MSc, EBIR, FCIRSE
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
September 19–25, 2027
Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis
Antonio M. Gotto Jr., MD, DPhil
Jessica M. Pena, MD, MPH, FACC, FNLA, FAHA
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
September 26 – October 2, 2027
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
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: January 31, 2027
October 2027
October 3–9, 2027
Maternal and Infant Health
Richard A. Polin, MD
Andreas W. Flemmer, MD
Columbia University-NYP
LMU Munich
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
October 10–16, 2027
Neonatology*
Eric C. Eichenwald, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
October 17–23, 2027
Neurosurgery (Spine)
Roger Härtl, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
October 24–30, 2027
Drug Policy II
Kasia Malinowska-Sempruch, DrPH
Open Society Foundations
October 31 – November 6, 2027
Oncology B: Soft Tissue, Bone, and Skin Malignancies*
David G. Pfister, MD
Mark A. Dickson, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
November 2027
November 14–20, 2027
Cardiac Surgery
Edward G. Soltesz, MD, MPH
Nikolaos J. Skubas, MD, DSc, FASE, FACC
Daniel Zimpfer, MD, MBA
Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
November 28 – December 4, 2027
Pediatric Urology and Nephrology*
Christopher J. Long, MD
Erum A. Hartung, MD, MTR
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
December 2027
December 5–11, 2027
Palliative Care (ELNEC)
Judith A. Paice, RN, PhD, FAAN, FASCO
Open Society Foundations
- Schedule
December 12–18, 2027
Pathology
Jennifer Brainard, MD
Renate Kain, MD, PhD
Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2027
* CME Credit Seminar