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
First-time applicants must be under the age of 40, 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 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 2022
January 9–15, 2022 (postponed)
Pulmonology
Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
Fernando Martinez, MD
Marco Idzko, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
January 16–22, 2022
Pediatric Anesthesia and Critical Care*
Heather A. McClung Pasqualino, MD
Justin L. Lockman, MD
Siegfried Roedl, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
January 23–29, 2022
Pediatric Orthopedics and Rheumatology*
Jason B. Anari, MD
Tanja Kraus, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
February 2022
February 13–19, 2022
Otolaryngology
Michael G. Stewart, MD, MPH
Gerhard Rasp, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
February 20–26, 2022
Pediatric Neurology*
Jennifer McGuire, MD
Barbara Plecko, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
February 27 – March 5, 2022
Bone and Joint Surgery
Mathias Bostrom, MD
Reinhard Windhager, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Medical University of Vienna
March 2022
March 6–12, 2022
Neurology
Matthew E. Fink, MD
Eugen Trinka, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
March 13–19, 2022
Global Health: Neurological and Sensory Disorders: Genes, Pathogenesis and Innovative Therapies
Aziz El-Amraoui, PhD
Institut Pasteur
March 20–26, 2022
Pulmonology
Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
Fernando Martinez, MD
Marco Idzko, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
March 27 – April 2, 2022
Infectious Diseases
Roy M. Gulick, MD
Christoph Steininger, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
April 2022
April 3-9, 2022
Family Medicine*
John W. Ragsdale III, MD
Kathryn Hoffmann, PD, MD, MPH
Duke University Medical Center
Medical University of Vienna
April 10-16, 2022
Palliative Care in Neurology and Neuro-Oncology
Alan Carver, MD
By invitation only
April 17-23, 2022
Pediatric Gastroenterology*
Chris A. Liacouras, MD
Almuthe C. Hauer, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
April 24-30, 2022
Pediatric Pulmonology*
Danna Tauber, MD
Ernst Eber, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
May 2022
May 1-7, 2022
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., MD
Klaus Markstaller, MD
Kane O. Pryor, MD
Klaus U. Klein, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
May 8-14, 2022
General Surgery
Michael D. Lieberman, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
May 15-21, 2022
Rehabilitation Medicine
Michael W. O’Dell, MD
Richard Crevenna, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
May 22-28, 2022
Oncology A: Breast and Gynecologic Cancers*
Hiram S. Cody III, MD, FACS
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
May 29 – June 4, 2022
Medical Informatics*
Naveen Muthu, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
June 2022
June 5-11, 2022
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 12-18, 2022
Public Health Law
Kasia Czabanowska, PhD
Scott Burris, JD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
June 19-25, 2022
Internal Medicine
Kristin M. Burkart, MD
Guenter Weiss, MD
Columbia University-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
June 26 – July 2, 2022
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Zev Rosenwaks, MD
Dan Goldschlag, MD
Andrea Weghofer, MD, PhD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
July 2022
July 3-9, 2022
Cardiology
Robert J. Kim, MD
Gerald Maurer, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
July 10-16, 2022
ESU Master Class in Urology*
Evangelos N. Liatsikos, MD, PhD
Peter N. Schlegel, MD
European School of Urology
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
August 2022
August 28 – September 3, 2022
Psychiatry
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
September 2022
September 4-10, 2022
Palliative Care (ELNEC)
Betty Ferrell, PhD
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
September 11-17, 2022
Oncology B: Uro-Oncology*
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, 2022
September 18-24, 2022
Access and Affordability of Diagnostics
Kiti Kajana Phillips
By invitation only
September 25 – October 1, 2022
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, 2022
October 2022
October 2-8, 2022
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, 2022
October 9-15, 2022
Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
Silvia Evers, PhD
Milena Pavlova, PhD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2022
October 16-22, 2022
Dermatology
Richard D. Granstein, MD
Georg Stary, 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, 2022
October 23-29, 2022
Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD
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, 2022
October 30 – November 5, 2022
Cardiac Surgery
Edward G. Soltesz, MD
Nikolaos Skubas, MD
Guenther Laufer, 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, 2022
November 2022
November 6-12, 2022
Pediatric Palliative Care
Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD
Joanne Wolfe, MD, MPH
Open Society Foundations
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2022
November 13-19, 2022
Ophthalmology
Gary J. Lelli Jr., MD
Herbert A. Reitsamer, MD
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, 2022
November 20-26, 2022
Pathology
Jesse McKenney, MD
Renate Kain, MD, PhD
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, 2022
November 27 – December 3, 2022
Pediatric Emergency Medicine*
Nicholas Tsarouhas, MD
Burkhard Simma, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
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, 2022
December 2022
December 4-10, 2022
Pediatric Radiology*
Karuna Shekdar, MD
Erich Sorantin, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
- Seminar Report
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2022
December 11-17, 2022
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, 2022
* CME Credit Seminar