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, 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
Dates and Topics
January 2023
January 8-14, 2023
Pulmonology
Augustine M.K. Choi, MD
Fernando J. Martinez, MD
Marco Idzko, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
January 15-21, 2023
Bone and Joint Surgery
Mathias Bostrom, MD
Reinhard Windhager, MD
Hospital for Special Surgery
Medical University of Vienna
January 22-28, 2023
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology*
Rushani W. Saltzman, MD
Zsolt Szepfalusi, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Vienna
January 29 – February 4, 2023
Internal Medicine
Kristin M. Burkart, MD
Guenter Weiss, MD
Columbia University-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
February 2023
February 5-11, 2023
Family Medicine*
John W. Ragsdale III, MD
Kathryn Hoffmann, MD
Duke University Medical Center
Medical University of Vienna
February 12-18, 2023
Trauma and Emergency Surgery
Robert J. Winchell, MD
Harald K. Widhalm, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
February 19-25, 2023
Pediatric Palliative Care*
Shefali Parikh, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
February 26 – March 4, 2023
Rehabilitation Medicine
Joel Stein, MD
Richard Crevenna, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
March 2023
March 5-11, 2023
Neurology
Matthew E. Fink, MD
Eugen Trinka, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
March 12-18, 2023
Otolaryngology
Michael G. Stewart, MD
Gerhard Rasp, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
March 19-25, 2023
Pediatric Endocrinology and Nephrology*
Andrew C. Calabria, MD
Madhura Pradhan, MD
Christoph J. Mache, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
March 26 – April 1, 2023
Drug Policy at Global Programs Partner Convening
Kasia Malinowska
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
April 2023
April 2-8, 2023
Economic Evaluation in Healthcare
Silvia Evers, PhD
Milena Pavlova, PhD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Seminar Report
April 9-15, 2023
Clinical Research Methods*
Allison E. Curry, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
April 16-22, 2023
Taste of Palliative Medicine
Frank D. Ferris, MD
By invitation only
April 23-29, 2023
Ophthalmology
Gary J. Lelli Jr., MD
Herbert A. Reitsamer, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
April 30 – May 6, 2023
Oncology A: Gastrointestinal Cancers*
David G. Pfister, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
May 2023
May 7-13, 2023
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology*
Alix E. Seif, MD
Michele P. Lambert, MD
Leo Kager, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Saint Anna Children’s Hospital
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
May 14-20, 2023
Maternal and Infant Health
Richard A. Polin, MD
Columbia University-NYP
Medical University of Graz
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
May 21-27, 2023
Pathology
Scott E. Kilpatrick, MD
Renate Kain, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
May 28 – June 3, 2023
Infectious Diseases
Roy M. Gulick, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
June 2023
June 4-10, 2023
Otology and Temporal Bone Surgery
Samuel H. Selesnick, MD
Gerhard Rasp, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
General Hospital of Salzburg
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
June 11-17, 2023
Psychiatry
John W. Barnhill, MD
W. Wolfgang Fleischhacker, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
June 18-24, 2023
Medical Leadership*
Evan S. Fieldston, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
June 25 – July 1, 2023
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephen T. Chasen, MD
Petra Kohlberger, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
July 2023
July 2-8, 2023
Anesthesiology and Intensive Care
Hugh C. Hemmings, Jr., MD
Kane O. Pryor, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
July 9-15, 2023
ESU Master Class in Urology*
Christopher Chapple, MD
Douglas S. Scherr, MD
European School of Urology
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: March 19, 2023
August 2023
August 27 – September 2, 2023
Palliative Care (ELNEC)
Betty Ferrell, PhD
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
September 2023
September 3-9, 2023
Global Health: Vector-Borne Diseases
Anna-Bella Failloux, PhD
Institut Pasteur
September 10-16, 2023
Neurosurgery (Brain)
Jared Knopman, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
September 17-23, 2023
Neurosurgery (Spine)
Roger Haertl, MD
Claudius Thomé, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Innsbruck
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- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
September 24-30, 2023
Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis
Antonio M. Gotto, Jr., MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
International Atherosclerosis Society
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
September 30 – October 4, 2023
Coordinators’ Meeting
October 2023
October 8-14, 2023
Cardiology
Robert J. Kim, MD
Gerald Maurer, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
October 15-21, 2023
Dermatology
Richard D. Granstein, MD
Georg Stary, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
October 22-28, 2023
Oncology B: Thoracic, and Head and Neck Cancers*
David G. Pfister, MD
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
October 29 – November 4, 2023
Diagnostic Imaging
David W. Trost, MD
Franz Kainberger, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine-NYP
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
November 2023
November 5-11, 2023
Cardiac Surgery
Edward G. Soltesz, MD
Nikolaos J. Skubas, MD
Guenther Laufer, MD
Cleveland Clinic
Medical University of Vienna
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
November 19-25, 2023
Adolescent Medicine*
Carol A. Ford, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
November 26 – December 2, 2023
Pediatric Palliative Care
Stefan J. Friedrichsdorf, MD
By invitation only
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
December 2023
December 3-9, 2023
Public Health Strategy I
Katarzyna Czabanowska, PhD
Scott Burris, JD
Maastricht University
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
December 10-16, 2023
Pediatric Infectious Diseases*
Paul J. Planet, MD
Volker Strenger, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical University of Graz
- Schedule
- Speakers & Topics
- Curriculum
Please apply for the seminar at the OMI Portal.
Applicants will be notified via email whether they have been selected.
Application Deadline: May 31, 2023
* CME Credit Seminar