Open Medical Institute
The Open Medical Institute (OMI) is an educational initiative for medical professionals which aims to improve healthcare on a global scale. Fellows trained by the OMI are equipped to significantly enhance healthcare delivery in their home countries. The program was founded in 1993 by the American Austrian Foundation (AAF) and the Open Society Foundations (OSF) in close collaboration with physicians from Weill Cornell Medicine. Over the past decades, many leading medical institutions in the United States and Europe have joined this initiative by providing highly committed faculty who donate their time and expertise, sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues from around the world. Since 1993, the OMI has awarded more than 31,000 fellowships to physicians from 141 different countries, to whom more than 3,800 observerships in Austrian and American hospitals have been granted.
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Five Years of Family Medicine in Mexico
From October 5-7, 2026, we welcomed 44 fellows from 11 Latin American countries to Mexico City for the OMI MEX seminar in Family Medicine: Mother and Child Health. This year's course was the fifth consecutive family medicine seminar in Mexico, reaching a new record for the program in terms of...
Celebrating Births and Birthdays in Kyrgyzstan
Maternal and fetal medicine is an extremely prevalent topic in Kyrgyzstan, where preterm birth complications are...
Nothing Beats a Healthy Heart!
“This course remains a wonderful reminder that within the medical community, bonds are built and the desire to...
Matters of the Heart in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Heart health, specifically contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and management of acute myocardial...
Five Years of Family Medicine in Mexico
From October 5-7, 2026, we welcomed 44 fellows from 11 Latin American countries to Mexico City for the OMI MEX seminar in Family Medicine: Mother and Child Health. This year's course was the fifth consecutive family medicine seminar in Mexico, reaching a new record...
Celebrating Births and Birthdays in Kyrgyzstan
Maternal and fetal medicine is an extremely prevalent topic in Kyrgyzstan, where preterm birth complications are still in the top 5 most common causes of death for women. From October 9-10, 2026, the OMI held a satellite symposium in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan at the...
Nothing Beats a Healthy Heart!
“This course remains a wonderful reminder that within the medical community, bonds are built and the desire to help each other is universal, a welcome value in today’s world!” remarked OMI faculty member Dr. Evelyn Horn. The expert, who is Professor of Clinical...
Matters of the Heart in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Heart health, specifically contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and management of acute myocardial infarction, was the focal point of the OMI’s eighth satellite symposium this year. It took place from October 2 to 3 at the University of Zenica in Bosnia and...