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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Bringing Bone and Joint Surgery to OMI MEX
Musculoskeletal conditions affect millions of people, yet access to specialized orthopedic care and the resources needed to deliver it are uneven across Latin America. A 2019 Global Burden of Disease analysis estimated that 52 million people in Latin America and the Caribbean were living with...
Going with Our Gut in Georgia
Georgia, a country of 3.9 million inhabitants and 22,500 physicians, has long been an important focus of the...
Helping Medical Leaders Take Flight!
What is the difference between medical practitioners and medical leaders? Every doctor has the capacity to become...
A Collaboration for Women’s Health in Latin America
From October 19-21, 2026, OMI MEX held the second Obstetrics and Gynecology seminar in Mexico City, bringing...
Bringing Bone and Joint Surgery to OMI MEX
Musculoskeletal conditions affect millions of people, yet access to specialized orthopedic care and the resources needed to deliver it are uneven across Latin America. A 2019 Global Burden of Disease analysis estimated that 52 million people in Latin America and the...
Going with Our Gut in Georgia
Georgia, a country of 3.9 million inhabitants and 22,500 physicians, has long been an important focus of the OMI’s educational efforts. With 829 Georgian physicians having benefited from the educational programs in Salzburg to date, the OMI has reached an important...
Helping Medical Leaders Take Flight!
What is the difference between medical practitioners and medical leaders? Every doctor has the capacity to become a leader in their field, but not every doctor has access to the training needed to reach their full potential in leadership and policymaking roles....
A Collaboration for Women’s Health in Latin America
From October 19-21, 2026, OMI MEX held the second Obstetrics and Gynecology seminar in Mexico City, bringing together international faculty and medical professionals from across Latin America. A key difference of this year’s course was the participation of fellows...
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