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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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 Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine,...
Matters of the Heart in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Heart health, specifically contemporary approaches to the diagnosis and management of acute myocardial...
A Week with Pioneers in the World of Lipids
The Open Medical Institute knows what it’s like to work with legends in the medical field. No one fits this...
Learning from a Living Library in the Field of Medical Entomology
The Open Medical Institute would not be what it is today without the strong connections that have been maintained...
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...
A Week with Pioneers in the World of Lipids
The Open Medical Institute knows what it’s like to work with legends in the medical field. No one fits this description as well as Dr. Antonio M. Gotto, who led this week’s course on Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis, marking his 15th year collaborating with the...
Learning from a Living Library in the Field of Medical Entomology
The Open Medical Institute would not be what it is today without the strong connections that have been maintained with partner institutions all over the world. Learning does not stop when participants leave Salzburg, and it is a privilege to help facilitate their...