OMI NEWS

OMI 2026: Call for Applications!
Are you ready for your next learning opportunity? 🚀 The 2026 OMI seminar program is now open for registration, and we cannot wait for your...

Celebrating 30 Years of Psychiatry Education at the OMI!
This week marks the 30th OMI Psychiatry seminar! For 30 years, the OMI and Weill Cornell Medicine have collaborated tirelessly to promote and...

OMI Observerships 2026: Applications Open
Have you been waiting to extend your OMI career and benefit from the different programs OMI has to offer? The observership applications for the...

Cleveland Clinic Experts Inspire Young Cardiac Surgeons
Cleveland Clinic is a world-renowned hospital that sits in the middle of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. According to OMI faculty member Dr. Skubas, “The...

Three Decades of Brain Health Education
Nearly every week of the year we are joined by inspired fellows and dedicated faculty from all over the world, sharing OMI’s mission of medicine...

Global Insights: Observerships at Leading Austrian Hospitals
February started off our observership program for 2025 with a group of 10 observers from Bulgaria, Croatia (2), Ethiopia, Kosovo, Nigeria (3),...

OMI Local Coordinators Gather in Salzburg
“The local coordinators’ meeting gives us the opportunity to exchange ideas and experiences, ask questions, and network with one another,” explains...

Welcome to Dr. Malik Ejubović!
The Open Medical Institute is excited to announce that Dr. Malik Ejubović will take over the role of local coordinator for Bosnia and Herzegovina....

CHOP is #1 in Pediatric Orthopedics in the USA and at the OMI!
According to the United States News & World Report, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the number one pediatric hospital in...

From Albania to Zambia: Otolaryngology Goes Global
From February 2-8, 2025, Schloss Arenberg hosted a full house of otolaryngology residents and specialists from all corners of the globe united by a...

Mentoring Matters: A Commitment to Growth
It was at the OMI in Salzburg where Dr. Vanja Popovic, OBGYN resident from Montenegro, met with faculty Dr. Eloise Chapman-Davis from Weill Cornell...

Starting into 2025 with Orthopedic Surgery!
Drilling and hammering at Schloss Arenberg?! What sounds like a construction site is this year’s group of 33 orthopedic surgeons from 22 countries...

Happy Holidays from the OMI!
The holiday season is upon us!⭐️❄️☃️🎄🎁 As the year draws to a close, we reflect with immense pride and gratitude on our collective accomplishments....

A New Era of Healthcare in Africa with OMI
“The seeds of change have been planted in Salzburg. Now, I am ready to cultivate improvement in Ghana’s pediatric landscape.” This inspirational...

The Power of Connections and Cooperation in Medicine
“Traveling to Slovakia was definitely a highlight of our trip to Europe and we were very impressed by all that you have accomplished there in...

Eyes on the Future: Transforming Ophthalmology Globally!
Time flies! Our annual Ophthalmology seminar that took place from December 1 to 7, 2024, marked the last clinical course of this year! The seminar...

Music for Medicine 2024
The American Austrian Foundation’s annual Music for Medicine Benefit took place on December 2, 2024, at the splendid Metropolitan Club in New York...

Forming Global Citizens at the OMI with Maastricht University
With the holidays around the corner, this week’s seminar at the OMI fully reflected the heartwarming spirit of the season. From November 24 – 30,...

Never Change a Winning Team
Founded in 1887, the Institut Pasteur in Paris is an internationally renowned research institution that stands out in many disciplines. It is named...

Life-Saving Pediatric Care in Action!
This week’s faculty members are no strangers to emergencies! Heart diseases, wheezing, allergic reactions, weakness, epileptic episodes, ingested...

Xin Chao from Hanoi!
For over 30 years, the OMI has been shaping the future of medical education throughout the globe. We are thrilled to return to Vietnam with our...

A Successful Final Chapter: OMI MEX Neurosurgery (Spine)
Our last OMI MEX seminar of the year is here, and we could not have closed the 2024 chapter of our journey in a better way than by hosting the...

Making Positive Change in Palliative Care
Palliative Care nurse and OMI alumna Irena Laska, from the Mary Potter Palliative Care Center in Albania, shares a heartfelt report on the OMI...

And the Beat Goes on…
The annual Salzburg Cleveland Clinic Cardiac Surgery course, which took place from November 10 to 16, 2024, brought together world-leading...

Highlights from Gastrointestinal Cancer Patient Care in Mexico
From November 4–6, 2024, we hosted an intimate and impactful seminar in Mexico City: “Oncology: Gastrointestinal Cancers”, delivered in partnership...