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The NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine will be awarded for a two-year period. During this time, the fellow is expected to continue to work at their main academic post, while being assigned to a board of the 911±¬ÁÏÍø Academies. The boards are:

• Children, Youth, and Families,
• Food and Nutrition,
• Global Health,
• Health Care Services,
• Health Sciences Policy, and
• Population Health and Public Health Practice.

The fellowship requires a 10- to 20-percent commitment of time for two years, and includes attendance at a one-week orientation to health policy, the Fall NAM Annual Meeting, and the meetings of the assigned board. Domestic travel expenses are covered for participation in approved fellowship activities. Additionally, the fellow will participate actively in the work of an appropriate study committee or roundtable, including contributing to its reports or other products. Studies that would enable the fellow to contribute to the value of integrating medicine and public health will be identified.

This experience will introduce the NAM Fellow in Osteopathic Medicine to a variety of experts and perspectives, including legislators, government officials, industry leaders, executives of voluntary health organizations, scientists, and other health professionals. Each fellow will be assigned to an NAM member who will serve as a senior mentor during the two years of the fellowship.

A flexible research grant of $25,000 will be awarded to each NAM Fellow in Osteopathic Medicine, which will be administered through the appropriate department in the fellow’s home institution to advance the fellow’s professional and academic career. This grant is not intended for use as a salary offset for the fellow, and no indirect costs are allowed.

Nominees for the NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine must:

• Be nominated by a member of the NAM, the Trustees of the AOA, the Board of Deans of the AACOM or the Board of Directors of the AOF
• Hold a Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine
• Be able to dedicate 10 to 20 percent of time to the fellowship for two years
• Be within the first two-to-seven years after completion of post-graduate work
• Have a supporting letter from the candidate’s department chair
• Hold U.S. citizen or permanent resident status at the time of the nomination

Nominees will be evaluated by an NAM-appointed committee based on their professional qualifications, scholarship, and quality of professional accomplishments as evidenced through publications and research grants, and relevance of current field of expertise to the work of the NAM.

Preference will be given to nominees who have a demonstrated interest in and focus on Osteopathic Medicine.

A complete nomination packet must be submitted electronically through the online nomination system at and will include the following documents:

• A nomination letter from a member of the NAM, the Trustees of the AOA, the Board of Deans of the AACOM or the Board of Directors of the AOF
• Three (3) letters of reference
• A supporting letter from the candidate’s department chair
• An up-to-date curriculum vitae
• A brief one-page bio
• A one-page personal statement that describes the candidate’s reasons for wanting to be a fellow for this particular program at this phase of their career