The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has a great interest in developing leaders among a broad range of scientists, health professionals, and those in law, administration, engineering, and the humanities who are committed to building a healthier world.  As part of its strong commitment to building leadership capacity across diverse disciplines to shape the future of health and medicine, the NAM administers a portfolio of highly regarded health policy fellowships and leadership programs.  For more details, please visit the NAM website.

Programs that are/will be accepting submissions are listed below.  Please direct inquiries to the NAM Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs at: (202) 334-1506 / NAM.Scholars@nas.edu.

NAM Fellowships

This program is a great opportunity for exceptional early-career health science scholars to participate in evidence-based health care or public health studies that affect the health of the American people. Currently, there are 10 distinct opportunities across diverse areas of focus through endowments and funding from various sponsors.

The call for nominations for the following fellowships is available for the 2024 cycle. Submission deadline is 3:00pm ET on June 3, 2024.

• Anesthesiology | FAER NAM Fellowship
• Family Medicine | James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Fellowship
• Nursing | AAN Fellowship
• Osteopathic Medicine | NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine
• Pharmacy | NAM Fellowship in Pharmacy
• State Health Policy (residence in the state of Wisconsin required) | NAM Fellowship to Advance State Health Policy

The call for nominations for the following fellowships will be available in March 2025.

• Bioethical Issues in Care, Research, & Policy | Greenwall Fellowship in Bioethics
• Emergency Medicine | American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Fellowship
• Family Medicine | James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Fellowship
• Integration of Biomedical Research, Public Health & Clinical Medicine | Gilbert S. Omenn Fellowship
• Obstetrics & Gynecology | Norman F. Gant/American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG) Fellowship

NAM Scholars in Diagnostic Excellence

The 2024 Call for Applications is now closed.  The next CFA will open in January 2025.

Funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, this collaborative program in partnership with the Council of Medical Specialty Societies supports up to 10* scholars in a one-year, part-time remote experience to enhance the scholars’ knowledge and skills in diagnostic quality, safety, and equity and accelerate their career development in becoming national leaders in the field. Scholars build upon the work of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine consensus report Improving Diagnosis in Health Care (2015) and propose the implementation of projects that will advance equity, improve diagnosis, and reduce diagnostic errors at the national level.  To learn more, visit the program website at: https://dxexscholars.nam.edu. 

*With additional support from The John A. Hartford Foundation, an 11th scholar with a focus on advancing diagnostic excellence and equity for older adults may be selected.

Reimbursement Submissions (Fellows, Scholars, and Event/Meeting Attendees Only)

If you need to submit a reimbursement request, please click on "Start Submission" per meeting/event.