The NAM Fellowship in Osteopathic Medicine was established in 2014 through an endowment from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM), and the American Osteopathic Foundation (AOF) to enable talented, early-career health science scholars to participate actively in health- and medicine-related work of the National Academies and to further their careers as future leaders in the field. The program especially welcomes nominations of under-represented minority candidates. 

This program is designed for health science scholars who are 1-to-10 years out from completion of a residency or a doctoral degree to participate in the process by which the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies) provide health advice to the nation. This direct involvement in health- and medicine-related work of the National Academies prepares young investigators to contribute to the future direction of health care throughout their careers while also accelerating their career development.

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.

For more information please visit the NAM website.