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About NMF’s New Logo

Star shaped logo reading National Medical Fellowships

National Medical Fellowships (NMF) is pleased to tell the story of its new logo which NMF recently launched on our social media, website, and publications. It draws inspiration from the North Star — a symbol that carries significant importance in many of the cultures that NMF serves.

From enslaved people and Underground Railroad “workers” who used symbols on quilts to help secretly guide people to freedom to the Hopi and Navajo people who see the eight-point star as a sign of hope and guidance, the North Star has always been a beacon of light, hope, freedom, and finding one’s way for many communities.

For far too long, some communities have faced the greatest health challenges, costing people their lives to preventable causes. NMF works to support brilliant scholars who are committed to serving these communities and address the global physician shortage. NMF not only offers medical school scholarships, but also provides service-learning programs, mentorship opportunities, and clinical research leadership training. This is done with intentionality as NMF helps guide its alumni throughout their careers and build a system of support around them. In doing so, NMF’s goal is to bring about lasting change and new light and hope to our medical system.