Our Vision

NMF envisions a future when everyone— regardless of their zip code, income, or circumstances— has access to excellent, affordable healthcare and clinical research trials delivered by top-tier professionals who best understand and share the lived experiences of the communities they serve. 

Our Mission

NMF empowers aspiring healthcare practitioners by investing in pathways and reducing barriers to medical education and transformative leadership opportunities. 

Through financial support, structured mentorship, experiential learning, professional development, and clinical research training, NMF develops future leaders committed to community-focused medical and behavioral healthcare and bolsters their retention to most effectively address workforce shortages, expand access to quality health services, and improve outcomes in areas with limited resources.

Our Values

To thrive and make a meaningful impact, NMF celebrates and supports the unique skills and lived experiences its board and team members put into daily practice and upholds the following values in continued service of its communities and stakeholders: 

  • Compassion—We offer each other respect, humility, and grace.  
  • Empowerment—We prepare and support all people committed to health excellence. 
  • Excellence—We amplify our North Star of advancing a stronger future in healthcare with exceptional talent.
  • Faith—We endure, as we have for nearly 80 years, amid any environment.
  • Hope—We are courageous and optimistic about the success of our collaboration. 
  • Integrity—We are accountable for our mission of serving our community of exemplary healthcare leaders.  
  • Relationships—We steward trusting partnerships for transformational change.   
  • Service—We work together to solve the challenges we face.  
  • Teamwork—We honor and respect our team’s expansive talents. 
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The Need for NMF

Our goal is to ensure that every American has access to physicians and healthcare professionals who speak their language, understand their culture, and are committed to working in communities who suffer the most from health challenges.

We do this through health workforce development.

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Improving Health Outcomes for Everyone

NMF programs provide critical financial support to brilliant and deserving medical students to help address the growing shortfall of physicians in this country. The high cost of education in medicine and related health professions is a significant barrier for many, and NMF lessens the financial burden shouldered by our scholars. NMF has awarded over $50 million in scholarships and offers service-learning programs and mentorship opportunities to students of medicine, behavioral health, and related health professions.

Through the NMF Doctors in Clinical Trials Research Program, we train physicians to become Emerging Investigators and lead clinical research. By increasing the number of clinicians who serve as Principal Investigators (PIs), the program seeks to improve patient participation in clinical research trials, ensuring treatments and preventative regimens are thoroughly investigated across all patient populations.

As NMF fulfills its mission, expanded access to exceptional care will create societal benefits for all.