Programs Portfolio Overview
Advancing Our Core Mission
National Medical Fellowships, Inc. (NMF) is the premier national organization dedicated to health workforce development.
In 2021 NMF expanded its programming to provide training and support for physicians to be more actively involved in clinical trials. NMF’s goal is to identify and nurture tomorrow’s health care leaders, who will have the knowledge, skills, cultural competency, and commitment to deliver excellent care to the communities facing the most severe health challenges.
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Scholarships and Service-Learning Programs
Since inception, NMF’s scholarships and service-learning programs have been at the core of its programming. To increase the number of physicians, health professionals, and researchers in the U.S. who serve communities facing the greatest health challenges, NMF offers two types of scholarship support.

Scholarships & Awards (e.g. financial awards, enhanced scholarships)
Service-Learning Programs include structured/semi-structured experiences with clinical leadership, research, community health, mentorship, and other programmatic components in support of professional and personal growth.
NMF Primary Care Leadership Program
Doctors in Research Programs Portfolio
NMF is providing new pathways for students and physicians to pursue careers as clinical investigators. NMF’s Doctors in Research initiative seeks to increase the number of clinical investigators and boost engagement and participation in clinical research from patients in communities that have not been fully included in the past. This ensures the development of therapeutics effective across all populations.
NMF Doctors in Clinical Trials (NMF Dctr) Program, sponsored by Janssen, the Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Merck, AstraZeneca, and AbbVie.
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