Activity

Activity Description

The James C. Puffer, M.D./American Board of Family Medicine Fellowship will provide an exceptional opportunity for early career scholars to experience the work of the IOM. The IOM brings together the most eminent researchers, policy experts, and clinicians from across the country to work together to provide nonpartisan, scientific, and evidence-based advice to national, state, and local policymakers; academic leaders; health care administrators; and the public. This fellowship builds on a program created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the IOM’s establishment and will enable select early career health policy or health science scholars in family medicine to participate actively in the work of the IOM and to further their careers as future leaders in the field.
 
Each Fellowship will be awarded for a two-year period.  During this time, Fellows are expected to continue their work at their main post while being assigned to a board of the IOM.  The boards are:

• Health Sciences Policy
• Health Care Services
• Food and Nutrition
• Health of Select Populations
• Global Health
• Population Health and Public Health Practice
• Children, Youth, and Families

The Fellowship requires a 10-20 percent commitment of time for two years and includes attendance at a one-week orientation to health policy in October, the Fall IOM Annual Meeting and the meetings of the assigned board. Additionally, Fellows will participate actively in the work of an appropriate expert study committee or roundtable, including contributing to its reports or other products. 

This experience will introduce Fellows to a variety of expert and perspectives, including legislators, government officials, industry leaders, executives of voluntary health organizations, scientists, and other health professionals. Each Fellow will be assigned to an IOM member who will serve as a senior mentor during the two years of the fellowship. 

Each Puffer/ABFM Fellow will be asked to designate a tax exempt institution, which shall receive an unrestricted award of $25,000, with an expressed preference that the award be used to advance the Fellow’s professional and academic career in so far as it is practical to do. The stipend will be administered through the appropriate department in the Fellow’s home institution.

Eligibility Criteria

Nominees for the IOM Fellowship must meet the following requirements:

• Nominated by a member of the Institute of Medicine or the American Board of Family Medicine
• Working in Family Medicine and may include a Ph.D., M.D. or D.O.
• Received a Ph.D. within the past one-to-ten years, or one-to-ten years out from completion of residency training with an M.D. or D.O.
• Able to dedicate 10-20 percent of time to the Fellowship for two years
• Endorsed by the department chair, institute director, or equivalent
• U.S. citizen or permanent resident at the time of the nomination

Selection Criteria

• Professional accomplishments including research and publications
• Potential for leadership in health policy or health services
• Quality of letters of recommendations
• Expertise in an area of relevance to the Institute of Medicine

Preference will be given to candidates who have a demonstrated interest in and focus on health care quality or health services.

Application Packet

• Nomination letter from a member of the Institute of Medicine or American Board of Family Medicine
• Three letters of reference as well as a supporting letter from the candidate’s department chair, institute director, or equivalent
• An up-to-date curriculum vita
• A brief one page bio

All materials should be sent to Marie Michnich at mmichnich@nas.edu or to:

Marie Michnich
IOM/HPEPF
Keck WS 702
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001

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