James C. Puffer, MD/American Board of Family Medicine Fellowship
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James C. Puffer, MD/American Board of Family Medicine Fellowship supports early-career family medicine scholars in health policy and science work at the National Academies to develop future leaders.
Funder: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Nomination packet deadline)
Funding Amounts: $25,000 institutional grant for a two-year fellowship, plus approved domestic travel expenses
Summary: Supports early-career family medicine scholars in health policy and science work at the National Academies to develop future leaders.
Key Information: Nomination by a NAM member or member of the ABFM governing body is required.
Description
The Puffer/ABFM Fellowship enables early-career health policy and science scholars in family medicine to participate in the health- and medicine-related work of the National Academies. Administered by the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) within its Fellowships for Health Science Scholars program, it was established in 2011 through an American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) endowment. The program emphasizes health care quality, health services, and the value of integrating medicine and public health.
During the two-year fellowship, fellows remain at their main academic posts while joining a health-related board and contributing to a study committee or roundtable, including reports or other products. Health policy orientation, meetings, and mentorship from a NAM member introduce fellows to diverse expert perspectives while advancing their professional and academic careers.
