The Jeremiah A. Barondess Fellowship in the Clinical Transaction: Reinvigorating The Patient-Physician Relationship
The New York Academy of Medicine's Barondess Fellowship supports early-career faculty to innovate and study clinical skills education that strengthens the patient-physician relationship.
Funder: New York Academy of Medicine
Due Dates: December 16, 2026 (Full application submission deadline, online)
Funding Amounts: $50,000 total ($25,000/year for 2 years); funds support 0.20 FTE protected time for the awardee
Summary: Supports early-career internal medicine faculty to develop innovative educational programs enhancing clinical skills and the patient-physician relationship.
Key Information: Awardee must have a junior faculty appointment by July 1, 2027; funds can only be used for awardee’s FTE.
Description
This fellowship, established by the New York Academy of Medicine in collaboration with the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), is designed to advance the teaching and practice of fundamental clinical skills among early-career faculty in internal medicine. The award supports the development, implementation, and evaluation of innovative educational programs that enhance core elements of the clinical transaction—patient history-taking, physical examination, and clinical reasoning—while addressing modern challenges such as telehealth and equitable care. The overarching goal is to strengthen the patient-physician relationship and improve the quality and compassion of clinical care through rigorous educational innovation.
