This two-year Fellowship program, exclusively designed for AAN Fellows to maintain their current position while contributing to the work of the NAM and the National Academies, will further facilitate the dissemination of nursing knowledge and expertise in key discussions that will impact health policy at the national level.

The AAN NAM Fellow will be immersed in a unique learning environment offered at NAM, paired with an elected NAM member for mentorship, and will be awarded a flexible research grant of $25,000 for the two-year period, which will be administered through their home institution to help advance the individual’s professional development. This grant is not intended for use as a salary offset for the fellow, and no indirect costs are allowed. AAN NAM Fellows will be actively involved in producing reports and relevant study products while engaging with legislators, government officials, industry leaders, executives, scientists, and other health profession experts.

During the two-year Fellowship, the Fellow is expected to continue to work at their primary academic and research posts, while being assigned to a particular board at NAM. The board include:

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

The fellowship requires a 10- to 20-percent commitment of time for two years, and includes attendance at a one-week orientation session, the NAM Annual Meeting and the meetings of the fellow’s designated board. Domestic travel expenses are covered for participation in approved fellowship activities. Additionally, the Fellow will participate actively in the work of an appropriate study committee or roundtable, including contributing to its reports or other products. Studies that would enable the potential for the fellow to contribute to the value of integrating medicine and public health will be identified.

This experience will introduce the AAN Fellow to a variety of experts and perspectives, including legislators, government officials, industry leaders, executives of voluntary health organizations, scientists, and other health professionals. In addition, each fellow will be assigned to an NAM member who will serve as a senior mentor during the two years of the fellowship.

AAN’s mission to improve health and achieve health equity by impacting policy through nursing, leadership, innovation, and science is a cornerstone of this Fellowship. It builds and adds to the impact of NAM Distinguished Nurse Scholar-in-Residence program supported by AAN, the American Nurses Association, and the American Nurses Foundation, established in 1992. Having two distinct programs available to Academy Fellows to engage at the NAM further amplifies nursing expertise at this esteemed policy making body.

• March 4, 2024 - Call for nominations open
• April 26, 2024 - Self-Nomination Forms are due to AAN
• June 1, 2024 - AAN forwards the Board of Directors approved nominations packets to NAM
• July 25, 2024 - Awardee is notified of selection by NAM
• September 10-12, 2024 - Fellow orientation at NAM
• October 21, 2024 - AAN Fellow is introduced to the Membership at the NAM Annual Meeting

Nominees will be evaluated by a NAM-appointed committee based on their professional qualifications, scholarship, and quality of professional accomplishments as evidenced through publications and research grants, and relevance of current field of expertise to the work of the NAM. Nominees must:

• Be a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing;
• Hold a doctoral degree;
• Be four to ten years out from completion of post-graduate work;
• Be able to dedicate 10 to 20 percent of their time to the fellowship for two years;
• Have endorsement by their department chair, institute director, or equivalent; and
• Hold U.S. citizen or permanent resident status at the time of the nomination.

Preference will be given to candidates who have a demonstrated interest in policy and scholarship related to health equity.

Inquiries about the AAN Fellowship should be directed to:

Yumi Phillips
Program Officer, Health Policy Fellowships and Leadership Programs
National Academy of Medicine
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001
Phone: (202) 334-1506 │ Email: yphillips@nas.edu