Organization Details:

National Medical Fellowships's (NMF) mission is to provide scholarships for underepresented minorities in medicine. Our primary goal is to achieve equity of opportunity in medicine and equity of access for all groups in society by increasing the number of minority physicians and changing the face of medicine to better reflect and serve our diverse nation.

Description and/or History:
NMF provides need-based scholarships for minority students for the first and second year of medical school and experience and merit awards for third and fourth year students.

NMF follows the Association of American Medical Schools definition of underrepresented minorities and includes: African American, Latinos, Native Americans and Asian Americans (Vietnamese and Cambodian only).

NMF has an international program in Ghana West Africa and offers special merit scholarships. Please visit www.nmfonline.org for more information.

NMF was founded in 1946 in Chicago when there were no residencies for African Americans. Since inception, NMF has provided scholarships for more then 28,000 students, totaling more then $40 million.

In the Greater New York area, NMF has more than 1200 alumni.

Contact people:

Angelica Minaya, Program Coordinator, (212) 483-8880 x304, (email) Franca Gaudio, Chief Operating Officer, (212) 483-8880 x301, (email)

Address:

5 Hanover Square New York, NY 10004 (See a map)

Directions:

Located in the Financial District, 5 Hanover Square faces Pearl Street (126-140 Pearl Street) and is just one block West of Water Street between Wall and Hanover Place.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: 1,6,J,   Walk distance (in minutes): 3   Nearest Bus Stop: M15, 1 minute walk