National Medical Fellowships, Inc. is the only private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the health of underserved communities by increasing the representation of minority physicians, educators, researchers, and policymakers in the United States; training minority medical students to address the special needs of their communities; and educating the public and policymakers to the public health problems and needs of underserved populations. NMF support is extended to United States citizens who are African-American, mainland Puerto Rican, Mexican-American, American Indian, Alaska Natives or Native Hawaiians and who are enrolled in MD-degree-granting programs accredited by the Association of American Medical Colleges Liaison Committee on Medical Education or at DO-degree-granting programs in the United States or Puerto Rico accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Professional Education.