National Medical Fellowships, Inc. (NMF) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that provides scholarships and support for underrepresented students in medicine and the health professions.
The organization offers need-based and merit scholarships to Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) students of medicine and other health professions and works to increase diversity in research.
NMF was started by Dr. Franklin C. McLean MD, PhD, then a professor of physiology at the University of Chicago.
NMF started by awarding scholarships to African American physicians and medical students.
The New York Times credited NMF for its contributions to decreasing racial discrimination and rising medical school enrollment by minorities in 1962.