Eligibility

Applicants must be a current member of AFMRD (at the time of application and throughout the duration of the program) and meet one of the following eligibility requirements:

1. Current program directors of ACGME accredited programs
2. Current program directors of developing programs
3. Current associate/assistant program directors (including site directors of rural tracks) on a trajectory towards Program Director
4. Faculty with more than 3 years of experience
5. Other (medical directors, fellowship directors, etc.)

Approximately three weeks following the close of the application process, the class roster will be announced and applicants will be notified whether or not they were accepted. At that time, those accepted into the fellowship may pay the $7,000 tuition by credit card or check. If paying by credit card, an additional fee per transaction will also be assessed. Payment is required 3 weeks prior to the first session.

Selection Criteria

NIPDD typically receives more applications than there are positions available in the next entering class. Applicants are therefore screened and prioritized with a goal of accommodating as many applicants as possible who will be serving in the Program Director (PD) role in an operating program training residents by July 1 of the year they complete the fellowship.

Accordingly, applicants will be prioritized in the following categories in descending order of priority:

1. Current PDs of accredited operating programs that have residents present in the year of application
2. Current PDs of developing programs that are accredited or are expected to receive accreditation and begin recruiting for residents in the year of application
3. APDs who are the designated successor for the current PD of an accredited, operating program and expected to assume the PD role within 12 months
4. Current PDs of developing programs that have achieved accreditation but not recruiting residents in the year of application
5. Current PDs of developing programs that have not yet received accreditation
6. APDs who are on a trajectory to become a PD but not expected to assume the role within the next 12 months
7. Faculty with 3+ years of experience with an interest in becoming a PD in the future

If there are more applicants in a priority category than available space, those who applied earliest will receive preference.

If accepted applicants subsequently cancel their participation, that position will be offered to candidates who were not initially accepted in priority order.

For more information, please contact Cristin Estes