Primary Care Innovation Fellowship: Improving health IT

The Primary Care Innovation Fellowship is open to members of the AAFP who are U.S. citizens and in one of the following groups:

• In practice or teaching, and out of residency and fellowship
• In a family medicine residency or fellowship, with a letter of support from your residency or fellowship program
• A master’s or doctoral student in the domains of usability, data science or industrial and systems engineering, with a letter of support from your program
• A practicing expert in the domains of usability, data science or industrial and systems engineering who is interested in primary care, with a letter saying you intend to direct your work to the realm of primary care in the future

The fellow will:

• Devote an average of four hours a week during the fellowship period.
• Travel as needed to complete the fellowship project. This includes the opportunity for four two-day trips to attend national conferences and an AAFP event.
• Work with AAFP staff and mentor(s) to convert the proposed project and timeline into a plan with a project charter and work structure.
• Complete a project during the fellowship period.
• Participate in meetings with AAFP staff and mentor(s) as needed throughout the fellowship.
• Maintain basic computer and internet access.

The AAFP will provide the fellow with:

• Access to Academy staff for guidance and oversight
• Up to $30,000 to complete the project
• A $5,000 stipend
• Access to nationally recognized experts as mentors
• Paid expenses for fellowship travel
• Access to videoconferencing to communicate with mentors and AAFP staff
• Support to convert the proposed project and timeline into a project plan
• Help procuring necessary resources or collaborations, feasible

AAFP staff will review applications and select a set of finalists. A fellow will be chosen, as well as an alternate in case the chosen fellow declines the opportunity. All applicants will be notified as soon as a fellow has been named.