NLM Fellowships are offered for pre-doctoral and post-doctoral applicants both at the University of Minnesota and Mayo Clinic, Rochester. Applicants for the Minnesota NLM Fellowships are required to have: Prior MD, PhD or equivalent doctoral degree; or health professional admitted for doctoral studies; or medical student in a dual degree program; or practicing health administrator or medical librarian. Substantive knowledge of the health/life sciences is required and a strong background in computer, statistics or information sciences is a strong plus. Those intending to pursue an academic or other form of informatics-focused research/application career are especially encouraged to apply. Applicants MUST be citizens or non-citizen nationals of the United States or hold a permanent visa as a resident alien.
Support includes an NIH-approved stipend, travel to scientific meetings, and prorated payment of tuition and fees. Also provided are shared offices, personal computing resources and network access to institutional backbones and library facilities. Fellowships are annually renewable for up to three years, depending on programmatic goals and progress.