ACOEM/FMCSA Medical Fellow Research Program

Since 2005, the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) have sponsored the annual Medical Fellow Research Program which funds research in the area of commercial motor vehicle carrier health and safety.

The Medical Fellow Research Program is open to physicians enrolled in approved U.S. medical school occupational and environmental medicine (OEM) residency programs and who have a full-time medical school faculty member for project oversight. Applicants must be U.S. citizens or lawfully admitted or permanent U.S. residents. Applicants may not be federal employees or officers. 

The Medical Fellow(s) selected receive funding to conduct a 9-11 month research initiative beginning in October and completed no later than the following September. Research focuses on one of the medical standards or relevant issues for commercial motor vehicle driver health and safety. Projects should be designed to enhance worker health and/or safety within the commercial driver sector. 

Applications for the research year 2010-2011 are now closed. Application for research year 2011-2012 will open June 1, 2011.