Starting Feb. 1, the FDA will accept applicants for its two-year fellowship program that allows health professionals to receive training and experience from the regulatory agency.

"The intent of the fellowship is to identify and train highly accomplished individuals who will be FDA ambassadors throughout their scientific careers," according to the FDA's website.

Fellows will train at the FDA's campus in White Oak, MD, and take various courses designed to provide an in-depth review of the sciences behind regulatory review. The courses encompass FDA activities, including public policy, FDA law, leadership skills, clinical trials, epidemiology, devices and radiological health.
Fellows would also be matched with an FDA preceptor, a senior FDA scientist, that will identify certain projects for the fellows, according to the FDA's website.

For more information on how to apply for the fellowship program, visit www.fda.gov/commissionersfellowships/default.htm.