American Head & Neck Society

Advancing Education, Research, and Quality of Care for the Head and Neck oncology patient.

American Head and Neck Society Dr. Eddie Méndez Fellowship Award Mentor

The AHNS Foundation and Diversity Service are seeking Mentors for the Eddie Méndez Research Fellowship Award. The Medical Student application cycle will run from September 2 to October 20, 2025.

We are seeking AHNS members engaged in ALL aspects of head and neck research:  basic and/or translational science, cancer disparities, population health, community engagement and/or clinical research.

AHNS members interested in supporting a medical student for 1-year are asked to provide the following:

  • A brief description of your research interests including potential project(s) ideally suited for a one-year research rotation.
  •  Contact information
  •  NIH biosketch may also be provided but is not required.

This information will be uploaded on the AHNS website to allow students to determine interested faculty, areas of research, and facilitate further contact between potential mentors and mentees.

Please email questions to Ochun Farlice at [email protected].

Application Deadline: Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific time

AHNS Member Dr. Eddie Méndez Mentor Application

Name(Required)
I am interested in supporting/mentoring a medical student for 1 year in 2026-2027(Required)
Please write a brief description, not more than 500 words detailing a brief description of your research interests including potential project(s) ideally suited for a one year research rotation .
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, Max. file size: 64 MB.