The National Health Service Corp (NHSC) is accepting applications through April 5, 2016 for a Loan Repayment Program (LRP) for clinicians to provide culturally competent, interdisciplinary primary health care services to underserved populations in eligible communities of need designated as health professional shortage areas.
The NHSC seeks clinicians in the following disciplines who demonstrate the characteristics for and an interest in providing care to medically-underserved populations:
- Primary care physicians;
- Nurse practitioners;
- Certified nurse-midwives;
- Physician assistants;
- Dentists;
- Dental hygienists;
- Behavioral and mental health providers (psychiatrists, health service psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric nurse specialists, and licensed professional counselors).
Eligible organizations may be able to utilize funding to recruit and retain clinicians.
The NHSC may pay:
- Up to $50,000 for an initial two years of full-time clinical practice to clinicians serving at an NHSC-approved service site;
- Up to $25,000 for an initial two years of half-time clinical practice to clinicians serving at an NHSC-approved service site.
See 2016 Application and Program Guidance for complete details.
For More Information:
Contact Kelly Owens at [email protected].
