Wisconsin Primary Care Programs
Students
A number of resources exist for health professions students that
provide information about:
Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs
Scholarship Resources for
Health Professional Shortage Areas in Wisconsin
(PDF, 77 KB)
This document compares federal scholarship programs for students
enrolled in the following health professions programs:
- MD/DO
- Dentists – DDS/DMD (general, pediatrics)
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurse midwives
- Nursing
- Physician assistants
- Various (Indian Health Service Health Professions Scholarship
only)
Primary Care Loan Repayment Recruitment Resources for Health
Professional Shortage Areas in Wisconsin (PDF, 195 KB)
This document compares federal and state loan repayment options for
primary care providers. This includes the following provider types:
- MD/DO – family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, Ob/Gyn
- Nurse practitioners
- Nurse midwives
- Physician assistants
Dental Loan
Repayment Recruitment Resources for Health Professional Shortage Areas
in Wisconsin (PDF, 73 KB)
This document compares federal and state loan repayment options for
dentists and dental hygienists that practice general or pediatric
dentistry.
Mental Health
Loan Repayment Recruitment Resources for Health Professional Shortage
Areas in Wisconsin (PDF, 72 KB) This document compares federal and state loan repayment options for
mental health providers. This includes the following provider types:
- MD/DO – psychiatry
- Health service psychologists
- Licensed clinical social workers
- Licensed professional counselors
- Marriage and family therapists
- Nurses
National Health Service Corps (NHSC)
(exit DHS)
The NHSC is a federal program that seeks to improve access to care in
underserved areas of the country by offering scholarship assistance and
loan repayment to eligible primary care, dental, and mental health
clinicians. In order to receive the scholarship or loan repayment
providers must agree to provide a minimum of 2 years service in a
high-need Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Wisconsin Health
Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP)
(exit DHS)
The HPLAP is Wisconsin’s state loan repayment program. It seeks to
increase the number of primary care, dental, and psychiatrist providers
working in underserved rural and urban areas of the state. Interested
persons should contact Kevin
Jacobson for more program information.
NURSE Corps Scholarship Program
(exit DHS)
The NURSE Corps Scholarship Program is a federal program targeted to
nursing students enrolled in diploma, associate, baccalaureate or
graduate nursing programs. The scholarship will cover tuition, required
fees, reasonable education costs and provides a monthly stipend. Upon
completion of their nursing training scholarship recipients will be
expected to serve a minimum 2-year service commitment at a Critical
Shortage Facility in a high need HPSA.
NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program (exit
DHS)
The NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program is a federal program targeted to
bachelor’s or master’s degree trained nurses employed as an RN. In order
to receive an award nurses must work in a Critical Shortage Facility for
nursing that’s located in a HPSA.
Indian Health Service (IHS)
(exit DHS)
The IHS offers scholarship and loan repayment opportunities to qualified
American Indian (AI) and Alaskan Native (AN) citizens. The
scholarship program (exit DHS) covers tuition, required fees and appropriate living expenses for
eligible students in health professions programs. Students receiving the
scholarship have to complete a service obligation at an Indian health
tribal health facility. The IHS
loan repayment program (exit DHS) offers loan repayment assistance to eligible applicants in qualified
health professional disciplines. Eligibility to the loan repayment
program is not restricted to AI/AN. Loan repayment recipients receive an
award in exchange for at least a two-year service obligation.
Wisconsin Medical Society (WMS) Foundation
(exit DHS)
The foundation of the WMS offers a number of scholarship, student loan,
and fellowship opportunities for students in medical school in
Wisconsin.
Student Learning
Experiences
Wisconsin Area Health Education
Center (AHEC) (exit DHS)
The Wisconsin AHEC system provides programs to strengthen
community-based health professional education and community health
education. This programming is carried out in a variety of ways, some of
which are described below.
• Study Wisconsin (exit DHS) – opportunity for student advancement and training
outside of their regular school curriculum
• Wisconsin Express (exit DHS) – opportunity for health professions students to
explore health care delivery in medically underserved areas and work
with students across disciplines
• Community Health Internship Program (CHIP) (exit DHS) – summer internship program
with placements in local health departments
Other useful information may be found on the AHEC
student (exit DHS) page. AHEC
also maintains a Health Careers Information Center (exit DHS), which provides
information about health career occupations, Wisconsin educational
institutions and health care programs, health profession organizations,
and other health care programs and resources.
Internship and Residency
University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine (exit DHS)
Medical College of Wisconsin (exit DHS)
Working with Underserved Populations
AHEC cultural education resources
(exit DHS)
Links to a variety of online resources to help providers develop a
better understanding of other cultures.
WI Department of Health Services Minority Health Program
The Minority Health Program provides statewide leadership on policy
measures that aim to improve the health of vulnerable populations in
Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Primary Health Care Association (WPHCA)
(exit DHS)
WPHCA provides support to Wisconsin’s Community Health Centers and
serves as a resource on access to care.
Wisconsin Office of Rural Health (ORH) (exit
DHS)
The ORH works to improve access to and the quality of healthcare
provided in rural areas of the state.
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC)
(exit DHS)
The RWHC is a collaborative network of rural hospitals that advocates
for policies that will improve health care delivery in rural areas; and
serves to health the development of the hospitals in the collaborative.
Center for Urban Population Health (CUPH)
(exit DHS)
CUPH conducts and facilitates population health research and educational
initiatives that seek to improve the health of urban communities.
Community Health Information and Resources
Wisconsin Department of Health Services Community Health Improvement
Process and Plans (CHIPP)
The process of Wisconsin communities developing and implementing local
health plans to address health conditions impacting their residents.
University of Wisconsin County Health Rankings
and Roadmaps
(exit DHS)
The rankings and roadmaps project helps communities create solutions
that will make it easier for people to make healthy choices. The health
rankings portion of the project illustrates what issues are making
people sick in a particular county. The roadmaps portion of the project
helps to show what communities can do to create healthier places to
live, work, and play.
Wisconsin Clearinghouse for Prevention Resources
(exit DHS)
The clearinghouse seeks to mobilize people to use their voices to affect
change in creating a healthier community.
Informed Caring (exit DHS)
Informed Caring is a library resource maintained by Wisconsin AHEC. The
site is designed to provide information and resources to those working
in local health departments, community health centers, and those
providing health care in rural or underserved communities in Wisconsin.
Job Searching
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Jobs Center
(exit DHS)
An online job search engine that will display job vacancies nationwide
at health care sites that are eligible placements to receive NHSC loan
repayment. Some sites will be eligible placements to fulfill NHSC
scholarship obligations. These vacancies may be filled by anyone who is
qualified, individuals do not have to have interest in the loan
repayment program.
National Rural Recruitment and Retention Network (3RNet)
(exit DHS)
3RNet is a national network of members affiliated with non-profit
organizations that help to recruit health professionals to rural areas.
Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative (RWHC) Career Center
(exit DHS)
Search for health care vacancies in rural areas of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin Academy of Physician Assistants (WAPA) Career Center
(exit DHS)
Search for physician assistant vacancies in Wisconsin.
Professional Associations
Wisconsin AHEC’s Health Careers Information Center provides
listings of national and state health professional associations and
organizations (exit DHS). These organizations can provide students with helpful
background about the profession, as well information on accreditation,
licensing and certification requirements, other education programs
within job searching the profession and financial assistance.
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April 26, 2013 |
