Wisconsin Primary Care Programs
Clinician Loan Repayment, Scholarship Programs, &
Other Resources for Provider Recruitment
There are a number of federal and state student loan repayment and
scholarship programs designed to encourage health professionals
to work in areas that have shortages of providers. These programs
include:
Comparison of Scholarship and Loan Repayment Programs
Primary Care & Mental Health Recruitment Technical Assistance
Document (PDF, 44 KB)
Dental Recruitment Technical Assistance Document (PDF, 43
KB)
For more information:
New Map - Health
Care Providers with Service Obligations, January 2011 (PDF,
650
KB)
National Health Service Corps
(NHSC):
(exit DHS) NHSC is a federal program that was established to improve
the health of underserved communities and vulnerable populations by
coordinating the recruitment and retention of certain primary care
professionals to Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA). These
recruitment efforts materialize in the form of loan repayment for eligible
clinicians who are currently practicing, scholarships for students in
eligible clinical disciplines, and recruitment and retention resources for
eligible sites.
* UPDATE *
National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment program accepting applications now until May 26, 2011.
The
program has undergone exciting changes such as increasing the award
amounts and increased flexibility in service commitments with a full-time
and part-time option!
Wisconsin Health Professions
Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP): (exit DHS) State loan
repayment program, coordinated by the Office of Rural Health, to recruit
and retain clinicians to HPSA areas in Wisconsin. The HPLAP offers loan repayment to eligible clinicians practicing in a
HPSA.
Nursing
Education Loan Repayment (NELREP): (exit DHS)
The federal Nursing Education Loan
Repayment Program is a competitive program that can repay up to 60% of
the qualifying loan balance of registered nurses selected for funding in
exchange for 2 years of service at a critical shortage facility.
Participants may be eligible to work a 3rd year and receive repayment of
an additional 25% of the qualifying loan balance.
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Last Revised:
April 17, 2012
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