The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program (LRP) announced the opening of the 2012 application cycle is taking place during the last week of January 2012. With two levels of funding, the NHSC LRP offers primary health care providers loan repayment assistance in exchange for working in rural, urban and frontier communities. Full-time and half-time options are available for primary care physicians, nurse practitioners, certified nurse‐midwives, physician assistants, dentists, dental hygienists and mental health providers to provide culturally competent, interdisciplinary primary health care services to underserved populations located in selected Health Professional Shortage Areas.
Learn more about eligibility requirements and qualifying educational loans by visiting the NHSC site.
