2017 Application and Program Guidance
(PDF -401 KB) has the detailed information you need to apply, including
eligibility requirements, site information, documentation, and
service requirements. Please read carefully before you start your Loan
Repayment Program application.
Primary care medical, dental and mental/behavioral health
clinicians can get up to $50,000 to repay their health profession student
loans in exchange for a two-year commitment to work at an approved NHSC site in a high-need, underserved
area. The payment is free from Federal income tax and is made at the
beginning of service, so you can quickly pay down your loans.
After
completing your initial service commitment, you can apply to extend your
service and receive additional loan repayment assistance. The amount you
receive and length of your commitment depends on where you serve (service at
sites in higher need areas yields greater loan repayments). It also depends
on whether you select the full-time or half-time option.
See the 2017
Application and Program Guidance (PDF - 401 KB) for details. Approved sites are located across the U.S.,
in both urban and rural areas. Visit the NHSC
Jobs Center to see if your site is already approved.
Application Help
NHSC
will host a webinar and conference calls to review the program requirements and answer applicant
questions. Dates and times will be sent via email.
About NHSC
The
National Health Service Corps helps bring health care to those who need
it most. Since 1972, we have been building healthy communities by connecting
primary health care providers to areas of the United States with limited access
to care.
More
than 50,000 primary care medical, dental, and mental and behavioral health
professionals have served in the National Health Service Corps since its
inception.
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