National Health Service Corps Loan
Repayment Program
The National Health Service Corps is a program of the Federal Health Resources and Services Administration's Bureau of Primary Health Care, which is the focal point for providing primary health care to underserved and vulnerable populations. The NHSC assists in the development, recruitment, and retention of community-responsive, culturally competent, primary care clinicians dedicated to practicing in health professional shortage areas.
The NHSC continually seeks primary care providers dedicated to working with our Nation's medically underserved populations. In an effort to identify and assist these unique individuals, the NHSC created a program to aid their transitions into practices in medically undeserved communities. Through the NHSC Loan Repayment Program, fully trained providers with qualified educational loans are offered repayment of those loans if they choose to serve at an eligible site while receiving a competitive salary, some tax relief benefits, and a chance to make a significant impact on the health status of a community.
Who Is Eligible?
- Fully trained Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) physicians with specialties of Family Medicine, General Pediatrics, General Internal Medicine, General Psychiatry, or Obstetrics/Gynecology.
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse-Midwives
- Primary Care Physician Assistants
- Dentists and Dental Hygienists
- Clinical Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Psychiatric Nurse Specialists, and Marriage and Family Therapists.
- You must agree to provide primary care services in a priority health professional shortage area for a minimum of two years. You may extend the Obligation beyond the required two years for one year at a time.
- You must be a U.S. citizen with a valid, unrestricted State license and/or Certificate to practice in the State where you plan to serve.
- Qualified educational loans are repaid at a maximum of $25,000 per year for the required initial two-year contract period.
- Additional one-year extensions, for existing qualified educational loans, may be awarded at qualifying sites for a maximum of $35,000 per year.
- Plus - a payment equal to 39 percent of the total loan repayments made during the taxable year involved to assist in payment of tax liabilities Incurred.
- Plus - a competitive salary and benefit package.
NHSC LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM
2070 Chain Bridge Road
Suite 450
Vienna, VA 22182
(800) 221-9393
Communities located in health professional shortage areas who are interested in becoming a site for loan repayment should contact: John Schroeck, Montana Primary Care Office (406)444-3934 or email jschroeck@mt.gov
