Rural Illinois Medical Student Assistance Program (RIMSAP)
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The Rural Illinois Medical Student Assistance Program provides loans and/or recommendations to University of Illinois Medical School students who wish to specialize in family practice or another primary healthcare field. Recipients must agree to practice medicine in an approved rural community in Illinois for a period of one year for each year that financial aid is taken, upon graduation. Freshmen applicants receiving a recommendation must commit to a five-year practice period.
Only University of Illinois Medical School students are eligible. Students must be willing to specialize in family practice or another primary healthcare field and work in rural Illinois after graduation.
Applicants must be:
- Illinois residents
- In the fourth year of college or have a bachelor's degree
- Have the signature of the county medical society president or secretary on the application
- Have the county Farm Bureau president's signature on the application
Loan amounts are not stated.
Contact rimsap@ilfb.org to discuss the application process.
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