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Pennsylvania Primary Care Loan Repayment Program

This funding record is inactive. Please see the program website or contact the program sponsor to determine if this program is currently accepting applications or will open again in the future.

Sponsor
Pennsylvania Department of Health
Deadlines
Nov 15, 2024
Purpose

The Pennsylvania Primary Health Care Loan Repayment Program offers loan repayment assistance to certain health professionals who agree to practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Pennsylvania for a period of 2 years.

Program fact sheet

Eligibility

Eligible primary care professions include:

  • Allopathic (MD) and Osteopathic (DO) Physicians (Family Medicine, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Psychiatry)
  • Certified Registered Nurse Practitioners ( Adult, Family, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women's Health, Psychiatry)
  • General Dentists
  • Registered Dental Hygienists
  • Public Health Dental Hygiene Practitioners
  • Certified Nurse Midwives
  • Physician Assistants (Adult, Family, Pediatrics, Geriatrics, Women's Health, Mental Health/Psychiatry)
  • Licensed Clinical Social Workers
  • Licensed Professional Counselors
  • Marriage and Family Therapists
  • Psychologists

Eligibility requirements:

  • Employed at an approved outpatient primary care practice site
  • U.S. citizen or U.S. national
  • Graduate of an accredited educational program in the U.S.
  • Possess a valid Pennsylvania license in one of the eligible disciplines listed above
Geographic coverage
Pennsylvania
Amount of funding

Physicians, dentists, and psychologists may receive up to $80,000 for full-time service or $40,000 for half-time service.

Other practitioners may receive up to $48,000 for full-time service or $24,000 for half-time service.

Application process

Links to the application instructions and the online application are available on the program website.

Tagged as
Behavioral health · Behavioral health workforce · Dental workforce · Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Oral health · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Pennsylvania

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