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Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program

Link
View Program Website
Sponsor
Tennessee Office of Rural Health
Deadlines
Jan 31, 2025
Contact

Daneisha Maddix
615.741.5887
health.tslrp@tn.gov

Purpose

The Tennessee State Loan Repayment Program (TSLRP) offers loan repayment assistance to primary care practitioners who agree to serve in a Health Professional Shortage Area of Tennessee.

Recipients must agree to a full-time service contract for a minimum of 2 years.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements and a complete list of primary care specialties is available in the TSLRP web announcement.

Eligible professions have included:

  • Primary care physicians (MD and DO)
  • Dentists (DDS and DMD)
  • Advanced practice nurses
  • Physician assistants
  • Registered nurses
  • Primary care behavioral health and mental health professionals
  • Pharmacists
Geographic coverage
Tennessee
Amount of funding

The maximum award is $50,000 for an initial 2-year service obligation.

Recipients in good standing have the option to renew their service contract for a maximum of $20,000 per year as long as they still have outstanding loan balances.

Application process

A link to the online application is 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 · Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses · Nurses · Oral health · Pharmacy workforce · Physician assistants · Physicians · Primary care · Public health · Tennessee

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