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Georgia Physicians Education Loan Repayment Program (GPELRP)

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
Georgia Board of Health Care Workforce
Deadlines
Nov 10, 2024
Contact

Lauren Brenneman
lauren.brenneman1@dch.ga.gov
404.463.1057

Purpose

Physicians Education Loan Repayment Program (GPELRP) pays medical education student loan debt for physicians who agree to practice medicine full-time in a rural community in Georgia. The service commitment is 4 years.

The service contract requires a commitment to practice dentistry for a minimum of 40 clinical hours per week in a Georgia county with a population of 50,000 or less. The practice time requirement can be split between two or more counties as long as none of the practice location counties exceeds a population limit of 50,000.

Eligibility

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Be a citizen or national of the United States
  • Have satisfied all requirements for unrestricted medical licensure by the Georgia Composite Medical Board
  • Be a graduate of an accredited graduate medical education program located in the United States
  • Hold a Medicaid Provider Number in Georgia and actively treat Medicaid Patients
Geographic coverage
Georgia
Amount of funding

Up to $150,000 over 4 years

Application process

A link to the application materials is available on the program website.

Submit the completed application through the online form.

Tagged as
Loans, loan repayment, and loan forgiveness for health careers · Physicians · Georgia

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