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NOTICE ! !
The Applicant Information Bulletin and online application for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and Fiscal Year 2010 are available online at http://nhsc.hrsa.gov/loanrepayment/apply.htm. NHSC will have open and continuous receipt and evaluation of applications through the conclusion of Fiscal Year 2010 or until funds are expended, whichever comes first. There will be six cycle consideration periods for receipt of application and supporting documents. The cycle periods are listed in the Applicant Information Bulletin.

National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment

The National Health Service Corps (NHSC)  offers a number of programs to encourage health professionals to practice in America's underserved communities.  The goal of the NHSC is to unite communities in need with caring health professionals and support their efforts to build better systems of care.

Students dedicated to practicing primary care in communities of greatest need can compete for educational scholarships. In return for this scholarship support, they must agree to practice in communities across the Nation where need is the greatest.

The NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) gives fully trained health professionals who are dedicated to serving the underserved and have qualifying educational loans the opportunity to compete for repayment of those loans if they choose to serve in a community of greatest need.

State Contact:  Barbara Huske (785)296-2742 or bhuske@kdheks.gov

 


State Loan Repayment Program

 The Office of Local and Rural Health (OLRH) administers the State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP) to help with repayment of educational loans for graduates of health professional programs. Awards are made to health professionals recruited to provide care in federally designated underserved areas in Kansas.

The program is designed to help local communities recruit health professionals who agree to practice for at least 12 months in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). Employment must be with a public or non-profit agency or facility. Priority will be given to rural communities and to sites located in areas where poverty, economic access or cultural barriers contribute to poor access to primary, dental and mental health care services.

DESCRIPTION of the Loan Repayment Program of Kansas
| PROVIDER application for the Loan Repayment Program of Kansas
| SITE application for the Loan Repayment Program of Kansas

For more information contact Barbara Huske (785)296-2742 or bhuske@kdheks.gov


Kansas Bridging Plan

The Kansas Bridging Plan is a loan forgiveness program for resident physicians who are in Family Practice, General Internal Medicine, General Pediatrics, and Medicine/Pediatrics residency programs in Kansas. Its purpose is to encourage residents to practice in a rural community upon completion of their residency training. For the purposes of the Kansas Bridging Plan, "rural" means any community in any county in Kansas except Douglas, Johnson, Sedgwick, Shawnee, or Wyandotte.  Click here for additional information on the Bridging Program.

Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program

The mission of the Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP) is to assist in the recruitment and retention of professional nurses who are dedicated to providing health care to underserved populations. The NELRP provides an economic incentive to nurses to start and/or continue practice in rural or urban communities with a shortage of nurses. 

Nurses who are selected to participate in the NELRP must enter into a contractual agreement to provide full-time clinical care in an approved facility located in a shortage county. In exchange for a 2-year service commitment, the NELRP will pay 60% of the participant's total qualifying educational loan balances (up to $30,000), subject to availability of funds.  Types of facilities in which NELRP participants can be employed include:  Indian Health Service Health Centers, Native Hawaiian Health Centers, Public hospitals, Migrant Health Centers, Community Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics.

Participants may qualify for an additional 25% if they meet the extension requirements for a 3rd year, subject to availability of funds. Within 3 years, participants can effectively pay off 85% of their original educational loan balance.


For more information contact: 
Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program 
Loan Repayment Programs Branch 
Division of Scholarships and Loan Repayments 
Bureau of Primary Health Center 
4350 East-West Highway, 10th Floor 
Bethesda, Maryland 20814 
301-594-4400 or 1-800-435-6464 
301-594-4981 FAX 
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/nursing/loanrepay.htm


MedLoans

 Under the guidance of the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), Sallie Mae provides MedLoan Consolidation Loans to help medical school borrowers manage their education loan debt.

The MedLoans Program is designed to consolidate all eligible loans into a new loan with one monthly payment, and offers other money-saving borrower benefits.

The AAMC and Sallie Mae encourage borrowers to seek expert advice before deciding whether and when to consolidate by calling (800) 622-6214.  More information is available at the MedLoans web site.