The National Health Service Corps has awarded a record $89.9 million in
scholarships and loan repayments to primary health care professionals who
work in frontier, rural and inner-city areas that lack access to adequate
care.
Announced Nov. 13, the FY 2002 awards support 879 new and continuing
loan repayment awards and 405 new and continuing scholarship awards. To be
eligible, awardees agree to provide health care services for a minimum of
two to four years in areas of the country with the greatest shortage of
medical professionals.
The loan repayment program is available to primary
health care professionals, including physicians, physician assistants, nurse
practitioners, certified nurse midwives, dentists, dental hygienists, and
behavioral and mental health clinicians. The scholarship program is open to
students enrolled or accepted for enrollment in accredited medical schools,
family nurse practitioner programs, certified nurse-midwifery programs,
physician assistant programs and dental schools.
For more, go to
http://newsroom.hrsa.gov
or contact Patrick Lipford, Director, Tennessee State Office of Rural Health, at 615-741-0388.
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