Funding & Opportunities: Physicians (242)
2012 Medical Student Essay Contest
Award (monetary)
The 2012 Medical Student Essay Contest was created to honor outstanding academic promise. The theme is: The Art of Communication in Psychiatry: Connecting With The Patient.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 1, 2012
Sponsor: Association for Academic Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians, Psychiatrists |
2012 Sherry R. Arnstein Minority Student Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers scholarship for two osteopathic underrepresented minority students at AACOM's member colleges of osteopathic medicine (at least one newly accepted student and at least one continuing student).
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 31, 2012
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
3RNet Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Technical assistance
Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas throughout the country and assists employers in recruiting and retaining health professionals to rural and underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: 3RNet - National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Health Information Administrators, Mental Health Counselors, National, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Shortage Designations, Social Workers |
AACAP Beatrix A. Hamburg Award for the Best New Research Poster by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Resident at the AACAP Annual Meeting
Award (monetary)
This award recognizes the author of the best new research poster presented at the AACAP Annual Meeting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 15, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
The AACAP Rieger Service Program Award for Excellence
Award (monetary)
This award recognizes innovative programs that address prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of mental illnesses in children and adolescents, and serve as model programs to the community.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
AACAP Robert Cancro Academic Leadership Award
Award (monetary)
This award recognizes an academic leader for his or her contributions to the promotion of child and adolescent psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
The AACAP Sidney Berman Award for the School-Based Study and Intervention for Learning Disorders and Mental Illness
Award (monetary)
This award recognizes an individual or program that has shown outstanding achievement in the school-based study or delivery of intervention for learning disorders and mental illness.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
AACOM Research Grants Program
Grant or contract
Grants Program includes awards for medical education research & institutional research. Topics related to workforce issues are of increasing interest which include the expansion of osteopathic medical colleges, branch campuses & additional teaching sites.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 24, 2012
Sponsor: American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Technology |
AACP Consumer-Presenter Scholarship
Free or discounted registration
An AACP Member must sponsor the application of the health and human services consumer for funds to cover the travel, one day’s registration fee, and up to one night’s stay for the purposes of presenting as part of a conference program.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American Association of Community Psychiatrists
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
AAMC Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
Award (monetary)
The Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award annually honors a medical school faculty physician (MD or DO degree) who exemplifies the qualities of a caring and compassionate mentor in the teaching and advising of medical students.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsors: Association of American Medical Colleges, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians |
AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships
Scholarship
These awards are to honor individuals in their third year of medical school who assist medical schools achieve their diversity objectives and eliminate health care disparities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 4, 2012
Sponsor: Association of American Medical Colleges
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians |
AAP Educator Award
Award (monetary)
This award, established in 1988, is given to either an outstanding psychiatric educator, or an outstanding psychiatric educational project or program, in recognition of excellence in psychiatric education with significant impact.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: Association for Academic Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Psychiatrists |
AAP Fellowship Award
Fellowship
The Fellowship Award program was created to honor psychiatry residents who demonstrate particular promise as educators and scholars in the field of academic psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: Association for Academic Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists |
AAP Junior Faculty Development Award
Award (monetary)
This program provides an opportunity for new educators to learn and share teaching techniques, skills and innovations to establish linkages with other experienced educators at the AAP, and to network with other junior faculty from across the country.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: Association for Academic Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Faculty, National, Psychiatrists |
ACPE’s Leadership Development Program
Educational opportunity
Offers a four-step leadership development program to give organizations the necessary tools to help physicians.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American College of Physician Executives
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Health Administrators, National, Physicians |
Alabama Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Physician Waiver Program
Incentive
The J-1 Visa Program is a state and federal partnership that sponsors international medical graduates who agree to practice primary care in underserved areas for a minimum of three years after completing their residency.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Alabama Department of Public Health, Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Alabama Merit-Based Award
Scholarship
The Alabama Merit-based awards are offered to incoming first year medical students.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: School of Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline |
Alabama Rural Health Recruitment and Retention Assistance
Technical assistance
Offers free recruitment assistance for rural and underserved communities in Alabama. Also helps health care professionals and their families locate a practice site that best fits their needs.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
Alabama Rural Loan
Loan
Rural loans are made to medical students who are interested in practicing primary care in a shortage area in the State of Alabama.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: School of Medicine at University of Alabama at Birmingham
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Physicians, Shortage Designations, Supply and Demand |
Alabama School of Medicine Scholarships
Scholarship
The Alabama School of Medicine Scholarship provides assistance to students enrolled in UAB School of Medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: April 16, 2012
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Physicians |
Alabama State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Seeks to attract more health care professionals to Health Professional Shortage Areas in Alabama.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Alabama State-30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The J-1 Visa Program is a state and federal partnership that sponsors international medical graduates who agree to practice primary care in underserved areas for a minimum of three years after completing their residency.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Alaska J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Department of Health & Social Services
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium: Statewide Recruiting for Healthcare Professionals
Technical assistance
Provides loan repayment opportunities, medical student and resident rotations around the state, and lists of vacancies in Alaska.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Diversity, Health Care Access, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Rural, Social Workers |
Alfred P. Sloan Awards for Faculty Career Flexibility
Award (monetary)
This award will assist universities in recruiting and retaining highly talented and diverse faculty members, both in academic medical centers and hospitals that demonstrate policies and promising practices in providing opportunities for work/life balance.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 30, 2012
Sponsor: American Council on Education
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Faculty, Hospitals, National, Physicians |
Alice W. Rooke Scholarship
Scholarship
The Alice W. Rooke Scholarship is awarded to students who have been accepted into or are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor (no pre-med) at an approved, accredited medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2012
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians |
ALOMA Scholarship
Scholarship
The ALOMA Scholarship is offered to students who are enrolled in osteopathic medicine in the State of Alabama. Applicants should be from Alabama and must indicate in writing their intention to practice medicine in Alabama.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Alabama Osteopathic Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Financial Aid, Osteopathic Physicians |
AMA Awards Program
Award (honorary)
The AMA recognizes excellence through 13 different awards.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 27, 2012
Sponsor: American Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians |
AMA Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships
Scholarship
The Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarships were created in 2004 to provide financial assistance to medical students facing spiraling medical school debt.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 31, 2012
Sponsor: American Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians |
American College of Physicians Mentorship Program
Educational opportunity
This mentorship opportunity will pair you with an experienced person who can offer advice on education, future career choices, and networking opportunities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American College of Physicians
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians |
American School Health Association (ASHA) Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides scholarship for students specializing in school health education, school nursing, and pediatric or adolescent medicine or dentistry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 6, 2012
Sponsor: American School Health Association
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, General Pediatricians, National, Nursing Occupations, Registered Nurses |
APA/Bristol-Myers Squibb Public Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Fellowship
The American Psychiatric Association in Public Psychiatry Fellowship Program provides experiences that will contribute to the professional development of residents who will play future leadership roles within the public sector psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 30, 2012
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists |
APGO Electronic Educational Resource Award (e-ERA)
Award (honorary)
APGO e-ERA will recognize excellence in development of electronic learning resources.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Technology |
APMA Educational Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship
The Scholarship Fund awards scholarships to 3rd and 4th year students attending one of the nine colleges of podiatric medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 25, 2012
Sponsor: American Podiatric Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Podiatrists |
Arizona Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
To provide an incentive for primary care providers and dentists to provide ambulatory primary care services in urban or rural, public, non-profit practices.
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
Sponsor: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care |
Arizona Rural Private Primary Care Provider Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
To provide an incentive for primary care providers and dentists to provide ambulatory primary care services in a rural private practice located in an AzMUA (Arizona Medically Underserved Area).
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arizona Bureau of Health Systems Development
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Arizona, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Arizona State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Conrad State 30 / J-1 Visa Waiver Program is used to place international medical graduates who have completed their medical education in the United States in underserved areas of the state.
Geographic Coverage: Arizona
Application Deadline: February 29, 2012
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Arkansas Community Match Rural Physician Recruitment Program
Incentive
The purpose of the program is to assist medically underserved communities in Arkansas with physician recruitment. This program offers an added financial incentive to physicians willing to commit to practice in rural Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Arkansas, Financial Aid, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
Arkansas Geriatric Education Mentors & Scholars
Educational opportunity
The Arkansas Geriatric Education Mentors & Scholars is a continuing education program aimed at health professionals working with older patients who want to learn more about the aging process and improve the care they provide.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Geriatric Education Center
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Geriatrics, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Arkansas Health Education Grant
Grant or contract
The Arkansas Health Education Grant Program provides assistance to students seeking professional training in chiropractic medicine, dentistry, optometry, osteopathic medicine, podiatric medicine, and veterinary medicine.
Geographic Coverage: AR, AL, FL, IA, KY, LA, MO, OK, TN, TX
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Chiropractors, Dentists, Financial Aid, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Podiatrists, Workforce Pipeline |
Arkansas J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Arthur Vining Davis Foundations Health Care Grants
Grant or contract
Particular areas of interest include projects that promote caring attitudes through inter-professional collaboration within the health care team, training of health care providers in patient-centered care, and improving the culture of physician education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arthur Vining Davis Foundations
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Tagged keywords: Academic Health Centers, Education and Training, Hospitals, Interprofessional Training, National, Nursing Occupations, Physicians |
ASA Rural Access to Anesthesia Care Scholarship
Scholarship
The American Society of Anesthesiologists sponsors a scholarship for medical students introducing future physicians to rural anesthesia. Medical students can apply for scholarships to pay for travel and lodging expenses for a rural clerkship.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: American Society of Anesthesiologists
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Rural |
The Bowis Award
Award (honorary)
Each year, The American College of Psychiatrists presents the Bowis Award to a Member or Fellow who has played an important leadership role in The College.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 30, 2012
Sponsor: American College of Psychiatrists
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
California J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa, which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: California, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
California Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program
Loan repayment
The Licensed Mental Health Service Provider Education Program encourages mental health service providers to practice in a mental health professional shortage area or qualified facility in California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: March 24, 2012
Sponsor: Health Professions Education Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
California State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The California State Loan Repayment Program assists with the repayment of educational loans for primary healthcare professionals who provide healthcare services in federally designated health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) in California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: October 1, 2012
Sponsor: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, California, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Colorado J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa, which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Colorado Provider Recruitment (CPR) Program
Technical assistance
Provides a variety of recruitment and retention related services to communities searching for healthcare providers, as well as providers who wish to practice in rural or underserved communities.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Connecticut Healthcare Recruitment
Technical assistance
Offers recruitment assistance to rural and underserved communities in Connecticut for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, psychiatrists, psychologists, registered nurses, and nurse practitioners.
Geographic Coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Connecticut State Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses |
Connecticut J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa, which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Connecticut Department of Public Health
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
DC Conrad-30 (J-1 Waiver) Program
Incentive
Encourages Foreign Medical Graduates (FMGs) to practice in underserved areas of the District for three years in exchange for a waiver of the J-1 Visa residency requirement.
Geographic Coverage: District of Columbia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: District of Columbia Community Health Administration, Primary Care Bureau
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Tagged keywords: District of Columbia, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
DC Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides a loan repayment program for health care providers who commit to serve in a Health Professional Service Area (HPSA) or Medically Underserved Area (MUA) for at least two years.
Geographic Coverage: District of Columbia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: District of Columbia Community Health Administration, Primary Care Bureau
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, District of Columbia, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Social Workers |
Delaware Conrad State 30/J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Conrad State 30 / J-1 Visa Waiver Program is used to place international medical graduates who have completed their medical education in the United States in underserved areas of the state.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: June 30, 2012
Sponsor: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Shortage Designations |
Delaware Healthcare Recruitment
Technical assistance
Offers recruitment assistance to rural and underserved communities in Delaware for physicians, dentists, nurses, and mental health professionals.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Delaware, Dentists, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research (DIMER)
Educational opportunity
Created in 1969 as an alternative to a state-supported medical school, DIMER provides an opportunity for Delaware residents to obtain a high-quality medical education.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delaware Health Care Commission
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Tagged keywords: Delaware, Education and Training, Physicians |
Delaware State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides funding to recruit health professionals to areas of the state that have been identified as underserved by the Delaware Health Care Commission.
Geographic Coverage: Delaware
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Delaware Health Care Commission, Delaware Office of Primary Care & Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Delaware, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Delta Doctors J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Allows foreign physicians who are trained in this country to work in medically underserved areas for three years. Accepts waiver requests for medical specialists, and has assisted with the placement of more than 50 physicians in the region.
Geographic Coverage: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Delta Regional Authority
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, Arkansas, Illinois, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Tennessee |
The Distinguished Service in Psychiatry Award
Award (honorary)
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes significant achievements and leadership in the field of psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: June 30, 2012
Sponsor: American College of Psychiatrists
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
Doctors Across New York Awards
Loan repayment
The New York State Department of Health has recently announced funding of awards across the State to attract new physicians to areas where some specialties are in short supply.
Geographic Coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: New York State Council on Graduate Medical Education
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, New York, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists |
Doctors for Maine's Future Scholarship
Scholarship
The Doctors for Maine Future Scholarship is available for students who enter a qualifying Maine-based medical school program.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Finance Authority of Maine
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medical Scholarship
Scholarship
The Dr. Francis Anthony Beneventi Medical scholarship is awarded to students who have been accepted into or who are pursing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor at an approved, accredited medical school, college or university.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2012
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians |
Dr. Frank and Florence Marino Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers a scholarship for medical students from Connecticut.
Geographic Coverage: Connecticut
Application Deadline: May 11, 2012
Sponsor: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
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Tagged keywords: Connecticut, Financial Aid, Physicians |
Dr. James L. Hutchinson and Evelyn Ribbs Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship Fund
Scholarship
The Hutchinson Medical School Scholarship Fund was established in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Hutchinson. The scholarship recognizes students who demonstrate excellence in both character and academic achievement.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: March 7, 2012
Sponsor: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
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Tagged keywords: California, Financial Aid, Physicians |
Early Career Psychiatrist (ECP) Connect Program
Grant or contract
The ECP Connect Program offers the opportunity for up to 15 Regional Organizations of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry to sponsor educational and networking events for ECPs in their regions.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, National, Psychiatrists |
The Endocrine Society Laureate Awards
Award (monetary)
With 13 awards granted, The Laureate Awards represent the pinnacle of achievement in the field of endocrinology and have for over 70 years.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: Endocrine Society
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Tagged keywords: National, Physicians |
F. Edward Hebert Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP)
Scholarship
Qualifying students receive full tuition at any accredited medical, dental, veterinary, psychology, psychiatric nurse practitioner or optometry program, plus a generous monthly stipend of more than $2,000.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Psychologists, Vision Care Occupations |
Georgia Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Physician Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of Georgia to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a health shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Georgia, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Georgia J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The purpose of the Georgia J-1 Visa Waiver Program is to improve access to quality healthcare in underserved communities of Georgia by sponsoring international medical
graduates holding J-1 Visas.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Georgia, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Georgia Rural Physician Tax Credit
Incentive
Provides a tax credit to primary care physicians and general surgeons in Georgia who primarily admit patients to a rural hospital and reside in a rural county or a county contiguous to the rural county in which they practice.
Geographic Coverage: Georgia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Georgia, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
Geriatric Medicine Fellowship
Fellowship
The Geriatric Medicine Fellowship is a one-year program for physicians who are board eligible in Internal Medicine or Family Medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Donald W. Reynolds Department of Geriatric Medicine
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Geriatrics, Oklahoma, Physicians |
Graduate and Professional Scholarship Program
Scholarship
This scholarship is available for degree seeking graduate and professional students in dentistry, law, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, social work and veterinary medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maryland Higher Education Commission
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Occupations, Financial Aid, Maryland, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacy Occupations, Physicians, Social Workers |
H.I.P. Fellowship for the Underserved
Fellowship
The Lawrence Family Medicine H.I.P fellowship trains family physicians to practice integrative medicine in an underserved setting.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Merrimack Valley AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Massachusetts, National, Physicians, Shortage Designations |
Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Program
Grant or contract
Seeks to increase the number of academic medicine faculty from historically disadvantaged backgrounds.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
Sponsor: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Diversity, Faculty, National, Physicians |
Hawaii Healthcare Recruitment
Technical assistance
Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas throughout Hawaii and assists employers in recruiting and retaining health professionals to rural and underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: Hawaii
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: 3RNet - National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network
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Tagged keywords: Hawaii, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses |
Hawaii J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Hawaii
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Hawaii, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program
Fellowship
The Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program is a unique opportunity for professionals in health and aging to receive the experience and skills necessary to make a positive contribution to the development and implementation of health policies.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Sponsor: Health and Aging Policy Fellows
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Geriatrics, National, Pharmacists, Physicians, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers |
Health Professions Student Loans
Loan
The Health Professions Student Loan program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in dentistry, optometry, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, or veterinary medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, National, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Podiatrists |
Hoosier Rural Preceptorship
Educational opportunity
The Summer Hoosier Rural Preceptorship is a summer experience for students who are enrolled in medical school. The purpose of the Preceptorship is to introduce medical students to rural family medicine in underserved populations in Indiana.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 10, 2012
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, National, Physicians, Rural |
HPSA/PSA (Physician Bonuses)
Incentive
The Social Security Act provides bonus payments for physicians who furnish medical care services in geographic areas that are designated by the HRSA as primary medical care HPSAs under section 332 (a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Shortage Designations |
Idaho Health Careers
Technical assistance
Allows health organizations to post clinical vacancies if located in a rural or underserved area. Provides candidates to match with several health professions including midwifery, dental, nurse practitioner, and physician.
Geographic Coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Idaho State Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Idaho, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention |
Idaho J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Idaho Conrad J-1 Visa Waiver Program allows medically underserved communities to recruit and hire a foreign trained, non-immigrant primary care physician or psychiatrist as an option of last resort.
Geographic Coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Idaho, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Idaho Rural Physician Incentive Program
Loan repayment
Loan forgiveness program aimed at providing assistance for those communities of rural Idaho which can demonstrate difficulty in attracting and maintaining enough physicians to serve their population.
Geographic Coverage: Idaho
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Idaho State Board of Education
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Tagged keywords: Idaho, Loan Repayment Programs, Physicians, Rural |
Illinois Department of Public Health State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Illinois Department of Public Health State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program is a waiver for with the two-year foreign residence requirement affecting international medical graduates, also known as foreign medical graduates.
Geographic Coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Illinois, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Illinois Medical Student Scholarship Program
Scholarship
The goal is to increase the number of primary care physicians practicing in areas of Illinois that have an insufficient number of physicians in the specialties of family practice, general internal medicine, general pediatrics and obstetrics/gynecology.
Geographic Coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Illinois, Physicians, Shortage Designations |
Illinois National Health Service Corps State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment for educational loans
incurred by physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, nurse midwives, dentists and
psychiatrists who agree to serve in federally designated health professional shortage areas in Illinois.
Geographic Coverage: Illinois
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Illinois Center for Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Illinois, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists |
Incentive Payment Program for Primary Care Services, Section 5501(a) of The Affordable Care Act
Incentive
Physicians and non-physician practitioners submitting claims to Medicare carriers and Part A/B Medicare Administrative Contractors (A/B MAC) for primary care services provided to Medicare beneficiaries are affected.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care |
Indian Health Professions Pre-graduate Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Provides financial support for American Indian and Alaska Native students only to enroll in courses leading to a bachelor's degree in specific pre-professional areas such as pre-medicine, pre-dentistry and others needed by Indian health programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Dentists, Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Optometrists, Physicians, Podiatrists |
Indian Health Professions Preparatory Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides financial assistance for American Indian and Alaska Native students only to enroll in compensatory or preparatory courses leading to entry to health professional schools such as medical, nursing, pharmacy and others.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Health and Safety Occupations, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Indian Health Professions Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Provides funding for American Indian and Alaska Native students, who are members of their Tribe (federally recognized only) applying to, accepted by or enrolled in health professions and allied health professions programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Diversity, Financial Aid, Health Educators, Health Information Administrators, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Podiatrists, Psychologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Recruitment and Retention, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Workforce Pipeline |
Indian Health Service Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment programs for health professions educational loans in return for full-time clinical service in Indian health programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Indian Health Service
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Audiologists, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Diversity, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Podiatrists, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Public Health, Respiratory Therapists, Social Workers, Speech-Language Pathologists, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors |
Indiana J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Indiana J-1 Visa Waiver Program's goal is to improve accessibility to health care for underserved areas by supporting J-1 Visa Waiver requests on behalf of Foreign medical graduates who have obtained a J-1 Visa for graduate medical studies in the U.S.
Geographic Coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Indiana Primary Health Care Association, Indiana State Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, Indiana, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Indiana Primary Care Scholarship Program (IPCSP)
Scholarship
Scholarships will be awarded to applicants who possess characteristics that increase the probability they will practice primary care in a medically underserved area after completion of medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Indiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Indiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations |
Interdisciplinary Geriatric Fellowship
Fellowship
The Interdisciplinary Geriatric Fellowship is a program designed for medical, dental, and psychiatry trainees with a career goal of becoming an effective clinician educator.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Geriatrics, National, New York, Physicians, Psychiatrists |
Iowa J-1 Visa Waiver/Conrad 30 Program
Incentive
The intent of the Iowa J-1-Visa Waiver/Conrad 30 Program is to assist in meeting the needs of the underserved in Iowa.
Geographic Coverage: Iowa
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Iowa Department of Public Health, Iowa Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Iowa, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship
Scholarship
The Irene and Daisy MacGregor Memorial Scholarship is awarded to students of high scholastic standing and character who have been accepted into or are pursuing an approved course of study to become a medical doctor at an approved, accredited school.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 15, 2012
Sponsor: Daughters of the American Revolution
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Registered Nurses |
The James O. Watson DO Memorial Lecture Award
Award (honorary)
This award recognizes individuals who have distinguished themselves through medical education or scientific endeavors that have resulted in the advancement of osteopathic healthcare, osteopathic medical education or research.
Geographic Coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ohio Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Ohio, Osteopathic Physicians |
Jeanne Spurlock Research Fellowship in Substance Abuse and Addiction for Minority Medical Students
Fellowship
Offers an opportunity for minority medical students to explore a research career in substance abuse related to child and adolescent psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists, Substance Abuse |
Joan F. Giambalvo Memorial Scholarship
Grant or contract
Funds research focusing on professional work/practice issues that affect women physicians.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 20, 2012
Sponsor: American Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, National, Physicians, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Research and Data Collection Methods, Workforce Reentry and Retraining |
Kansas Bridging Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan forgiveness program offered to residents in family medicine, general internal medicine, general pediatrics, or medicine/pediatrics residency programs in Kansas.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kansas, Loan Repayment Programs, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
Kansas J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The State of Kansas is committed to assisting communities recruit physicians into areas that lack adequate access to primary health care through the J-1 Visa Waiver Program.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Kansas, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Kansas Osteopathic Medical Service Scholarship
Scholarship
The program is designed to encourage doctors to practice primary care medicine in areas of Kansas where there is an insufficiency of medical care providers.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: May 1, 2012
Sponsor: Kansas Board of Regents
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kansas, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
Kansas Scholars in Rural Health Program
Educational opportunity
To provide assured admission for selected rural Kansas students who have participated in a longitudinal premedical curriculum with supplementary guided and directed rural health care experiences.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: June 10, 2012
Sponsor: The University of Kansas
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Kansas, Physicians, Rural |
Kansas State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The State Loan Repayment Program offers eligible health professionals an opportunity to receive assistance with the repayment of their qualified educational loans in exchange for a minimum 2-year commitment in Kansas.
Geographic Coverage: Kansas
Application Deadline: June 1, 2012
Sponsor: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Kansas, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Kentucky Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the 51 Appalachian counties in Kentucky to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: October 31, 2012
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Kentucky, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Kentucky State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Offers to increase the availability of primary health services through repayment of education loans of health professionals in return for a minimum two-year practice in a Health Professional Shortage Area.
Geographic Coverage: Kentucky
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Kentucky State Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Kentucky, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Psychiatric Aides, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Laughlin Fellowship
Fellowship
The Laughlin Fellows are chosen from an elite pool of applicants deemed likely to make a significant contribution to the field of psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 15, 2012
Sponsor: American College of Psychiatrists
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, International, National, Psychiatrists |
Loan Forgiveness Programs in Minnesota
Loan repayment
Offers several loan forgiveness (repayment) programs to health care students or residents.
Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Occupations, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Minnesota, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physicians, Psychiatrists |
Loans for Disadvantaged Students
Loan
The Loans for Disadvantaged Students program provides long-term, low-interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, to pursue a degree in allopathic medicine, osteopathic medicine, dentistry, and optometry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Financial Aid, National, Optometrists, Pharmacists |
Louisiana J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The purpose of the Conrad State 30 (J-1 Visa Waiver) Program is to recruit needed primary care and specialty physicians, both allopathic and osteopathic, into federally designated health professional shortage areas in Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Louisiana Bureau of Primary Care and Rural Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Louisiana Rural Primary Care Rural Elective Program (RPCE 120)
Educational opportunity
The Rural Primary Care Rural Elective program (RPCE 120) is a four-week elective course offering medical students an opportunity to observe and experience community-based primary medical care.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southwest Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Louisiana Rural Scholars Program
Educational opportunity
Rural Scholars is a program developed to encourage students interested in rural medicine and medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Louisiana, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline |
Louisiana Tax Credit for Physicians and Dentists
Incentive
Louisiana Tax Credit for Physicians and Dentists provides five thousand dollars per taxable year up to a maximum of five years for each taxpayer meeting all of the eligibility criteria.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Louisiana, Physicians, Shortage Designations |
Louisiana's Professional Recruitment Program
Technical assistance
Med Job Louisiana will offer statewide recruitment services to all health professional shortage areas in the state.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, Med Job Louisiana, South Louisiana Regional AHEC Program
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Tagged keywords: Louisiana, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Public Health, Recruitment and Retention, Rural |
LSUHSC School of Medicine New Orleans Rural Scholars Track
Educational opportunity
The RST is designed to recruit highly motivated students who are committed to practicing primary-care medicine in rural areas of Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Southeast Louisiana AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Louisiana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
The Macy Faculty Scholars Program
Fellowship
The program is designed to identify and nurture the careers of educational innovators in medicine and nursing. The goal of the program is to develop the next generation of national leaders in medical and nursing education.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 7, 2012
Sponsor: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Interprofessional Training, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Physicians |
Maine Competitive Skills Scholarship
Scholarship
The program is open to all qualified Maine residents and pays for education and training (including apprenticeships) for jobs in demand in Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: February 15, 2012
Sponsor: Maine Department of Labor
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Tagged keywords: Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians, Dental Assistants, Dental Hygienists, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, Health Administrators, Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses, Maine, Mental Health Counselors, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors, Surgical Technologists |
Maine Health Professions Loan Program
Loan
This is a need-based, low interest loan program for Maine residents pursuing postgraduate medical, dental and veterinary education.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 30, 2012
Sponsor: Finance Authority of Maine
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Maine, Physicians |
Maine J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa, which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Maine, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Maine Medical Education Foundation Loan
Loan
Makes low-interest, no fee loans available to Maine residents enrolled in or accepted to approved medical schools. These loans can be used to fill the gap between federal loan programs and the full cost of education.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 1, 2012
Sponsor: Maine Medical Association
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
Maine Osteopathic Association Scholarship
Scholarship
Offers a scholarship for Maine residents entering or attending an osteopathic medical school and who are interested in practicing primary care.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Sponsor: Maine Osteopathic Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Maine, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care |
Maine Recruitment Center
Technical assistance
Only non-profit service in Maine dedicated to physician and mid-level provider recruitment and placement.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Hospital Association
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Tagged keywords: Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, Maine, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Maine Rural Medical Access Program
Technical assistance
Provides medical malpractice insurance premium assistance for physicians who provide prenatal services and deliver babies in underserved areas of Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Office of Rural Health and Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Maine, Malpractice Insurance, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
Maine Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Program
Educational opportunity
Maine Primary Care Association offers a number of opportunities through our SEARCH Program (Student/Resident Experiences And Rotations in Community Health) for students and residents to experience medicine in an underserved primary care setting in Maine.
Geographic Coverage: Maine
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maine Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Maine, National, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural, Shortage Designations |
Managing Physician Performance in Organizations
Educational opportunity
This is the definitive guide to managing medical professionals. Finding and attracting the best candidates for positions in your organization, evaluating physicians' performance, and motivating your staff are just a few of the topics covered.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: American College of Physician Executives
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, National, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Marva Jean Jackson (MJJ) Rural Community Health Scholarships
Scholarship
Provides small grants to help pay for the training and/or education of local healthcare providers and are available for rural facilities or community groups.
Geographic Coverage: Colorado
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Colorado Rural Health Center
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Tagged keywords: Colorado, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Rural |
Maryland Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of Maryland to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a health shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Maryland, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Maryland J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa, which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training.
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maryland Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Maryland, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Maryland National Interest Waiver
Incentive
Supports physicians with a Maryland sponsored J-1 Visa Waiver for a National Interest Waiver (NIW). The NIW requires foreign physicians to work for five (5) years in federally designated Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in Maryland.
Geographic Coverage: Maryland
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Maryland Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Maryland, Shortage Designations |
Massachusetts Community Health Center Special Projects Grant
Grant or contract
Offers grants for primary care clinicians who wish to pursue career development opportunities (special projects, mini-fellowships or international health experiences) in order to increase the retention of providers at community health centers.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Continuing Education, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Massachusetts, Physicians, Primary Care |
Massachusetts J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Assists Massachusetts health care facilities located in federally designated shortage areas with physician recruitment by supporting J-1 visa waiver requests. A visa waiver exempts a physician from the requirement to return home for two years.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Massachusetts Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Massachusetts, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Massachusetts Primary Care Physician Loan Repayment Program for Current Physicians
Loan repayment
The program is intended to support the primary care physician workforce currently working within community health centers.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Massachusetts, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care |
Massachusetts Primary Care Physician Loan Repayment Program for New Physicians
Loan repayment
The program is intended to increase the capacity of health centers to provide primary care by enhancing the availability of primary care physicians.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Massachusetts, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care |
Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
The mission of the Massachusetts State Loan Repayment Program (MSLRP) is to increase access to primary care by providing educational loan repayment as an incentive for health professionals to practice in underserved communities.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Massachusetts Health Care Workforce Center, Massachusetts Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Massachusetts, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Massachusetts Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health (SEARCH) Program
Educational opportunity
The Massachusetts SEARCH program was created to provide health professions students and residents with 4 to 6 week-long rotational experiences in community health centers that are designated as health professional shortage areas (HPSAs).
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers
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Tagged keywords: Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, Family Medicine Physicians, Federally Qualified Health Centers, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Marriage and Family Therapists, Massachusetts, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Shortage Designations, Social Workers |
Medical and Dental School Stipend Program (MDSSP)
Scholarship
Students enrolled in accredited Medical (MD or DO), Optometrist, Doctoral Psychology, Dental, or Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner programs are eligible for a monthly stipend of $2,000 or more. Upon graduation, you'll train as part of an Army Reserve unit.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Defense Military Health System
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, National, Nurse Practitioners, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Psychologists |
Medical Scholars Program
Scholarship
The Medical Scholars Program offers to promote the subspecialty of infectious diseases by attracting the best and brightest medical students to the field.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsor: Infectious Diseases Society of America
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Physicians, Research and Data Collection Methods, Specialty Choice |
Medicare Payment Incentives for Eligible Professionals
Incentive
The Recovery Act establishes financial incentives beginning in January 2011 for eligible professionals (EPs) who are meaningful EHR users.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Tagged keywords: Medicare and Medicaid, National, Physicians, Shortage Designations, Technology |
Michigan J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
A J-1 has the purpose of allowing foreign professionals to expand their education and training in the U.S. It is good for as long as the physicians are in training with a maximum of 7 years, after which they must return to to their home countries.
Geographic Coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Michigan, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Michigan State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment assistance to medical, dental and mental health care professionals who are willing to provide full-time health care services in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA).
Geographic Coverage: Michigan
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Michigan Department of Community Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Michigan, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
MINK: Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas Physician Recruitment & Retention Network
Technical assistance
Provides for location of practices by profession, specialty, and location. Updated daily by employers and in-house recruiters.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Nursing Occupations, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Minnesota J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The J-1 Visa Program is for foreign medical graduates who wish to pursue graduate medical training in the United States. The visa allows holders to remain in the United States until their studies are completed.
Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Minnesota Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Minnesota, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Minnesota Web Recruitment
Technical assistance
Provides detailed information about openings and makes it easy to connect physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants with facilities. For providers who want to practice in Minnesota, and facilities seeking new clinicians.
Geographic Coverage: Minnesota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: National Rural Health Resource Center
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Tagged keywords: Minnesota, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Minnesota's Future Doctors
Educational opportunity
The mission of Minnesota's Future Doctors is to prepare college-age Minnesotans from underrepresented communities for admission to medical school.
Geographic Coverage: Minnesota Resident
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Minnesota
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Diversity, Education and Training, Minnesota, Physicians, Rural, Workforce Pipeline |
Minority Medical Student Fellowship in HIV Psychiatry
Fellowship
This program is intended to identify minority medical students who have primary interests in services related to HIV/AIDS and substance abuse and its relationship to the mental health or psychological well being of ethnic minorities.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 30, 2012
Sponsor: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists |
Minority Medical Student Summer Externship in Addiction Psychiatry
Fellowship
Minority Medical Student Summer Externship in Addiction Psychiatry program is intended to identify ethnic minority medical students who may have a specific interest in services related to substance abuse treatment and prevention.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Minority Medical Summer Mentoring Program
Fellowship
This Minority Medical Summer Mentoring Program is intended to identify ethnic minority medical students who have an interest in psychiatric issues and provide experiences to foster this interest.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
Sponsor: American Psychiatric Association
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Tagged keywords: Diversity, Financial Aid, National, Psychiatrists |
Mississippi Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The J-1 Visa Waiver Program affords J-1 Visa holders the privilege of waiving their 2 year foreign residency requirement in exchange for providing primary or specialty medical care in designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Mississippi, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Mississippi Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The primary purpose of the Mississippi J-1 Visa Waiver Program is to improve access to primary health care in physician shortage areas in Mississippi and secondarily, to needed specialty care, by sponsoring physicians holding J-1 Visas.
Geographic Coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Mississippi, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides funding to enable capable young Mississippians to address the challenge of Mississippi's healthcare crisis.
Geographic Coverage: Mississippi
Application Deadline: April 16, 2012
Sponsor: Mississippi Rural Physicians Scholarship Program
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Mississippi, Obstetricians and Gynecologists |
Missouri Health Professional Loan Repayment
Loan repayment
The Health Professional Loan Repayment Program is the repayment of outstanding educational loans in exchange for providing primary health care services in areas of need in Missouri.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: June 30, 2012
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Tagged keywords: Dietitians and Nutritionists, Loan Repayment Programs, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Registered Nurses, Social Workers |
Missouri J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The J-1 Visa/State 30 Waiver Program allows a foreign medical graduate to attend an advanced training program, e.g., residency training program or a fellowship, in the United States.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Missouri, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Missouri's Health Professional Placement Services
Technical assistance
This free service program offers assistance to health and oral health professionals of all levels in finding practice opportunities in Missouri. It also helps medical facilities fill openings.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Missouri Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Chiropractors, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, Missouri, Nursing Occupations, Pharmacists, Physicians, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Social Workers |
Montana J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. The visa allows holders to remain in the U.S. until their studies are completed.
Geographic Coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Montana, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Montana Provider Recruitment & Retention
Technical assistance
Provides information on various recruitment and retention opportunities in Montana. Includes loan repayment programs, scholarships, and the Montana Rural Physician Incentive Program.
Geographic Coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Montana, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Montana Recruitment Programs
Technical assistance
Provides a listing of numerous Montana recruitment programs.
Geographic Coverage: Montana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Montana State University
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Montana, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment funding to ensure an adequate supply of health professionals to provide primary health services in selected Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs). Full and part-time service options are available.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: May 15, 2012
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service, HRSA National Health Service Corps
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, National, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Social Workers |
National Interest Waiver Program
Incentive
The National Interest Waiver is a waiver of the job offer requirement for foreign nationals who would like to obtain permanent residence in the United States in the employment based second preference category.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Virginia Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: International Medical Graduates, Virginia |
Nebraska Loan Repayment Program for Rural Health Professionals
Loan repayment
The Nebraska Loan Repayment Program offers funds to rural health professional that practice in shortage areas designated.
Geographic Coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, Nebraska, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Rural, Shortage Designations |
Nebraska State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Nebraska State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program is a voluntary program administered within the Office of Rural Health. The program is intended to help provide federal shortage areas with physician services where U.S. trained physicians will not locate.
Geographic Coverage: Nebraska
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Nebraska Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, Nebraska, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Nevada Health Service Corps
Loan repayment
The Nevada Health Service Corps (NHSC), established in 1989, was created to designate areas of underservice within the State and match practitioners to those areas of need.
Geographic Coverage: Nevada
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Nevada Health Service Corps
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nevada, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
Nevada's Conrad 30/J-1 Physician Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Visa Waivers are for foreign born physicians requesting waivers which requires them to return to their home country for two years at the end of their medical training. In exchange for their service in an underserved area for three years.
Geographic Coverage: Nevada
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Nevada, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
New Hampshire J-1 Visa Waiver Program (State Conrad 30)
Incentive
Seeks to improve accessibility to health care for underserved areas by supporting J-1 Visa Wavier requests on behalf of foreign medical graduates who have obtained a J-1 Visa for graduate medical studies in the United States.
Geographic Coverage: New Hampshire
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: New Hampshire Rural Health and Primary Care Program
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, New Hampshire, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
New Hampshire Medical Education Program
Scholarship
Provides access to Dartmouth Medical School leading to a doctoral degree in allopathic medicine or the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine leading to a doctoral degree in osteopathic medicine.
Geographic Coverage: New Hampshire
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: New Hampshire Higher Education Commission
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Financial Aid, New Hampshire, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
New Hampshire State Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides funding for primary health care providers serving in the state's Health Professional Shortages Areas (HPSAs).
Geographic Coverage: New Hampshire
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: New Hampshire Rural Health and Primary Care Program
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Behavioral Health Occupations, Dental Hygienists, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, Marriage and Family Therapists, Mental Health, Mental Health Counselors, Midwives, New Hampshire, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
New Jersey Health Enterprise Zone Deduction
Incentive
Eligible taxpayers who provide “primary care” medical and/or dental services at a qualified practice located in or within five miles of a Health Enterprise Zone (HEZ) may be eligible for a deduction on their personal income tax returns.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Midwives, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Primary Care |
New Jersey J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, New Jersey, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
New Mexico J-1 Visa Waiver State 30 Program
Incentive
The New Mexico J-1 Visa Waiver Program allows foreign medical graduates to obtain a waiver for their 2 year foreign residence requirement in exchange for a commitment to practice in underserved areas of New Mexico after the completion of their training.
Geographic Coverage: New Mexico
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, New Mexico, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
New York Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of New York to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a health shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: New York
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, New York, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
NJOEF Scholarship Program
Scholarship
NJOEF annually awards approximately five scholarships to deserving, first-year students accepted to the fall class of an approved college of osteopathic medicine.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsor: New Jersey Association of Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, New Jersey, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians |
North Carolina Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of North Carolina to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, North Carolina, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
North Carolina J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Carolina Office of Rural Health and Community Care
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, North Carolina, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
North Carolina Medical Society Foundation Community Practitioner Program
Loan repayment
The Program provides financial assistance to physicians, physician assistants, and family nurse practitioners in return for service in an underserved community.
Geographic Coverage: North Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: North Carolina Medical Society
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, North Carolina, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians |
North Dakota Healthcare Recruitment
Technical assistance
Works to recruit primary care physicians interested in practicing in rural and frontier areas of the state.
Geographic Coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: 3RNet - National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, North Dakota, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
North Dakota J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
A foreign medical school graduate may receive advanced training and complete a residency program in the United
States as an exchange visitor. The student is granted J-1 visa status.
Geographic Coverage: North Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: North Dakota Department of Health, North Dakota Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, North Dakota, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Northwest Osteopathic Medical Foundation Scholarship
Scholarship
Provides scholarships to residents of the Pacific Northwest (Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington), and to those who have lived, worked, or attended institutions of higher education.
Geographic Coverage: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington
Application Deadline: April 16, 2012
Sponsor: Northwest Osteopathic Community
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Tagged keywords: Alaska, Financial Aid, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Osteopathic Physicians, Washington |
Ohio Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of Ohio Kentucky to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Appalachian Regional Commission, Ohio Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Ohio, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Ohio J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Ohio Department of Health participates in the State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver, the Appalachian Regional Commission & the National Interest Waiver programs in order to increase access to health care services for Ohio’s vulnerable & underserved populations.
Geographic Coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: September 30, 2012
Sponsor: Ohio Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Ohio, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Ohio PrimaryCare Practice Sites (OPPS)
Technical assistance
Ohio PrimaryCare Practice Sites (OPPS) is a user-friendly, Web-based interactive software program designed to help facilities in underserved areas recruit health professionals.
Geographic Coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ohio Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Mental Health, Ohio, Physicians, Primary Care, Recruitment and Retention |
Ohio SEARCH Program
Educational opportunity
SEARCH stands for Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health and provides health professions students and residents with community-oriented, primary care rotations in underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: Ohio
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Ohio Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Education and Training, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, Nursing Occupations, Ohio, Physician Assistants, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Residency Programs, Social Workers |
Oklahoma Family Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program
Loan repayment
The Oklahoma Family Practice Resident Rural Scholarship Program offers to provide financial assistance to residents enrolled in an accredited Family Practice or Family Medicine Residency Program located in Oklahoma.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Physician Manpower Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Oklahoma, Physicians, Rural |
Oklahoma Healthcare Recruitment
Technical assistance
Provides information on health care opportunities in Oklahoma. Works with primary care, dental and mental health providers.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: 3RNet - National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Oklahoma, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
Oklahoma J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Oklahoma Office of Primary Care and Rural Health Development
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Oklahoma, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Oklahoma Physician/Community Match Loan Program
Incentive
The Oklahoma Physician/Community Match Loan Program offers to provide financial assistance to the primary care physician in setting up a practice in selected communities in Oklahoma.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Oklahoma Primary Care Association
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Tagged keywords: Oklahoma, Physicians, Rural |
Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program
Loan repayment
The Oklahoma Rural Medical Education Scholarship Loan Program offers to provide financial assistance to residents of the State of Oklahoma who are enrolled in a medical college and who have as their goal the practice of primary care medicine in OK.
Geographic Coverage: Oklahoma
Application Deadline: March 31, 2012
Sponsor: Physician Manpower Training Commission
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Oklahoma, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Oregon Physician J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Oregon
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Office for Oregon Health Policy and Research
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Oregon, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Patient Safety Leadership Fellowship
Fellowship
The Fellowship provides health care professionals across the country an opportunity to integrate innovative strategies into their day-to-day work and improve efforts to create a culture of safety in their organizations.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 15, 2012
Sponsors: American Hospital Association, National Patient Safety Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Chief Medical Information Officers, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Health Care Quality, National, Nurse Practitioners, Pharmacists, Physicians |
Pennsylvania Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of Pennsylvania to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Pennsylvania
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Pennsylvania J-1 Visa Waiver Program (State Conrad 30)
Incentive
Reviews applications and makes recommendations to the U.S. Department of State for foreign born physicians requesting waivers from their J-1 Visa in return for a service agreement.
Geographic Coverage: Pennsylvania
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Pennsylvania Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Pennsylvania, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations |
Pennsylvania Primary Health Care Practitioners Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides loan repayment opportunities as an incentive to recruit and to retain primary care practitioners willing to serve underserved Pennsylvania residents.
Geographic Coverage: Pennsylvania
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Pennsylvania Department of Health, Pennsylvania Primary Care Practitioner Program
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pennsylvania, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care |
Primary Care Loan Redemption Program of New Jersey
Loan repayment
Seeks to increase and improve the provision of primary care services by encouraging providers to serve in state designated underserved areas and health professional shortage areas (HPSAs) throughout New Jersey.
Geographic Coverage: New Jersey
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Occupations, Dentists, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, New Jersey, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care |
Primary Care Loans
Loan
The Primary Care Loan program provides long-term, low interest rate loans to full-time, financially needy students to pursue a degree in allopathic or osteopathic medicine.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, National, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Primary Care |
Primary Care Rural Preceptorship Program (PCRPP)
Educational opportunity
A hands-on primary care experience designed to expose medical students to the professional, business and social aspects of practicing primary medicine in rural and/or medically underserved areas of Louisiana.
Geographic Coverage: Louisiana
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport AHEC Program
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Education and Training, Louisiana, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
PRIMO Student Loan Program
Loan repayment
A competitive State program that awards forgivable loans to students pursuing health care training.
Geographic Coverage: Missouri
Application Deadline: June 30, 2012
Sponsor: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
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Tagged keywords: Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Education and Training, Loan Repayment Programs, Mental Health Counselors, Missouri, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers |
PRITE and Child PRITE Fellowship
Fellowship
The PRITE® (Psychiatry Resident In-Training Examination) Fellowship Selection Committee chooses PRITE® Fellows to serve at least one year on the PRITE® Editorial Board.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: August 31, 2012
Sponsor: American College of Psychiatrists
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, International, National, Psychiatrists |
Rhode Island Physician J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
Seeks to increase access to primary health and mental healthcare in rural and urban communities that have shortages of primary care physicians and psychiatrists, by helping medical clinics recruit foreign physicians through supporting J-1 visa waivers.
Geographic Coverage: Rhode Island
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Rhode Island Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Rhode Island, Shortage Designations |
Roberts Award
Award (honorary)
The purpose is to honor psychiatric educators who have supported medical students, residents and early career psychiatry faculty in their development as educators & who have, by their example, modeled academic careers in psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 1, 2012
Sponsor: Association for Academic Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: Faculty, National, Psychiatrists |
Rural Medical Clinic Revolving Loan Fund
Incentive
This loan is designed to assist communities and physicians in the construction, renovation, or equipping of medical clinics in rural areas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Rural |
Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund
Incentive
The Rural Physician Incentive Revolving Fund is an initiative created to encourage physicians to locate and to remain in the practice of primary care (family practice, general practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, or OB/Gyn) in Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Rural |
Rural Practice Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Arkansas law authorizes the granting of educational loans and scholarships to medical students (and Alternates) for the purpose of increasing the number of physicians practicing medicine in rural communities in Arkansas.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: February 28, 2012
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Geriatrics, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Rural |
Rural Recruitment And Retention Services
Technical assistance
The SC Office of Rural Health's Rural Recruitment Service (RRS) strives to attract quality physicians, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to SC, to retain the best resident physicians who train in South Carolina.
Geographic Coverage: South Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Carolina Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, South Carolina |
Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students - Information for Students
Scholarship
The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to full-time, financially needy students from disadvantaged backgrounds, enrolled in health professions and nursing programs.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Health Professions
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Tagged keywords: Allied Health, Allopathic Physicians, Audiologists, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Dietitians and Nutritionists, Financial Aid, National, Nursing Occupations, Occupational Therapy Occupations, Optometrists, Osteopathic Physicians, Pharmacists, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physicians, Podiatrists, Public Health, Radiologic Technologists and Technicians, Registered Nurses, Speech-Language Pathologists |
SEARCH: Student/Resident Experiences and Rotations in Community Health
Educational opportunity
SEARCH is a state-based program which provides health profession students an opportunity to experience first hand what it is like to live and practice in rural and underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: AZ, CA, CT, FL, ID, IL, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MO, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PR, SC, TN, TX, UT, VT, WI, WV
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsors: Health Resources and Services Administration, HRSA Bureau of Clinician Recruitment and Service, HRSA National Health Service Corps
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Tagged keywords: Arizona, California, Connecticut, Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Social Workers, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin |
Section 5501(b) Incentive Payment Program for Major Surgical Procedures Furnished in Health Professional Shortage Areas under the Affordable Care Act (the Affordable Care Act)
Incentive
This program is for general surgeons submitting claims to Medicare contractors (carriers and Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC)) for major surgical procedures furnished in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) to Medicare beneficiaries.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
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Tagged keywords: General Surgeons, Medicare and Medicaid, National, Shortage Designations |
Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award, supported by the Child Psychiatry Service at Massachusetts General Hospital
Award (monetary)
This award acknowledges outstanding leadership and continuous contributions in the field of consultation-liaison child and adolescent psychiatry.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsor: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
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Tagged keywords: National, Psychiatrists |
The Song-Brown Program
Grant or contract
The Song-Brown Health Care Workforce Training Act (Song-Brown Program) provides financial support to family practice residency, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, and registered nurse (RN) education programs throughout California.
Geographic Coverage: California
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Registered Nurses |
South Carolina Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of South Carolina to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: South Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, South Carolina |
South Carolina J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: South Carolina
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Carolina Office of Primary Care
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, South Carolina |
South Dakota J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The state has established the J-1 Visa Waiver Program to help rural communities recruit foreign or international medical graduate physicians.
Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Shortage Designations, South Dakota |
South Dakota Physician Tuition Reimbursement Program
Loan repayment
Provides qualifying family physicians a payment in return for three continuous years of practice in an eligible rural community. Practitioners must enter into a contract with the South Dakota Department of Health in order to qualify.
Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Dakota Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, South Dakota |
South Dakota Recruitment Assistance for Health Care Professionals
Technical assistance
Administers a variety of programs to assist communities in recruiting health care professionals.
Geographic Coverage: South Dakota
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: South Dakota Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, South Dakota |
Summer Externship in Family Medicine
Fellowship
The Summer Externship in Family Medicine program pairs a Boston University medical student between her/his first and second year of study with a family physician in a community setting.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Boston AHEC
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Massachusetts, Physicians |
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program
Educational opportunity
A free six-week summer academic enrichment program that offers freshman and sophomore college students intensive and personalized medical and dental school preparation.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: March 1, 2012
Sponsors: American Dental Education Association, Association of American Medical Colleges, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Dentists, Education and Training, National, Physicians, Workforce Pipeline |
Tennessee Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of Tennessee to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a health shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Tennessee |
Tennessee Health Access Incentive Program
Incentive
For the minimum service obligation of 3 years, qualified providers are given practice incentive grants. These grants may be used for matters such as student loan repayment, start-up costs, etc.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Tennessee Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Tennessee |
Tennessee J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Tennessee |
Tennessee Residency Stipend Program
Incentive
The Tennessee Rural Stipend Program offers 25,000 per year to qualifying residents who are selected for the program and who agree to practice full-time Primary Care medicine in one of our target communities.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Tennessee Rural Partnership
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Physicians, Tennessee |
Tennessee Rural Health Loan Forgiveness Program
Loan repayment
The Tennessee Rural Health Loan Forgiveness Program is established as part of the system of lottery-funded scholarships and is administered by the Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation.
Geographic Coverage: Tennessee
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Tennessee Student Assistance Corporation
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Registered Nurses, Tennessee |
Texas Conrad 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Texas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Texas Primary Care Office
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Texas |
The Scripps Family Practice Community Medicine Clerkship
Educational opportunity
The Scripps Family Practice Community Medicine Clerkship is for medical students who wish to gain experience in a family medicine environment that cares for the underserved, primarily Latino population of the San Diego border area.
Geographic Coverage: Nationwide
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: San Diego Border AHEC
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Tagged keywords: California, Education and Training, National, Physicians |
Tully Fund of the Family Medicine Foundation of West Virginia
Scholarship
This program, administered by the Family Medicine Foundation of West Virginia, provides scholarships to medical students.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Area Health Education Centers
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, West Virginia |
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physician Placement Service
Technical assistance
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Physician Placement Service is dedicated to increasing access to health care for Arkansans by assisting communities and physicians with placement services.
Geographic Coverage: Arkansas
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
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Tagged keywords: Arkansas, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention |
University of Massachusetts School of Medicine (UMMS) Learning Contract Program
Loan
Offers enrolled students a Learning Contract, which defers payment of 2/3 tuition. Students may either complete at least four years of service as a payback or pay back the tuition as a loan with interest upon completion of any internship requirement.
Geographic Coverage: Massachusetts
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, Financial Aid, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Massachusetts, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Shortage Designations |
Utah Conrad State 30/J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Utah
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Utah Office of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Utah |
VA's National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program
Fellowship
The purpose of VA's National Quality Scholars Fellowship Program (NQSFP) is to provide a fellowship program in healthcare quality improvement for physician scholars.
Geographic Coverage: Birmingham, AL; Cleveland, OH; Iowa City, IA; Nashville, TN; San Francisco, CA; and White River Junction, VT.
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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Tagged keywords: Alabama, California, Financial Aid, Health Care Quality, Iowa, Ohio, Physicians, Tennessee, Vermont |
Virginia Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
ARC's J-1 Visa Waiver Program enables medical providers in the Appalachian counties of Virginia to recruit & employ International Medical Graduates who may obtain a waiver of their 2 year home residency requirements & practice in a health shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Virginia |
Virginia Healthcare Recruitment
Technical assistance
Helps health professionals find jobs in rural and underserved areas throughout Virginia and assists employers in recruiting and retaining health professionals to rural and underserved areas.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: 3RNet - National Rural Recruitment & Retention Network
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychologists, Recruitment and Retention, Registered Nurses, Virginia |
Virginia J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Conrad State 30 / J-1 Visa Waiver Program is used to place international medical graduates who have completed their medical education in the United States in underserved areas of the state.
Geographic Coverage: Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Virginia Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Virginia |
Washington Health Professional Loan Repayment Program
Loan repayment
Provides educational loan repayment assistance to licensed primary care health professionals to attract and retain them to serve in critical shortage areas in Washington state.
Geographic Coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: April 30, 2012
Sponsor: Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Shortage Designations, Washington |
Washington J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: Washington
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Washington State Department of Health
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Geriatrics, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Washington |
West Virginia Appalachian Regional Commission J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Appalachian Regional Commission
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Tagged keywords: Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, West Virginia |
West Virginia Educational Seed for Physicians Program
Loan repayment
This program, administered by the Family Medicine Foundation of West Virginia, the philanthropic arm to the West Virginia Chapter of the American Academy of Family Physicians, provides loans to medical students.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Area Health Education Centers
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, Loan Repayment Programs, Physicians, West Virginia |
West Virginia Health Sciences Scholarships Program
Scholarship
This program provides a scholarship incentive for students to complete their training in primary care and practice in underserved rural areas of the state.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Area Health Education Centers
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Nurse Practitioners, Osteopathic Physicians, Physical Therapy Occupations, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, West Virginia |
West Virginia J-1 Visa State 30 Program
Incentive
J-1 Physicians are physicians from other countries who have sought and received a J-1 exchange visitor visa. At the completion of their studies they may stay in the country to practice in a federally designated health professional shortage area.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, West Virginia |
West Virginia Medical Student Loan Program
Loan repayment
This program provides loans to needy students at schools of medicine in West Virginia.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Area Health Education Centers
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, General Surgeons, Loan Repayment Programs, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physicians, Psychiatrists, West Virginia |
West Virginia Rural Hospital Residency Scholarship Program
Scholarship
Eighteen rural hospitals in West Virginia currently offer scholarships to physicians in residency training in exchange for a commitment to practice in the community served by the hospital upon completion of training.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Area Health Education Centers
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Tagged keywords: Financial Aid, Physicians, West Virginia |
West Virginia SEARCH Program
Educational opportunity
West Virginia SEARCH provides opportunities for health care professions students and residents to participate in multidisciplinary health care teams serving in underserved communities.
Geographic Coverage: West Virginia
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: West Virginia Area Health Education Centers
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Tagged keywords: Dental Occupations, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Marriage and Family Therapists, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Residency Programs, Social Workers, West Virginia |
Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program
Loan repayment
The Wisconsin Health Professions Loan Assistance Program (HPLAP) was established to assist rural and underserved communities in recruiting and retaining primary care health and dental professionals.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Allopathic Physicians, Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Primary Care, Psychiatrists, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin J-1 Visa Waiver Program
Incentive
The Wisconsin J-1 visa waiver program increases access to primary health and mental health care in rural and urban communities that have shortages of primary care physicians and psychiatrists, by helping medical clinics recruit foreign physicians.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wisconsin Department of Health Services
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Tagged keywords: Family Medicine Physicians, General Internal Medicine Physicians, General Pediatricians, Immigration, International Medical Graduates, Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Recruitment and Retention, Shortage Designations, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Rural Health Careers
Technical assistance
Provides information on health career opportunities in rural Wisconsin.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Pharmacists, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wisconsin |
Wisconsin Workforce
Technical assistance
Provides information on dental, physician, and health professions recruitment. Includes loan assistance programs and current openings.
Geographic Coverage: Wisconsin
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wisconsin Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Dentists, Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Wisconsin |
Wyoming Physician Recruitment Grant Program
Grant or contract
Recruits physicians to improve access to care for Wyoming’s citizens.
Geographic Coverage: Wyoming
Application Deadline: Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
Sponsor: Wyoming Office of Rural Health
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Tagged keywords: Education and Training, Financial Aid, Physicians, Recruitment and Retention, Rural, Wyoming |
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