Nevada Health Service Corps
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| Web site |
Link to program web site |
| Type |
Loan repayment |
| Sponsor |
Nevada Health Service Corps |
| Deadline |
Applications accepted on an ongoing basis
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| Tagged keywords |
Allopathic Physicians, Dental Hygienists, Dentists, Financial Aid, Loan Repayment Programs, Midwives, Nevada, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing Occupations, Osteopathic Physicians, Physician Assistants, Physicians, Psychologists, Social Workers |
| Description |
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. A practitioner may enter the NHSC by engaging in full-time clinical practice in an assigned community in exchange for loan repayment funds. |
| Amount |
Each application is evaluated individually and awards are made based upon the funding available during that cycle. |
| Geographic Coverage |
Nevada |
| Eligibility |
Candidates in the following health professions and who meet licensure standards in Nevada with no restrictions upon their DEA certificate are eligible to apply:
MD Doctors of Allopathic Medicine
DO Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine
DD General Practice Dentists
NP Primary Care Certified Nurse Practitioners
NM Certified Nurse-Midwives
PA Primary Care Physician Assistants
DH Registered Clinical Dental Hygienists
CP Clinical or Counseling Psychologists
CSW Clinical Social Workers
PNS Psychiatric Nurse Specialists
MHC Mental Health Counselors
LPC Licensed Professional Counselors
MFT Marriage and Family Therapists
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| Instructions |
Candidates may apply for the NHSC at any point during the fiscal year (July 1 – June 30.) Decisions are made on an annual basis, unless funding becomes available at other times. Typically awards are made during July and August of each year. Applications can be downloaded from the website. |
| Contacts |
Keith Clark
Nevada Office of Rural Health
701 Walnut
Elko, NV 89801
775-738-3828
or
Julie Redding
Nevada Office of Rural Health
411 West 2nd Street
Reno, NV 89503
775-784-4841 |
Last updated May 18, 2010
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