Medical Assistance to Underserved Americans
The National Health Service Corps (NHSC) and Physician Education (PE) loan repayment programs provide professional healthcare to underserved communities across the United States. Both programs provide funds to healthcare graduates who offer their services to participating communities which are put toward repaying student loans.
National Health Service Corps
Disciplines Eligible For All Programs:
- Physicians (DO/MD) • Nurse Practitioners (NP) • Physician Assistants (PA) • Certified Nurse Midwives (CNM) Health Service Psychologists (HSP) • Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW) • Psychiatric Nurse Specialists (PNS) Marriage and Family Therapists (MFT) • Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC)
Contact:
- Request Application: 1-800-221-9393
- Questions: 301-443-0743, M-F, 8:30AM-4:30PM E. T.
- NHSC Program Details
Health Resources and Services Administration - Faculty Loan Repayment Program
Requirements:
- Come from a disadvantaged background, based on environmental and/or economic factors,
- Have an eligible health professions degree or certificate, and
- Have an employment commitment as a faculty member at an approved health professions institution for a minimum of two years.
Contact:
Disclaimer:
Please note that current UTHealth faculty members interested in applying to the loan repayment program described above should contact their respective Department and/or Dean's office to determine whether matching funds are available.
Texas Physician Education Loan Repayment Program
The objective of the Physician Education Loan Repayment Program is to motivate qualified physicians to practice medicine in a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) as determined by the US Department of Health and Human Services, and to provide health care services to patients covered by the medical assistance program.
National Institutes of Health - Division of Loan Repayment
The NIH Loan Repayment Programs (LRPs) are a set of programs developed to recruit and retain highly qualified health professionals into biomedical or biobehavioral research careers.
